Philip: Shellac works well to lock in beausage levels, but doesn't completely prevent future fading. Definitely slows it down, though, and it's a beautiful look in the meantime.
T From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Philip Williamson Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 7:00 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: New Newbaum's bar tape & shellacking question I'm interested in the specifics of shellacking, too. I just bought some shellac for my wooden pedal decks, and I want to try it on some bar tape. I like Newbaum's colors, but have been disappointed by how fast and decisively they fade, compared to the Viva tape I used to have. The fading is actually why I want to shellac the tape at all. I'd like to lock-in this level of beausage before the tape turns white. Philip www.biketinker.com<http://www.biketinker.com> On Monday, October 29, 2012 1:24:58 PM UTC-7, Joan wrote: I really like Newbaum's tape, mostly because I like the colors and how they deepen with shellacking. My Bleriot came from Rivendell with cloth tape wrapped over cork tape underneath and shellacked. That was 6 years ago and I really liked how it felt and lasted. I've since re-done in the same way the Bleriot bars, other bars and a few days ago did another bike with Newbaum's over cork - there are 4 separate shots of the tape: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30856149@N04/8135995899/in/photostream/ So, the Newbaum's is somewhat fragile and really needs to be shellacked, I think. Here's the question: after wrapping, I put on 3 coats of shellac over a couple of days. The pictures are after a 150 mile weekend of riding so the tape definitely got a little human sweat/dirty hands use added to it. Is there a rule of thumb for how many coats provide good protection? What do those of you who are 'shellackers' usually do? Or, is it a matter of what final shade of color you're trying to achieve? Thanks - Joan Riv content: the Newbaum's orange tape was purchased from Rivendell. Plus, I always re-watch the bar wrapping and shellacking videos from Rivendell before re-doing handlebars. I really like the music that accompanies Riv videos. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/9hPmQLwV6RIJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
