The French have been shellacing cotton tape for many years. You will want to apply the shellac lightly adding multiple coats as desired. Depending on the shellac used, the original color will change somewhat.
If you only use one or two coats, the cotton feel is pretty much unchanged. Three or more coats and the tape begins to feel more like the plastic tapes that used to be popular. I change my handle bars and covering too frequently to be a good judge, but I have heard shellac on cotton bar does extend the life of the tape. On May 1, 5:32 am, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > What will happen if one shellacs regular handle bar tape? The non- > cork rubber-like stuff sold by SRAM? > > On Apr 30, 9:32 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > > > > > Actually, maintenance-wise, the shellac keeps the cork in good shape > > much longer. The edges of the tape don't roll and the cork doesn't get > > grimy. After a single, two week-long tour, the tan cork on my wife's > > bike looked like crap. I'm going on the 3rd year with shellac'd cork > > tape on my Atlantis with lots of miles, including two month-long > > tours. > > > Perhaps a point of interest for some of you: > > > I used amber shellac on some black Cinelli cork tape. At first, I > > wasn't happy with the result because I was looking for a shiny black > > effect. However, the tape ended up looking very much like the leather > > on my black brooks saddle. I used some black hemp twine to finish the > > job - looks great! > > > Dave > > > On Apr 30, 6:01 pm, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > Eric, > > > > I recently shellaced the cork grips on my All-Rounder. I think they > > > look much nicer (deep, rich, amber color), they still feel just as > > > cushy. With wool gloves (worn off rubber dots) they are a bit more > > > slippery, with standard leather cycling gloves or bare hands its fine. > > > > Angus > > > > On Apr 30, 6:51 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > What are the pros and cons of doing it? The Hillborne build will have > > > > cork tape. Should I shellac the entire thing, or just the twine? > > > > Mainly wondering if the cushiness of the cork will be compromised. > > > > And/or if the shellac will flake off at a pretty good clip. Figure > > > > the look would be nice, but don't want it to become a maintenance > > > > headache. > > > > > Eric Platt > > > > St. Paul, MN- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
