Hi In my experience, the more layers of shellac you add the richer and deeper the finish. The clear will darken and mute the red a bit. Usually I do three coats over a couple of days. you can also lightly sand the finish with 220 or 400 grit paper. This dulls the shellac some, but decreases the life of the tape. Probably the best bet is to do a sampler with chunks of tape and differen't amounts of shellac.
Have fun EJG On Nov 13, 9:03 pm, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone tried red tape with clear shellac? > > I'm trying to achieve a red that is not quite as fire engine-y as the > unadulterated red tape. I'd like to dampen the brightness a little, > but don't want to introduce any orange or brown to the mix (which I'm > guessing amber or ruby shellac would do). > > Looking at the photo on the Riv site, it looks like clear shellac > might do the trick to retain the red, but dampen the brightness a bit > without adding orange-ish hues. > > http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/handlebars_stems_and_tape?a=1&pa... > > Anyone have any experience with this? > > Thanks, > Aaron --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
