Right, the cut is in pounds, not ratios, my bad.. Anyway, I had two layers of Newbaum's (outer layer shellaced a few times over a year or two) that I unwrapped this summer and I found out that the shellac did not saturate through to the bottom layer. I rode in the rain frequently and it was not compromised in any way so I don't think there is a need to try to saturate that under layer. My first shellac job I did a 1.5 pound cut, and that was pretty thin, but not overly so and could be good for a first timer. However, all subsequent times has been with a 2 pound cut.
What color Newbaum's are you thinking? Oh, if you are double wrapping, you could either do the harlequin pattern, or if you are wrapping normally, try wrapping the under layer in the opposite direction as the outer layer. It added a nice visual texture to my handlebars. And since you are shellacing, you don't have to wrap from the hoods up to the tops. I wrapped towards the brake levers and had everything tucked under them, so no need for twine and the tape didn't have issues with peeling! This assumes drop bars of course... Mat Driftless Wisconsin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e3d0dada-001a-4448-9a7f-1d498576d79a%40googlegroups.com.
