On Mon, 2012-10-29 at 15:24 -0500, Joan Oppel 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.
Funny, I'd say mine's tougher than any other cloth tape I've ever used (and that's what I used to use in the 70s and 80s). What leads to conclude it's more fragile than the average cloth tape? > 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? Not only do you get color change, with enough coats you get a buildup that looks like s plastic coating and feels like Benotto Xcello plastic tape rather than cloth. Some like the feeling, others do not. I personally do not like the feeling at all. I don't know how many coats it takes to get to the "dipped in plastic resin" look. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
