Yes
On Jun 20, 12:34 pm, Jack Warman wrote:
> If I put on some cork grips and shellac them Thursday night, will they be
> dry enough to ride early Saturday morning? How about if the shellac'ing
> were Wednesday night?
>
> Pimping my Xootr,
> Jack
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> Jack Warman
> Durham, NC
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You recei
Thanks for the advice everyone. This will be an inside job to aid curing so
I can ride this weekend. The Permatex gasket sealant was acquired today,
the grips arrive tomorrow (along with my manpurse... errr... Grab Bag). I'm
all in.
Jack
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Jack Warman
Durham, NC
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10
Make sure you use fresh shellac. A can over two years old may not
cure well and the coating may remain sticky. I buy the flakes and mix
my own for best results. If you buy a can, buy the smallest you can
find.
Steve
On Jun 21, 9:14 pm, LF wrote:
> On Monday, June 20, 2011 1:34:54 PM UTC-4, Jac
On Jun 21, 10:38 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> Just wanted to explain a bit why I told him it may take a bit more time.
> I live in NC. Right now it is 10:30 at night and the relative humidity is 60%.
> it was . higher earlier :)
> -sv
8:15 in the morning, humidity here is 94%. (Southwestern Virg
I think you should be fine, even if you waited and shellaced them
Friday.
I've ridden only a couple hours after applying shellac- I haven't
had any problems with it not being fully cured, but I only apply about
2 coats total, which mostly seems to be absorbed by the cloth.
-Matt
On Jun 21, 10
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:14 PM, LF wrote:
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> On Monday, June 20, 2011 1:34:54 PM UTC-4, Jack wrote:
>>
>> If I put on some cork grips and shellac them Thursday night, will they be
>> dry enough to ride early Saturday morning?
>
>
> YES.
> Shellac dries quickly to the touch, but takes longer t
On Monday, June 20, 2011 1:34:54 PM UTC-4, Jack wrote:
>
> If I put on some cork grips and shellac them Thursday night, will they be
> dry enough to ride early Saturday morning?
YES.
Shellac dries quickly to the touch, but takes longer to fully cure. I like
several coats. You can apply tw
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Brooklyn wrote:
> Speaking of cork and shellac.. I just put some shellack on black cork
> tape from Rivendell with the idea of matching my black Brooks
> saddle. However, I used Amber shellac and well it turned out not to
> match the Brooks saddle, but a beautifu
Speaking of cork and shellac.. I just put some shellack on black cork
tape from Rivendell with the idea of matching my black Brooks
saddle. However, I used Amber shellac and well it turned out not to
match the Brooks saddle, but a beautiful deep chocolate brown.
Although it is not a match the res
