I think I see small bits of amber shellac at the ends of the tape (near the twine and on the right bar end shifter). It's possible with amber shellac the tape was originally a much lighter color. Tan or gray maybe???
If you have some left over bar take, maybe try a bit of clear or amber shellac on that to get an idea of what a full treatment might look like. Clear shellac is a safe way to go at first. It darkens a little. Then if it's not enough for your taste, then try amber. Good luck. Aaron Young The Dalles, OR On Sunday, January 3, 2016, dstein <[email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > It's Sunday and RBW is closed so maybe the group can help me out here. > > Does the brown handlebar tape in these Albastache pictures look shellac'd > to you: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hb3a.htm > > I just rewrapped my albastache bars with brown tape but it looks lighter > than in the website pictures. I want a darker tint brown without getting it > too shiny, I like the matte look of unfinished handlebar tape. Can't tell > if the bars in the website look darker because of the photo and my computer > screen, or if it has a light layer of shellac or two. > > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
