I did it for vanity Ryan. I've used the cork grips in their raw state and they end up looking dirty.
They probably function better with no coating since the cork maintains it's nice dry texture. I'm sure very few, if any, fishermen shellacked the cork handles on their fishing rods. Ray Vallejo CA -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.