I live in the sub tropics and it's hot and humid 9 months out of the year
and my clothe + shellac bar tape have held up pretty well for the past two
years. No additional coats of shellac and not sticky or tacky to the
touch. It has seen plenty of rain and abuse. Shellaced clothe is
suprisingly
I no longer even wrap my bars. I only wrap my hands. Mostly in leather and no
Shellac. To be honest, my hands aren't really wrapped I wear gloves. Protects
my hands and improves grip on the bars and during falls.
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shellac is used in many applications. It's a pillcoating in certain cases.
It can be found in a number of food-grade items.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac#Uses
-sv
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Ron MH visio...@gmail.com wrote:
I must be the ONLY poster on this list who does not
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Ron MH visio...@gmail.com wrote:
I must be the ONLY poster on this list who does not like shellac on cloth
bar tape. I do think it feels hard compared to tape alone. How could it
not? After all, shellac is used, in one application, as a wood finish. I
say,
I must be the ONLY poster on this list who does not like shellac on cloth bar
tape. I do think it feels hard compared to tape alone. How could it not? After
all, shellac is used, in one application, as a wood finish. I say, naked bar
tape feels better. Who cares if it won't survive a nuclear
I am getting a new Sam with Newbaums and was thinking of shellacing the
Newbaum's some time.
How does shellaced newbaum's feel? Crusty? Sharp? Scratchy? Looks like it
would encrust the cotton tape in a candy-like coating.
Can the tape be removed and reused, or do you have to cut off like a
If you do a single coat it is crusty and flakes
If you do multiple coats (3+) it is hard and smooth but cushy. You'd have
to do some odd things to make it flake off then.
You can remove it like any other tape - but you can't really reuse it (like
most tape, shellaced or not)
-sv
On Wed, Mar
I agree with Seth. I don't feel like shellac over cloth feels crusty at
all. Especially with multiple coats. Then it just has a great smooth feel
which I really like.
If you take the tape off after shellacking you'll notice that only half of
the tape gets covered because of the way the tape
Personally I think shellac is definitely the way to go with Newbaums. I
prefer the feel of more rather than less when it comes to coats.
The other advantage is that it definitely keeps the tape looking cleaner
for longer, a lot longer with touchups. As I like brighter colors I find it
doesn't
