Originally Posted by
IknowURider
I tried the usual razor blade method, unravelling with needle nose plyers etc. This is bar tape from the Fuji factory from 1981. It is incredibly stuck on. Serious attic baked-on mummification. The brake hoods were completely melted, like dripping/gooey.
You practically have to stand on the bars to get the tape off, and then it tears off in 1 CM bits and pieces, enough to make you insane. This could be a time consumer. I may just freak out and whittle it off with a hunting knife, but I don't enjoy making accidental cuts in aluminum bars.
In that case get a gallon of denatured alcohol and a dishpan or something so that you can soak the bar. It will dissolve the shellac.
On second thought, make sure it's shellac by wetting a bit with alcohol. If it doesn't start to dissolve it may be lacquer.