Originally Posted by
Lascauxcaveman
...I've used hockey tape as an underlayer for conventional Newbaums and Tressostar cloth tape, and with good results. The friction tape I'm putting on top of worn & faded cloth tape...
I once wrapped Benotto vinyl(?) tape over cloth tape, wrapping in the opposite direction though, so as to create a raised "diamond" texture, and which also increased the grip diameter to good effect.
It can be seen here, the
green tape not the white tape. It seems to improve comfort and grip:
