OK, I'm a little late with this post since I shellaced the bar tape last week but...I got some shellac flakes from Velo-Orange and picked up some denatured alcohol from Ace Hardware. It took about a day to disolve. Then I masked everything off and painted it on. The first coat just looked wet and the next few didn't change it much. The 5th coat though just gace it that deep luster like spit shined jump boots. It took me 3 days to put 8 coats total. Then I let it dry a couple of days. It felt hard and smooth to the touch so Saturday I took it out for it's first ride. Here's where the question comes in: after about 10 miles I could notice wear on the tops and drops where my gloves contacted the tape. By the end of the 45 mile ride the tops and drops were clearly worn and looked sort of hazy white instead of the deep lustrous shine it had. Is that normal? I expected it would do that eventually but not really after one ride. Did I maybe not let it dry long enough?