Hah, yeah... I love telling people that, then adding that you can eat the flakes.

I tried to respond last night but the browser crashed and I lost my whole long write up. I do want to say that gloss is not at all important to me, in fact I want it to have a satin appearance. I only had white cloth to work with so I was hoping the shellac would make the tape look better longer.

I have read about dissolving shellac flakes on the VO website, and I do believe it is probably a better method. I didn't have any set expectations so I just got the Bullseye stuff from the local hardware store. I was hoping that the clear would just barely tint the tape, after 4 coats I ended up with a cream/gold color. It could be a combination of things, it's not ideal but I don't hate it either. If anything I may get some gum colored hoods to match it better.

I'll post pics in a bit. Thank you for all of the helpfull advice, it will give me a lot to experiment with next time around.