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Old 04-24-09 | 11:08 AM
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mkeller234
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From: Canton, OH

Bikes: 1990 Trek 1420 - 1978 Raleigh Professional - 1973 Schwinn Collegiate - 1974 Schwinn Suburban

Ok, here are some pictures. I would like to add that I did not just change tape for the heck of it, my other bars had an incident and I had to replace them . I miss the gray tape, it had really started to grow on me.

4 coats of bullseye pre-mixed clear shellac over white Tressostar tape. The first coat I applied was somewhat heavy with thin coats added about every 2 hours. I used a cheap natural bristle brush, I brushed in the direction of the wrap and tried to work quickly.

I believe I could have had better results getting the clear if I had used a better product, or somehow filtered what I had.

Here it is:




Here it is pre-accident with the gray tape and no shellac:
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