pdlamb... congratulations! I like Benotto bar tape with the soft vinyl end caps the best but I'm an old school bicycle guy... just not old school enough to have used cloth and shellac! I start wrapping at the top and 'on top' pulling snugly the first few turns then easing tension a bit as I go until getting to the curved part of the bars where I start pulling harder again. I use some bits cut from the roll either side of the levers and wrap over those bits. A 'gap' in coverage will show otherwise and that just won't do! Then continue down until the bar ends increasing tension a bit. Tuck the excess inside the bar ends. Fit a bit of wood dowel into the bar end and heat the bar end with a 'blue wrench', wafting it all around the bar end. A cigarette lighter will work, so will matches! Unscrew the wood plug as it is removed then put on the vinyl end caps. Done!