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Old 03-14-23, 02:49 PM
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Roger M
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Originally Posted by gugie

@northbend showed me a neat trick for white handlebar tape. Zinnser makes a white shellac used an exterior primer. He told me to mix 1 part Zinsser bullseye white with 4 parts Zinsser bullseye clear, otherwise it's too thick. Since the pigment can wear off on your hands, finish off with a couple of coats of the clear to seal the pigment in. It cleans off easily.


Matt's beautiful red Holland with white shellaced tape on the bars. Pic stolen from Matt's Flickr site
I don't doubt that northbend put white tape and shellac on that bike, but the tape in the picture is definitely not cloth.
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