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[oxysback]

People also use shellac to seal cloth bar tape. Shellac helps seal the tape in position so it does not unravel or shift around. An old French cycling trick.
Also helps the tape repel rain and sweat. Also, if you prefer to wrap the tape ends with fine hemp twine instaed of ugly black plastic electrical tape, the shellac helps lock the twine into position too.
Here's an article about shellac and hemp twining your bars:
http://www.outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=428

A quick question about shellac...

How permanent is it? If you ever at some point in the distant future want to change the color of your bar tape, can you get the shellaced stuff off?

I like the idea for my new mixte, but I just want to make doubley sure to pick a color I can live with for a long time.

[HillSlugger]

A quick question about shellac...

How permanent is it? If you ever at some point in the distant future want to change the color of your bar tape, can you get the shellaced stuff off?

I like the idea for my new mixte, but I just want to make doubley sure to pick a color I can live with for a long time.

You can probably soften up the shellac with alcohol. At the very least you can cut the tape off.