Have you tried using RIT cloth dye to make your own? Just take cloth tape (ie Tressostar) and dye it per directions.. I have not tried this yet, but Aldo Ross says it works great and I am pleasantly surprised by the results... Who knows? maybe you could make custom colors by mixing dyes!
Regards, Steve Neago
Cincinnati, OH
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Cloth bar tape and handlebar shellac
> Well, um........Sheldon has it for 4 bucks a roll.
>
> John Dunn in Boise, ID
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Young" <mail@woodworkingboy.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 4:46 PM
> Subject: [CR]Cloth bar tape and handlebar shellac
>
>
> > I'm looking for cloth bar tape. Anyone have such aavailable in dark
blue?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > This probably has been mentioned before, but Dan Goldenberg's web site
has
> a
> > good article on how to shellac handlebars.
> >
> > http://www.mindspring.com/
> >
> > Dennis Young
> > Hotaka, Japan