The folks at Rivendell recommend shellac and show the results of
clear and amber on their site.
Clear looks pretty clear.
http://www.rivbike.com/
Tom Dusky
Huntington Woods MI
Burning Carbo-Hydrates instead of Hydro-Carbons
> I would prefer to use white cotton tape on my bikes rather than
> plastic
> tape but I want to be able to keep the white color white without
> retaping every week. Is there some coating that one can use over the
> cotton tape to protect it? Clear water based poly varnish perhaps?
>
> Garth Libre in Miami Florida USA