ORIGINAL: Dennis Flora
I was thinkin the same thing. My friend Randy gave ma a set of blades that were wood and covered clear, but the covering blew off of one. (30 size) so I removed the covering from the other, and sprayed them with clear laquer for walmart. They look really good that way. My BCP blades are covered with tape, and that would make them look new again wirh a little sanding. The clear laquer make them a little darker too. Looks real good... Weather or not the heat shrink helps hold the blade together, I would have to say probably... Can't imagine why they would cover a nice wood blade... Hmmmm... Lets find out !!!
I have heard of people stripping off the heat shrink and coating them with thinned epoxy. The thing you have to be very careful with is the metal weight in the tip. If not secured, think about it, a shard of 1/8th" X 2" metal crossing the room at 1800+ rpm. I stripped a set a while back, but never put them on. I've been flying my second set for two months so I haven't needed them. I have a brand new set of syms and haven't used them. When I get brave enough to 3D I'll put them on. I probably never will use the stripped ones.