Hi I'm Bassguy, I play upright bass for a living.
Recently I've begun honing for a little extra lunch money, and a few shavers have asked about using tape, pretty spines, goldwash, etc.
I don't claim to have tried every kind of tape under the sun, but I have yet to find one commercially available in my area that doesn't leave residue on the blade. It comes off with a little bit of careful rubbing and/or goo gone eventually, but it bugs the crap out of me none the less. Takes me out of the progression just enough to be annoying, hence my strong preference against using tape, among other things.
What am I doing wrong?