I think an easier way to kill shine , is to simply take the paper backing from the tape and rub it against the side that shows. On blue tape it works great.. even stretching the tape for those familiar with the st30 attachment method dulls the shine. On blue tape i can really reduce the shine a lot with either of these methods. I haven't tried it on other tapes yet but it worked great on the blue tape and a couple of others. I smear the tape backing against the tape not to tear it into pieces but lightly tear or losen up the tape so it doesn't reflect light.. give it a shot.. The problem i have with glue over tape is that it might stick the lace and cause more of a clean up hassle when you remove