Hey expriest ...

I found tapes w/ LESS shine, but not zero shine (but only tried a few) ... walker no shine was noticeably better for me than blue liner, and still quite strong. This is where the tips I've read about might come in handy:

With clean hands, tap, or even smear, a finger along the lace side of the tape before applying to the base. This seems to "dull" the surface ...

I've also read about applying a bit of glue onto the tape to combat shine ... something other than Ultra Hold perhaps, as this glue can itself be shiny. I've never tried this one because it seems to negate the whole advantage of tape ... ease of application and clean up. I always figured, why not do all glue then ? But this still may be easier than a glue-only bond.

FWIW

~FB