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    Thread: coloring your piece - blond fronts
Post: coloring your piece - blond fronts

Folks I am wondering if anyone has used the Elmer's Glue method of painting the underside of the lace base so that the glue seeps through, dries and protects the knots and lace from getting stained wh...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 17,493 05-08-2012, 03:28 AM
    Thread: coloring your piece - blond fronts
Post: RE: coloring your piece - blond fronts

Thanks for your reply. But if I am coloring the fronts from blonde to 1B and then bleaching the knots why not just order the piece the color I want and save a step by just bleaching the knots? Alth...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 17,493 05-09-2012, 01:14 AM
    Thread: The importance of the base on a Full Cap
Post: Re: The importance of the base on a Full Cap

No offense to former pioneers but JRob is the man when it comes to full caps. One day I will need one and I am going to his house. You leve near Chicago, yes?
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 16,653 08-19-2008, 11:13 AM
    Thread: The importance of the base on a Full Cap
Post: Re: The importance of the base on a Full Cap

That's right. I met him in Chicago. I was one click away from Orlando convention. I was in the US and everything. Jrob - sorry I missed it but it was my mother's birthday and I'm not in the states too...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 16,653 08-19-2008, 11:58 AM
    Thread: Techniques against Fading
Post: Re: Techniques against Fading

This question comes up ALL THE TIME and I still have no idea why you guys just don't use a 100% SPF50 no grease like Copertone Sport UltraSweatProof in the blue bottle. They also make a spray. It drie...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 9 16,284 08-05-2009, 12:53 PM
    Thread: Thin back hair
Post: Re: Thin back hair

RFC Just be careful in areas you can't readily see. When checking yourself out in a mirror at a restaurant you can easily see your front and some of the sides. But if you are taping patches to the na...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 16,273 08-19-2008, 12:15 PM
    Thread: Thin back hair
Post: Re: Thin back hair

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reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 16,273 08-20-2008, 11:02 AM
    Thread: Category Ideas
Post: Re: Category Ideas

Yeah we may want to make a category for PRODUCTS, abnout PRODUCTS - products outside of adhesives and pieces - reviews of products and rules about products (airlines not letting you travel with such ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 15,645 08-19-2008, 12:32 PM
    Thread: Uh Oh ....
Post: Re: Uh Oh ....

Quote:"and since no one knows my past history and that I am clueless about hair wearing .... " Yeah like no one here has any idea you're a baldy. The other forum still exists and everyone here is fro...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 8 15,539 08-19-2008, 12:11 PM
    Thread: The strangest solution to hairloss I have ever seen..
Post: Re: The strangest solution to hairloss I have ever...

Quote:he seemed to have real ginger hair on the back half of his head but the front of his head had been coloured ginger! I can't seem to get past this sentence. The front of his head mening scalp? Or...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 4 14,671 08-19-2008, 11:17 AM
    Thread: The strangest solution to hairloss I have ever seen..
Post: Re: The strangest solution to hairloss I have ever...

Gotcha Homer. HIs bare scalp was colored "ginger" I wasn't sure about what was colored - hair or scalp - and then I'd never hear of the color ginger. Sorry but I'm a 12 crayons in a box kinda guy. C...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 4 14,671 08-20-2008, 01:19 AM
    Thread: What is the purpose of keeping some lace at front of piece?
Post: Re: What is the purpose of keeping some lace at fr...

emery, use thin layers of glue - very thin. Apply with a makeup wedge. before applying the glue lay the pice on your head and line it all up. mark the front where the lace meets your forehead with y...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 13,980 08-30-2008, 11:24 AM
    Thread: Final answer
Post: Re: Final answer

Easy, I live a couple hundred miles from the equator and I spend a great deal of time in the Caribbean. Coppertone Sport SPF50. I comb it through my hair. It dries mate and behaves like a light gel or...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 6 13,931 07-03-2009, 05:00 PM
    Thread: An ultimate backup
Post: Re: An ultimate backup

I've posted this before.... Go bald for a day or two wearing a bandana or a hat. I do it all the time. In fact I'm bald right now. After sleeping bald I find that my head is really oily because I rel...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 4 13,724 08-19-2008, 10:57 AM
    Thread: tip for cleaning scalp
Post: Re: tip for cleaning scalp

BA707 Wrote:expriest Wrote:Not sure if you guys already do this (I'm new to the game) but I found a great way to get glue/tape residue off the scalp. I used a nail brush bought at Walgreens to gently ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 13,119 10-06-2009, 11:50 PM
    Thread: SFS lace attachment Question.
Post: Re: SFS lace attachment Question.

Agree with WESB -Also tapes in general for a newbie are tough to work with. Glue is liquid and super thin. A decent attachment could be a THIN coat of white glue all thw way around the edges - applied...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 3 13,043 08-22-2008, 10:14 AM
    Thread: Hey guys, just found this site
Post: Re: Hey guys, just found this site

You came to the right place. Yes it can be duplicated. You may wish to educate youself a bit more in the future meaning that perhaps you would like to alter your base or density. Farrell has a tendenc...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 8 12,859 07-02-2009, 03:52 PM
    Thread: does hair on thin skin lay flatter then on SFS?
Post: Re: does hair on thin skin lay flatter then on SFS...

yes... Which can be a problem for some switching TO SKIN who want a little body and some flexibility. Also with a freestyle ventilation on lace the hair is more natural in that to goes the way you c...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 3 12,625 08-19-2008, 10:40 AM
    Thread: Can't get hairline to be invisible ?
Post: RE: Can't get hairline to be invisible ?

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reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 12,602 07-01-2012, 05:05 AM
    Thread: My two biggest concerns
Post: Re: My two biggest concerns

Indyguy88 Wrote:i had the same worries, for about a month before i got a system i started wearing my glasses and grew a beard, then on cut in day i shaved and went back to wearing my contacts so after...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 12,285 06-30-2009, 01:45 PM
    Thread: New, need help.
Post: Re: New, need help.

Got a little money? Go the the Windsor convention and you wll leave with a full head of hair and comlete know how. Cost is one plane ticket. Rewwards - priceless. Or you can take the longer learning...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 12,154 08-20-2008, 03:31 PM
    Thread: Advise for sticking
Post: RE: Advise for sticking

When a piece does not "stick" right from the get go it is always the fault of the base - usually the base is oily. If you have lift after a day then usually the fault is your scalp. Not sure what gho...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 11,932 10-28-2012, 01:36 AM
    Thread: What happens with your natural hair ?
Post: RE: What happens with your natural hair ?

"Conclusion: i want to start wearing before people know i am balding." When my concealers were starting to give out I decided I needed to get this handled. It was the best thing I ever did. So I re...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 10,866 05-10-2012, 09:46 AM
    Thread: Realistic looking results
Post: Re: Realistic looking results

Excellent post Bill!
reubin General hair replacement discussion 6 10,649 08-05-2009, 12:32 PM
    Thread: STOP! Read this post and give thanks for all you have
Post: Re: STOP! Read this post and give thanks for all y...

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reubin General hair replacement discussion 6 10,541 07-03-2009, 03:17 AM