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Thread: BA's gluing method, using a little piece of tape
Post: BA's gluing method, using a little piece of tape
I just tried out BA's gluing method (document at http://www.angelfire.com/zine/digest/baglue.html), wherein you put a little piece of tape in the middle of the unit, and then temporarily tack the unit... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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11,639 |
09-30-2008, 05:41 PM |
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Thread: Cleaning under the front lace
Post: Cleaning under the front lace
Those of you who do a multi-week attachment, and use glue for the front lace, how do you clean under the front lace?
Do you use adhesive solvent to remove the current glue? I would worry that trying... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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7,129 |
10-19-2008, 05:33 PM |
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Thread: Tape report
Post: Follow up on tape report
I tried out Supertape for a week. It worked great, never got gummy like USA Tape did, nor did it have the sharp edges that USA Tape has. It seemed like it might hold for another week without problem... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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19,580 |
09-15-2008, 03:19 PM |
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Thread: Glue seeping into your front hairline
Post: Glue seeping into your front hairline
For those who expose a full frontal hairline, what do you do when and if any glue seeps into the hair. This causes it to clump together a bit and look like doll hair.
I don't have to worry about thi... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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08-25-2008, 07:18 AM |
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Thread: How do you remove the glue under your front hairline?
Post: How do you remove the glue under your front hairli...
I'm wondering how people generally remove the glue under their front hairline if they wear for extended periods of time. Every time I try to do this, it's a big mess and takes a lot of time.
My situ... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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01-21-2009, 03:59 PM |
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Thread: How to halt the fray???
Post: How to halt the fray???
I have an SFS unit that is perfectly fine (it has seen 8 weeks of use), except that it has some major fraying going on in an area the size of a quarter on the right side and another one on the left si... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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5,890 |
10-27-2008, 02:03 PM |
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Thread: One styling, three days
Post: One styling, three days
Before I started wearing, when I woke up in the morning, my hair was in 1,000 different directions, and I'd have to take a shower just to make my hair look decent.
Since wearing, I use gel, and I dis... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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11,363 |
08-31-2008, 04:56 PM |
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Thread: Perfect dye match
Post: Perfect dye match
I was able to get a perfect color match between my own hair and a Toplace color "1" piece by using professional Clairol dyes. I used mostly "Neutral Black" and added a dab of "Dark Brown" to the mix.... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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5,544 |
09-02-2008, 08:54 AM |
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Thread: 91% vs. Lace Release vs. Pure
Post: Re: 91% vs. Lace Release vs. Pure
FredTJ Wrote:I use these to apply the release (99% alcohol in my case):
You can also soak a cotton ball in 91% or 99% and then dab the cotton ball firmly around the areas that need to be released. You... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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14,500 |
07-07-2009, 04:24 PM |
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Thread: 99% Alcohol Again
Post: Re: 99% Alcohol Again
Put it in an unlabeled bottle, and no one is going to know or care. If someone asks, tell them it's rubbing alcohol. If you can carry aftershave, you can carry rubbing alcohol, as aftershave is noth... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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9,165 |
09-01-2008, 07:34 AM |
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Thread: A QUESTION NO DOUBT ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE
Post: Re: A QUESTION NO DOUBT ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE
If done right, my newbie experience is that you can get a fully exposed hairline to look completely natural with no visible lace. On the other hand, I think doing so would require a lot of maintenan... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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14,443 |
09-21-2008, 05:51 PM |
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Thread: A QUESTION NO DOUBT ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE
Post: Re: A QUESTION NO DOUBT ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE
den10 Wrote:Are the attached photos of Steve L's what you would describe as a totally exposed hairline?
The first one definitely, the second one less so.
The more you expose your front hairline, the... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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09-22-2008, 02:46 PM |
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Thread: A QUESTION NO DOUBT ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE
Post: Re: A QUESTION NO DOUBT ASKED MANY TIMES BEFORE
Quote:may be someone else can explain how the lace becomes invisible ?
Well, I guess it's kind of like a stocking with hair coming out of it. What makes a stocking invisible? |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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09-25-2008, 05:31 PM |
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Thread: always pulling my hair out when removing tape
Post: Re: always pulling my hair out when removing tape
If you can't release with 99% for whatever reasons, you can always release with Pure or De-Solv-It, and probably with olive or peanut oil too. But then you have to wash the Pure or De-Solv-It (or oli... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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09-09-2008, 04:14 PM |
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Thread: Attachment Times
Post: Re: Attachment Times
Personally, I have't noticed any more difficulty in doing a clean-up if I wait hree weeks, rather than two weeks. I just worry that I might end up with catastrophic hold failure if I wait three weeks... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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09-30-2008, 06:56 PM |
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Thread: BA's gluing method, using a little piece of tape
Post: Re: BA's gluing method, using a little piece of ta...
Quote:i would not want to be standing next to you on the subway or in a bus
Why's that? My stylist cleans my scalp the other time during the month, so that makes twice a month. I bathe every day and... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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11,639 |
10-01-2008, 02:16 PM |
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Thread: BA's gluing method, using a little piece of tape
Post: Re: BA's gluing method, using a little piece of ta...
Quote:I suggest people make life easier on themselves. i prefer to use tape to attach the base and the front
I dunno. It takes me just as much time if I use tape. Cutting all those piece of tape to ... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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11,639 |
10-01-2008, 02:19 PM |
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Thread: best adhesive
Post: Re: best adhesive
I wrote a little glue FAQ that is located here:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://groups.google.com/group/st30/web/glue-faq">http://groups.google.com/group/st30/web/glue-faq&l... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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6,310 |
09-29-2008, 09:25 AM |
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Thread: Cleaning under the front lace
Post: Re: Cleaning under the front lace
Hi Pinafore78,
When I do a full reattachment, I use precisely the method that you describe. I know that many people do partial reattachment of just the front hairline, and I'd like to figure out how... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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7,129 |
10-20-2008, 04:26 PM |
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Thread: count's website
Post: Re: count's website
Xeon005 Wrote:hypnosis is more about suggestion rather then unlocking things in the brain
Hypnosis is a state of heightened suggestibility. It can't make you remember your suppressed alien abduction,... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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10-01-2008, 04:53 PM |
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Thread: Crazy full-cap style
Post: Re: Crazy full-cap style
Yeah, that kind of bloke looks pretty damn annoying.
I bet they get laid a lot, though. |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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07-04-2009, 02:56 PM |
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Thread: Daily attachment , a good idea?
Post: Re: Daily attachment , a good idea?
Quote:If I didn't remove it everyday, I wouldn't be wearing.
Viva la difference. If I had to remove every day, I'd have a nervous breakdown! |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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09-29-2008, 10:19 AM |
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Thread: Daily attachment , a good idea?
Post: Re: Daily attachment , a good idea?
Tapehead Wrote:jaycee Wrote:If I didn't remove it everyday, I wouldn't be wearing. It's nice to remove it and get a good scalp scrub.
I probably don't spend more than 5 minutes in the morning re-atta... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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09-29-2008, 11:27 AM |
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Thread: Dermmatch- An esssential tool for any hairwearer
Post: Re: Dermmatch- An esssential tool for any hairwear...
Xeon005 Wrote:YOnce you get a refund they wont sell to you again.. really disliked dealing with the people there. Like i really hope another company comes out with a similar/better product so they g... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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11-06-2008, 06:09 PM |
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Thread: Excessive Sweating and Wearing
Post: Re: Excessive Sweating and Wearing
I just got a can of Prothik and I like it much better than Fullmore. (Or at least I do on a single use.) It's "black" is actually black, and it seems to coat the hair less, which for seam blending i... |
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Darius |
General hair replacement discussion |
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08-31-2008, 07:14 AM |