I'm still not sure why people seem to like tape, but I decided to give it another try. In the past I've used ST-30 successfully, but I find it a pain to apply to the unit and then to attach to my head. ST-30 gives me a 2-week hold with some touch-ups.

This time I tried USA tape. I didn't like it. Despite the advertising, I found it to have way too much tape shine (at least when used with gel and hair spray), and it left a nasty residue at clean-up time, even though it's suppose to be no-residue. After a week, its adhesive became all gooey (not between the tape and the lace, but between the tape and my head), and that's as long as it would give a good hold. To make matters worse, it's stiff and has a sharp edge that is very detectable to touch.

I also have been trying the Walker No Shine tape for the front lace. As advertised, it's shine is very low. It also left no residue. Unfortunately, it wouldn't stick to my head without glue, which seems to defeat the purpose.

At the moment, for variety, I'm trying new new "low-shine" Supertape (not to be confused with ST-30). So far, so good, except that it has very distinct shine. I have to spray Prothik on the tape just to cover the shine. And this is with 75% density. It doesn't have the sharp edge, however, that USA Tape does. Also, it hasn't yet gotten gooey, but I think it's too soon to tell for that.

So far, my best attachments by far have been using Perma Rite #15 glue, plus touch-ups with CP ORWG. That gets me up to three weeks, with no tape shine issues, and no having to spend hours fiddling with little bits of tape. With glue, I can also stretch the lace hairpiece to my head for a more accurate fit.