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    Thread: Wearing hair - not for everyone...
Post: Re: Wearing hair - not for everyone...

Good for you......You are truly free. and fortunate to be young in a time when shaved heads are the norm rather then the 70's when bald was not beautiful. It doesn't take a month to "know" its not f...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 32 55,935 03-12-2009, 04:44 PM
    Thread: A way to revive the softness to an old hairpiece
Post: Re: A way to revive the softness to an old hairpie...

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TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 13 22,192 06-07-2009, 04:50 AM
    Thread: Who wears full cap?
Post: Re: Thinking of going full cap

On poly I have had success using clear Scotch tape with Blue Liner for the nape as Blue liner is a bitch to get off the poly. I recently used Red Liner to the poly and Blur Liner over it. But NOW I u...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 15 23,553 06-09-2009, 03:28 PM
    Thread: Skin systems are frustrating.
Post: Re: Skin systems are frustrating.

Xeon005 Wrote:I think skin systems are pretty frustrating systems to have. I am starting to prefer lace. I have been trying to find tapes or something that are easy to clean off of skin systems, b...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 19 28,814 06-09-2009, 03:30 PM
    Thread: Anyone starting wearing after years bald?
Post: Re: Anyone starting wearing after years bald?

llekyam1 Wrote:Hello, I have A PSB Full Cap , you can look here in the site for my pics, and I wear hair sometimes and sometimes I don't, sometimes I go out in the morning with my head shaved and then...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 10 16,239 05-12-2009, 06:01 AM
    Thread: Anyone starting wearing after years bald?
Post: Re: Anyone starting wearing after years bald?

danger!!89 Wrote:i wish i could just wear hair and no one would care. I've been slapping on concealer for the last 12 months hoping no one realises when i eventually wear a hair piece in less than two...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 10 16,239 05-14-2009, 04:53 PM
    Thread: Anyone starting wearing after years bald?
Post: Re: Anyone starting wearing after years bald?

theunknown Wrote:YuleB Wrote:... i have been wearing hats for years.. like 40 years.. from the time i was in elementary school.. i recently went down to visit my family and my hp hair looks pretty m...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 10 16,239 05-14-2009, 04:55 PM
    Thread: How to go bald gracefully while wearing
Post: Re: How to go bald gracefully while wearing

I do the same thing,,,I cut the hairline back every year or so.... Don;t be afraid to LOOK like you are receding. 4 0f 5 men are or will recede. Only 1 in five keep all their hair and they look like ...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 13 19,854 05-30-2009, 07:27 AM
    Thread: anyone have full cap pics
Post: Re: anyone have full cap pics

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TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 9 33,078 06-09-2009, 03:34 PM
    Thread: Thinskin:Tape attachment
Post: Re: Thinskin:Tape attachment

I use clear scotch tape on the skin and blue liner or st-30 over the scotch tape....The scotch tape is easy to remove and leaves zero residue to clean of the base.......I also tried red liner with goo...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 2 5,601 06-15-2009, 05:36 PM
    Thread: Elton John Live - a report!
Post: Re: Elton John Live - a report!

Elton desperately needs some gray........
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 13 20,015 06-15-2009, 05:44 PM
    Thread: Can I soak my unit in 99% alcohol?
Post: Re: Can I soak my unit in 99% alcohol?

I've had good results soaking the lace units in Desolvit....I founf the 99% softens the glue but it doesn't dissolve it like the citrus stuff
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 5 9,232 06-16-2009, 06:36 AM
    Thread: Me and My Wife at a Party (full cap photo)
Post: Re: Me and My Wife at a Party

BostonKid Wrote:What does the PSB part mean? ' Are there other options for full caps? Someone said PSB is a thick base - can you do a full-on lace wig and use no adhesive? To me this sounds much n...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 29 50,385 07-25-2009, 05:09 PM
    Thread: The Psychology of Wearing
Post: Re: The Psychology of Wearing

Mathew... I know how you feel. The reason I felt like a fraud was not becasue I was wearing hair but because I was trying so hard to hide it. I took the opposite tact as most. I revealed I wore if so...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 72 164,571 05-30-2009, 07:57 AM
    Thread: The Psychology of Wearing
Post: Re: The Psychology of Wearing

Sester Wrote:If you feel fake with it its only becasue you ARE fake hiding it. OWN it. I respect your opinion but couldn't disagree with you more. Sam Yeah you and I am sure the majority of others...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 72 164,571 05-30-2009, 05:47 PM
    Thread: Riding motorcycles
Post: Re: Riding motorcycles

collegedan Wrote:Just ride with your hair, yeah it will mess it up but just fix it with your hands. Most people who ride motorcycles without helmets hair gets messy anyways so it'd be just like fittin...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 7 13,538 07-25-2009, 05:11 PM
    Thread: my hearbeat went in to overdrive
Post: Re: my hearbeat went in to overdrive

YuleB Wrote:umm this is wierd lol.. I had a dream the night before last that i was sitting in a small cafe and two women were sitting behind me and we commenting to themselves its a wig.. i think its...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 7 13,043 07-27-2009, 03:15 PM
    Thread: How to go bald gracefully while wearing
Post: Re: How to go bald gracefully while wearing

muchexperience Wrote:Thanks Tom. You're absolutely right. That is my point. Trying to just adjust things to be naturally receding. Just don't know how to style it. I currently go with no part, and...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 13 19,854 05-30-2009, 06:43 PM
    Thread: The Psychology of Wearing
Post: Re: The Psychology of Wearing

Sester Wrote:Tom mate, I think your approach is best for your personality and mine is best for mine. What i was disagreeing with is when you say that if we dont make our wigs known to everyone, we a...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 72 164,571 05-30-2009, 07:03 PM
    Thread: The Psychology of Wearing
Post: Re: The Psychology of Wearing

Sester Wrote:Tom mate, I do think fundamentally we disagree, but all the power to you mate, and my respect. About those ppl who said its dumb to wear, to you, dont listen to them, many ppl are jealo...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 72 164,571 05-31-2009, 06:54 AM
    Thread: Color: A Dead Giveaway
Post: Re: Color: A Dead Giveaway

Yeah........... all who wear hair think they look great.......Makes one wonder doesn't it?
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 13 21,690 07-27-2009, 03:21 PM
    Thread: [New] idea for cleaning gooey mess...
Post: Re: [New] idea for cleaning gooey mess...

Desolvit works the best and is much easier on the unit. Just ordered a gallon of contractors from Amazon for $40.
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 3 8,314 07-30-2009, 06:49 PM
    Thread: I am LOST!!!
Post: Re: I am LOST!!!

A LITTLE tape goes a long way....try cutting the tape in thin strips and apply the unit.....Have some alcohol around to move it around. If you are really nervous find a stylist but be careful. Some of...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 4 8,272 08-10-2009, 10:19 AM
    Thread: how short can you go?
Post: Re: how short can you go?

Jeeze if one is going to go 1/2" bald IS an option.....or paint.
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 6 11,183 08-10-2009, 10:21 AM
    Thread: Sly's lace is showing? (photo)
Post: Re: Sly's lace is showing?

thatkid Wrote:ahmed_hussain Wrote:becuase you know he wears ,you kept staring at his hairline but for non-wearers people TRUST ME NO ONE WILL NOTICE THIS Yeah I agree. YEah me too.....Only OCD hair ...
TomBongi General hair replacement discussion 24 41,750 09-16-2009, 04:30 PM