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    Thread: Why is tape supposed to be easier again?
Post: Why is tape supposed to be easier again?

So, I gave tape another try again today, and I'm still confused about this assertion that tape is supposed to be easier than glue. How's that? First of all, cutting bits of tape to the right shape, ...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 0 3,977 08-31-2008, 04:21 PM
    Thread: Question for Darius
Post: Re: Question for Darius

There's a photo of someone with their hair combed forward about half-way down the front page of toplace.com. The idea is to style your hair with bangs, but to use some gel, or whatever to give the ba...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 4,440 01-21-2009, 03:51 PM
    Thread: why (rome )fell
Post: Re: why (rome )fell

weselpotpie Wrote:taking on more than they could handle, without a plan to maintain Or maybe it was lead poisoning from using too much Grecian Formula.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 5,079 09-30-2008, 05:08 PM
    Thread: The Right Products
Post: Re: The Right Products

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Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 5,465 09-01-2008, 05:50 PM
    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....
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 5,542 09-02-2008, 08:54 AM
    Thread: The effect of heavy exercise on a hairpiece.
Post: Re: The effect of heavy exercise on a hairpiece.

You can put a white glue underneath the tape if it won't re-stick on its own.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 5,697 10-19-2008, 12:08 PM
    Thread: Trying to get piece on the same place as before!
Post: Re: Trying to get piece on the same place as befor...

There's a thread on this very topic here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.network54.com/Forum/241571/thread/1217314777/last-1217394217/Aligning+the+piece+right">http://www....
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 5,762 01-20-2009, 04:38 PM
    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...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 5,887 10-27-2008, 02:03 PM
    Thread: How to halt the fray???
Post: Re: How to halt the fray???

Excellent! Thanks. I have your knot sealer and BA recently sent me a bottle of Fray Check.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 5,887 10-28-2008, 01:18 PM
    Thread: Maybe I'm just a GREASEBALL !! - Battle of the Glues ..
Post: Re: Maybe I'm just a GREASEBALL !! - Battle of the...

Iglue only gave me a day's hold too. You might try CP ORWG, or get BA to send you the rest of the Perma Rite #15 that I sent him to see if it works better for you. With these glues, I can get at lea...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 6,294 09-30-2008, 06:52 PM
    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...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 6,307 09-29-2008, 09:25 AM
    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...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 6,400 09-30-2008, 06:56 PM
    Thread: Pure
Post: Re: Pure

Don't quote my opinion as authoritative, but I've soaked hairpieces in Pure for like three days (in order to get glue and the like out of the hair) without any noticeable damage to the unit, other tha...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 6,829 07-06-2009, 02:59 PM
    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...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 7,127 10-20-2008, 04:26 PM
    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...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 7,127 10-19-2008, 05:33 PM
    Thread: Question For James Kennedy (other comments welcome)
Post: Re: Question For James Kennedy (other comments wel...

drew100 Wrote:do you buzz the top to a 0 or #1 and leave the sides longer? Thanks. You shave the top of your hair head completely bare. Well, it is possible to use clips instead to attach the unit to...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 7,213 07-10-2009, 03:42 PM
    Thread: Place an order for 75% density All french lace
Post: Re: Place an order for 75% density All french lace

Yes.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 7,247 09-22-2008, 02:47 PM
    Thread: Need a Stylist in Boston
Post: Re: Need a Stylist in Boston

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Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,263 09-11-2008, 02:36 PM
    Thread: First Piece
Post: Re: First Piece

Rafs Wrote:So does anyone know if the hair will dry out over time on a piece that isnt being worn? thanks I think that it was three years between when I purchased my first hairpieces from Toplace and ...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 4 8,326 07-04-2009, 08:53 AM
    Thread: Tenderness in the nape area.
Post: Re: Tenderness in the nape area.

You might try a white glue instead. They make some pretty good ones these days. ORWG and Perma Rite #15 work quite well for me, for instance.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 4 8,594 10-27-2008, 01:59 PM
    Thread: Hair Syle
Post: Re: Hair Syle

I don't see why you shouldn't be able to achieve that. MB in his video has a simimlar hair style, only a lot less dense, and not spiked out on the sides, but it's the same idea. Exposing so much of ...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,682 08-25-2008, 07:06 AM
    Thread: Hair Syle
Post: Re: Hair Syle

Rain isn't so much of a problem with hairpieces as it is with Toppik. Rain is the arch nemesis of Toppik! (Also, for blending issues with a hairpiece, DermMatch stands up to rain and showers, as lon...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,682 08-25-2008, 07:41 AM
    Thread: ST-30 info
Post: Re: ST-30 info

weird_fish Wrote:Q: Is this tape easier to apply than the other tapes, or is it the same deal? No, it's not easier to apply, but it holds for a long time (two weeks or longer) and doesn't leave much r...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 4 8,815 10-02-2008, 03:33 PM
    Thread: Is it isopropyl alcohol that we can use as lace release?
Post: Re: Is it isopropyl alcohol that we can use as lac...

homer Wrote:I bought a container of alcohol a while ago from a site- the one i have is isopropanol alcohol. However today i went back on the site and found that they only sell isopropyl alcohol. so my...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,934 09-18-2008, 01:35 PM
    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...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 9,165 09-01-2008, 07:34 AM