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 ghost bond remover is but if it is one of those oil based solvents (slippery to the touch) I would recommend only using it on your head after releasing and not to release and not to clean the base with it. 99% is great for cleaning lace bases leaving no residue from these oily solvents. You are sure to get tons of lift using these oily solvents to clean your base, IMHO.
When someone does not allow glue to all the way dry it just means seepage through the lace and an overall not so great attachment, like Winstonage has detailed. But that is not going to cause your piece to not even stick in the very first hours, allowing you to just peel it off.
Also after attachment allow everything to dry for about an hour before even attempting to style, if possible, to let everything really set.
Use very thin layers of glue and allow them to dry like Winstonage says. If you are using clear glues like TG, UH, mighty tite etc, you really need to go super thin and wait 20 mins between coats.
When I was using glues I did two super thin coats on my scalp of Nex Gen (applied with a makeup wedge, 15 mins dry time each coat) followed by TG on top(again makeup wedge not the applicator) - allow this one to dry 20+ mins.
Also after scrubbing and applying cleaning chemicals to your head your scalp becomes a bit irritated (unbeknownst to you) and decides to produce lots of oil to combat this. If you can sleep bald one night and gently clean your head the next day with just mild soap in the shower and then attach this will help tremendously. I also use a clay mask on my head just before attaching and that also helps - The Body Shop has a real good one.
Oil in the form of solvents, cleaners, even hidden in gels and/or using Coppertone sunscreen as a gel in super sunny regions (like I do) are all evil foes of attachments.
Clean that base and just say no to OIL on that base!
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