Yeah ..thickeners can deaden the hair [ curl and shine]...... I`d consider a smattering of grey [minimum is 5% ] on a system..it helps sell the illusion of ` all your own hair` --no-one suspects a system when they see a few ` stray` grey hairs on your head ! I`m not sure if the exercise base comes in all the various colours of the stock systems.... you can mail John and check...... the other important thing to consider is stock systems are a middle-of-the-road solution.....some guys get a really good / snug fit to the shape of their head with a stock and the hair-colour also matches their own hair ....for more likelihood of success, if you make a template of your head-shape and the area needing coverage, plus sending in a sample of your growing hair, you are more likely to have the result you want/need. With stocks, you can end up having to trim the base to size, but you can still get ` ripples` on the perimeter due to the system not being made to the shape of your individual head-shape...... the hair -quality and base -materials are the same quality as custom-made, but they come in a set range of sizes and hair-colour. You can order a system with Poly sides/back and lace on the majority/ rest of it.
The choice is yours on what bonding materials you`d like to use and on what area..... most guys like to use glue at the front because of the curve of the system at that area, but of course contour-shaped strips of tape are available too [boomerang-shaped] and can be handy when ` dealing` with the front-shape.....glue/tape will stick to Poly and lace more or less with the same strength.... Pro-Flex tape seems to give good results too---have a look at these links and it may help you when choosing your set-up supplies http://www.bing.com/search?setmkt=en-IE&...oupee+tape You can also have a look at these http://www.bing.com/search?setmkt=en-IE&q=toupee++glue There are plenty of videos on `Youtube` of how to do things [attachments/de-bonds. clean-up`s etc. ] Just search the likes of` hairsystem attachment` or ` hairsystem cleaning` / `how to attach toupee tape` etc.
In view of your perspiration as you described and activities such as exercise, you could also run a strip of tape across the crown area, front-to-back just to give a little extra hold on top...the more ` research` you do beforehand, the better the outcome..things won`t phase you as much when you have [inevitable] issues. Here are a few helpful, informative tutorial videos on `Youtube` http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu...H6h4zp9Gjk