Yeah i hear you sesster. I have my own odd way of attaching. I put the tapes on the system but i leave the backings on, except for the very back part. So then i position the system where i want it to be, once i get it, i ACTUALLY press the center/front of my head against a wall, to keep it in place and stretch the back down and attach. I use the wall as a 3rd hand haha. Than once the very back is attached i go in front of a mirror lift the unit up from the front, and peel the tapes off starting from the bottom and attach section by section progressively till i get to the very front hairline. Than i either tape that section down if there is tape, if theres no tape there i glue it. it might sound weird but it has worked for me and is quick. plus u can see exactly how you are attaching the unit in the right position. So that is the main reason why i never had to use alcohol slides. the problem with the front ripples for me is not so much getting the position wrong, but the tape itself. That other guy is right i am probably stretching my scalp out without realizing it.