sunshine/non facc questi errori

surferste · 18 Febbraio 2003

sunshine non ha prestato attenzione, aveva il lace 64#, cmqe ha rovinato solo l orlo estremo quindi taglia quello che ha rovinato ed e apposto.

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Sunshine

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02-17-03, 03:45 PM (EST)

"Lace fray!!"

Help! My lace is starting to fray! Why is this and what can I do about it?

RE: Lace fray!!, J1 , 02-17-03, 06:12 PM, (1)

RE: Lace fray!!, Hollywood , 02-17-03, 06:16 PM, (2)

RE: Lace fray!!, TheTanMan, 02-17-03, 06:18 PM, (3)

RE: Lace fray!!, Bob Fischer , 02-17-03, 06:21 PM, (4)

RE: Lace fray!!, Sunshine , 02-18-03, 02:41 AM, (5)

RE: Lace fray!!, TheTanMan, 02-18-03, 08:36 AM, (6)

RE: Lace fray!!, Sunshine , 02-18-03, 01:57 PM, (7)

RE: Lace fray!!, Jeffrey, 02-18-03, 02:11 PM, (8)

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J1

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02-17-03, 06:12 PM (EST)

1. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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>Help! My lace is starting to fray! Why is this and what can

>I do about it?

Hey

Sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, but there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. It is just a natural part of having a lace front. Just (CAREFULLY) trim the fraying part off.

Knot sealant sprays can help keep the lace from fraying, but again, lace fraying is just part of the equation, and one of the reasons that lace fronts have to be replaced.

J1

Hollywood

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02-17-03, 06:16 PM (EST)

2. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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>Help! My lace is starting to fray! Why is this and what can

>I do about it?

Hey Sunshine,

I forget what front lace you have (64# or 18#) but either one is a bit delicate. I also don't remember what you use to attach the front. Your lace could be fraying for a variety of reasons. Combing methods, brushing methods, attachment methods, cleaning methods, plus whether or not you sleep in it, etc.

Don't panic as it happens to all lace fronts eventually. Part of the price we pay. Gently and carefully trim the frayed lace with a nice sharp pair of scissors and in the meantime, maybe try the following for cleaning and see if it helps:

Soak the front with 99% alcohol. Let it sit a couple of minutes and while holding the hair at the front, gently pull and see if the front lifts easily. If not, soak some more and wait a few more minutes. The idea is to leave as much glue (or tape) on your head as possible and not on the lace.

When you've accomplished the above, clean the excess glue off your scalp. (I use DeSolvIt and a couple of paper towels and I'm done in less than a minute.) For any remaining glue on the lace, you can gently use your finger to remove the glue, you can use 99% alcohol to help loosen it, you can use DeSolvIt or a similar lace release type cleaner, you can use tape to gently dab at the glue or a variety of other methods. Unfortunately it takes some trial and error to find the method that works best for you.

One other thing I've found is that alot depends on how long you leave the glue-tape or glue on and what type of skin you have. For example, my skin tends to be oily along my forehead and I found that the longer I wore my hair, the harder it was to clean the front lace. Now I'm simply in the habit of cleaning every other day and rarely have a "glue stuck in the lace" type problem. This helps prevent wear and tear on the front lace, helping it last much longer in my experience.

Bottom line is, be extra careful, cautious and gentle when dealing with the front lace. Until they invent something that we can all abuse the hell out of, this is what we have to deal with.

Hope this helped a little.

Hollywood

TheTanMan

Member since 12-27-02

91 posts 02-17-03, 06:18 PM (EST)

3. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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Sunshine:

>Help! My lace is starting to fray! Why is this and what can

>I do about it?

I've not had that experience yet, so here is my common sense advice. perhaps others that have dealt with this will comment.

There is nothing you can do to "repair" it. If it has frayed along an edge where there is no hair, you might very carefully cut off the frayed part and trim it back a slight amount around that site to even the lace out. If it has frayed where there is hair, you could trim it off as well; or I would just leave it for now & hope it doesn't get any worse in that area.

The bigger problem to address is what caused the fraying. Are you allowing the teeth of a comb or a brush to come into contact with the lace, especially at the edges? This is a common cause. Always comb the hair, not the lace. Never let a comb or brush catch the lace at its edges especially.

If you use tape, especially the blue tape, always make sure you've gotten the bond as relaxed as possible. You could tear the lace if you yanked it hard or it wasn't released well enough at the edge.

I'm assuming you're not using a Top Gun cleaner.

I would just be very careful, obviously, if you have to leave a frayed piece intact. Hopefully you can trim it off.

TheTanMan

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Bob Fischer

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02-17-03, 06:21 PM (EST)

4. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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I've noticed that some retailers sell a spare lace front as an option. Is this something one can repair, attach themselves?

Sunshine

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02-18-03, 02:41 AM (EST)

5. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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Thanks for the input and yr time guys. I've only been wearing it 2 weeks now and never let a brush or comb anywhere near the front edge. It's too soon to fray. I think all of you are right - I should be more gentle with it while cleaning as I was scrubbing glue off the front when there was no need to do so. I mean literally scrubbing. Also, I need to refine my attaching methods as that could give the impression that it isn't lying flat on my head.

Btw, Hollywood it's a 64# front. And Tanman, I don't use a Top Gun. I've read posts about it and find it hilarious when they name things after the movies!

Thanks again guys, I'm gonna work on it..

Sunshine

TheTanMan

Member since 12-27-02

91 posts 02-18-03, 08:36 AM (EST)

6. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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Sunshine:

What methods of attachment are you using for the lace?

TheTanMan

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Sunshine

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02-18-03, 01:57 PM (EST)

7. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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Hey Tan,

I use the NR tape all around including the front. Except the very edge (half centimeter) where I use Mitey tite. I think the problem is in the actual attachment process. Maybe the way I stick it on isn't right in terms of holding it in place then peeling of tape backing etc. How do you do it?

Jeffrey

Member since 12-25-02

22 posts 02-18-03, 02:11 PM (EST)

8. "RE: Lace fray!!"

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Sunshine,

My email to you and the replies from these helpful readers should help. To summarize:

1) Make sure you use very sharp scissors when trimming the lace.

2) Adhere the lace right to the edge so there isn't an unbonded free edge that can fray.

3) Release adhesive completely and be gentle with the lace.

Since it's only the very edge that has frayed, you can get through this by trimming off a tiny slither and starting fresh with a new edge.

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