I wanted to describe the time involved in my application process, which I am very pleased with. I have been using supertape (ST) with good results. This piece has a higher density so you can’t see the shiny tape underneath the base. Just like blue liner (my previous tape of choice), ST holds my full cap’s nape down nicely, even with the full cap’s nape well below the occipital lobe. Given the irregularity of my base shape, I cannot get very close to the edge with the roll tape, so I stop the tape about a quarter of an inch all the way around the perimeter (about a half inch from the edge in the front hairline) and use ultrahold for the edge all the way around. Cleanup is fairly quick, because the amount of glue needed is fairly small. Removal of the unit and cleanup of scalp and mirror slide of the unit only takes me about 20 minutes total. Mind you, I am not washing the unit in that time. I only wash once in about 3 removals. Putting on the unit takes me about 25 minutes (not including styling time), because cutting the ST and removing the backing is time consuming- kind of a tough tape to apply, IMO. The tape tends to fold over on itself causing me to need to occasionally throw out the piece of tape and do that one over. And adding the glue around the entire perimeter, even for a small width of glue isn’t super fast. 25 minutes for application isn’t too bad, given that I have a solid hold until I decide to remove (which I like to do after about 5 days, even though the bond would certainly last at least an additional several days). I hope to learn a trick or two to make removal of the tape backing even easier, which can potentially take off a few minutes from the application time.
[edit- JRob "I have had all kinds of problems with the backing on the stronger "stretchier" tapes, so I know exactly what you mean. One thing you might want to try is taking a t-pin (or safety pin, or any kind of pin for that matter) and slide it between the tape and the backing, pressing the tape down into the lace and lifting the backing away with the tip of your finger or your fingernail. See below. Thanks for posting!"]
#1 by dino on September 21, 2009 - 4:39 pm
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That’s a great idea, JRob. Thanks!