April « 2010 « JRob's Hair Replacement Blog

Once again, Dino proves that with a little practice, outstanding results can be achieved with a full cap. He is a true do-it-yourselfer, and although I have recommended to him in the past that he should find a good stylist to work some magic on future full caps, seeing his latest creation I just might have to change my mind. He did an excellent job cutting this unit himself. I saw the pictures and asked if he would do a little writeup about it. Here is his post followed by a few pics-

I have been doing full caps for a few years now. It has definitely made hairwearing a better situation overall for me. With my very very thin sides (almost nonexistent), I was really struggling in my final years with a topper. I love not having to blend with my own thin hair. I order a new unit every 3 months on the average. I like to order all Swiss lace, the finest lace available. I get the 3 months with no problem. I use glue for the front edge and sideburns and Supertape for the rest of the perimeter. You need very strong tape for the nape. I usually cut in my own units. I have moved away from using the robocut to using clippers. I have attachments as long as an inch and a half. I often taper down the sideburns and nape very very short. Sideburns as short as a quarter of an inch (I use glue there). Nape as short as half an inch. Any shorter and the tape shows through too much in the nape. If only there was a super strong glue that could hold the nape, I would fade out the nape even shorter. Here are a few photos.

Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Tunners, today’s guest blogger, the day he got his first partial hairpiece. Although his first unit looked great, he is in the same predicament I am in with his rapidly thinning side hair. I had my reservations about whether or not he would be able to consistently pull off a great look with a partial unit, and I knew from my own past experiences that he would not have the ability to wear a different hairstyle, if he so desired.

Eventually he took the plunge and ordered a full cap. He has been wearing for less than a year, and I have to say, he has taken to hair replacement like a fish to water. I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds for him and all of the other guys who are showing us that full cap hair replacement is a more viable option than anyone would have ever imagined. Without further adieu, here is Tunners full cap experience:

“Hi everyone. My names Daniel and I have been wearing a full cap for about 9 months now. I started with a topper but my sides are really bad so the full cap was the way to go. It has given me SO many more options regarding style choices and just a lot less hassle what with not worrying about blending issues and I know Jrob picked up on this before but I do think that the full cap is indeed more secure as its attached to the entire head and not just the top.

Choosing to go the full cap route is very daunting as most people will have never seen one in person. I was fortunate enough to meet Jrob last may in Birmingham, England and was blown away by how good it looked. A story I always tell people is that I recognised him but couldn’t think where from!!! It took me about 5 minutes until I realised exactly who he was!!

OK, so many topics have been covered on here by Jrob already so I am going to talk about my attachment method and also peoples reaction as I am very open about the fact I wear hair.

My whole attachment, from taking it off to putting it back on takes anywhere from a half hour to a hour. Most of that depends if I have already washed the unit while it was on my head or if I need to once it’s off. I take it off without using any alcohol, I leave a little section above my ear not attached, enough to get my finger up and I slowly peel it from my head, making sure that all the tape stays on the unit to avoid hairs being pulled through. Then I slowly pull the tape off the base and instead of the mirror slide I prefer using a magazine as I personally feel it gets my system cleaner. I clean my scalp with alcohol to remove the glue. After shaving my head I then put Blue Liner tape along the nape and up the sides, peeling a corner of the backing on all pieces so I can peel it off later. Next I place it on my head in place, peel the backing off of the nape tape ONLY and attach. Roll the system back so it’s hanging from my head and I place supertape all over my scalp. Peel the backing off the tape, spray with alcohol to allow a little play and attach the system. Once it’s in position I then peel the backing of the remaining tape on the back sides and attach. I do this so the sides are nice and snug and also you are not worrying about too much tape at a time!! Then mark the hairline and I put another strip of supertape about a quarter inch back from that and put a little line of glue. Lay the system in and it’s done. The actual attachment takes about 15 mins but getting the system and your head ready is what takes the time. The only tapes that work well for me on the nape are Blue Liner and Walker No Shine, every other one just doesn’t stay secure.

Now we come to what most people dread and that’s people finding out. When I first had it done I was the same, dreading being outed!! I then went travelling and got my full cap while gone and came back with a much longer style and everyone just thought I had amazingly quick growing hair!!! However, I destroyed that unit while travelling and had no spare!!! So over xmas I went with the cue ball look!!! Everyone actually really liked it, I think I can pull it off, but no matter how much everyone else likes it if you don’t feel comfortable it doesn’t matter!!! So I was out over xmas looking like Mr Willis!!! I then got my new system in the second week of January. I went out with it that Saturday and saw everyone, honest truth everyone thought I had had surgery done!! Part of this was I had the hairline fully exposed, I decided that night to tell everyone who asked and their reaction was one of amazement rather than wanting to make fun. I also told everyone at work, which, bearing in mind I work construction could have been bad!! Again though, everyone had questions rather than something smart to say. People these days have fake teeth, fake breasts, fake BODIES!!!!! This is no different!!! It is all about how you wear the hair, if you are confident and come across as someone who really doesn’t have a problem with it, there is no reason at all why others should. Me and my work colleagues will laugh and joke about it flying off in the wind and running down the road, always started by me!!!!! I know not everyone is open like that and that’s understandable, just don’t spend any time worrying about being found out!!!

Thanks to Jrob for allowing me to come on here and post a few things and hopefully teach more and more people about full caps.

Thanks for reading everyone!!!!

Tunners”

Thanks to Tunners for sharing his full cap experiences. He also included a couple of short video clips and some pictures-

Tunners Full Cap Hairline Video

Tunners Hairline Tape Attachment Video