QuoteReplyTopic: Heat Sealing Posted: June 13 2005 at 6:19am
I'm getting ready for a new install and am looking for more information on heat sealing. As far as I understand heat sealing involves pinch braiding with no string? so you have to heat seal the end when you are done braiding with LG or something similar correct? Argh! Anyone mind explaining this to me? It seems to be one of the newer topics on this board.
Thanks much!
Stacy~
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stacy, actually there has been quite a few threads about heat seals, try a search and you may come up with some reading! Theres another active thread on heat seals that has some replies, check that out! FinaFina gave a good explaination of the process.
You don't seal the braid with LG or any kind of glue. You use a special tool that is provided from the Prohair company to heat the synthetic hair after it's been wrapped around the braid.
Many of you guys are very clever in doing this kind of stuff yourself, but I think it would be very hard to do this method correctly without the proper 'heat sealer' tool, and also very hard to do to one's self.
I've tried a few with a heat wand (off the head for practice) but honestly I think I'd rather stick to shrinkies and briads.
None-the-less can you put up a picture of the prostyles gun (its prostyles that has a guna nd dome has clamp or also a gun?) anyhow with a ruler in the pic or a regular heat wand for comparison.
I have a hard enough time with either a heat wand or braiding on my own head. I don't know that doing both is a good idea if I want fingers left.
when SAS gave us the scoop on her class (it was SAS right?) didn't she mention that they toldher you could put a bit of spirit gum on to hold things in place while you got the heat on?
ughh sometimes I feel like my brain is just creating these previous posts i think i've read.
There's a variety of heat tools that can be used. Dome and ProStyles
have their own heat clamps (though I've heard that they're not always
well-built, and break a lot), and you can also use a heat wand like Doc
or Amm sell, or even a hot Tools braid sealer (about $30 from
ebonyline.com). I know Bridget used to use a braid sealer- I dunno if
she's switched to a heat wand now- and I've gotten passable results
from a braid sealer myself. Supposedly even very thin (like half-inch
wide) flat irons will work. Does meed to be double-sided, at the very
least.
-Rae
Oh yeah and there's also this, from Quinnster's site (or rather, the
new host for the hairpages):
http://www.angrycaninelovestick.org/braids/4way .html
Yes Mocha, you do add a drop of Prostik or you can use Spirit
gum on the 2nd inbraid. After completing the small braid and
adding the gum then you wrap and heat seal. I think Metalgirl
was talking about the actual wrapped part where you heat seal.
I have been testing spirit gums to find one that is the closest to
the Prostik. I have tested 3 so far, here are the results I have
found so far………..
SPIRIT GUM TESTING
ProStik: ……Copal,Rosin Acrylate, Soft Resin, Ethyl Alcohol
(it has a strong resin smell to it)
Cost:$17.95 4/pack…..$4.49 each for 0.25 oz bottle
RATINGS FOR SPIRIT GUM
NO. 1..BEST
Cinema Secrets/Hollywood: (spirit gum adhesive). Alcohol,
Rosin, Sandarac Gum, Ether (it has a stronger alcohol/resin
smell to it)
Same staying power as prostik, same staying power results
under water…I would consider this spirit gum to be the closest
to match prostik…..best so far!!
Cost:$1.99…for 1/8 oz bottle
Shipping from $4.99, $5.99….(slower shipping)
$4.99….for 1 oz bottle
From: www.buycostumes.com
NO. 2
Graftobian(spirit gum matte)….Isopropyl, Alcohol, Copal, Rosin,
Silica (it has a stronger alcohol smell to it)
Slightly less staying power than prostik, sligthtly less staying
power under water.
Cost:$1.99…for 1/4 oz bottle
Shipping from $3.83….(fast shipping)
$ 3.19…for 1/2 oz bottle
$3.99…for 1 oz bottle
$57.99…for 1 gallon bottle
From: www.clicket.com or
http://www.4halloweencostumes.com/
NO. 3
Mehron: (118Aspirit gum)…SDA Alcohol 35A, Resin, Methyl
Hydrogenated Rosinate, castor oil (it has a stronger alcohol
smell to it)
Much less staying power than prostik, much less staying power
under water….worst so far.
Cost:$1.99…for 0.25 oz bottle
Shipping from $4.99, $5.99….(slower shipping)
$3.99….for 1 oz plastic bottle
$5.99….for 4.5 oz bottle
From: www.buycostumes.com
Spirit Gums still to test: Kryolan, Ben Nye, Steins, Zauders and
La Charme
Mocha~If you go to http://www.prohair.us/
Click on application you will see a pic of the prostyles heat
clamp.
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I've tried them both ways. but are you supposed to wrap one piece
of hair in one direction or two pieces going in opposite directions
like a PB?
I've played around with a lot of different things and decided that it
couls be cool to do and a friend. But alas I have no ready and
willing victims at the moment.
Might as well know everything in case one magically appears.
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It seems to be one of the newer topics on this board.
