Gorilla Glue Tipping with Bulk hair
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Topic: Gorilla Glue Tipping with Bulk hair
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Subject: Gorilla Glue Tipping with Bulk hair
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:30pm
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Ok this is how I did it: These are my supplies: Gorilla Glue, poster board, and cheap paint brush, and nail glue (not pictured).
This is cutting the hair off the bulk piece: Yes I work on my computer desk...lol...I hung the bulk piece of hair from a scrunchy on my computer speaker and snip off what I need. The hair is synth, WAWA from Vixen Wigs on Ebay.
This is brushing the glue on: the paint brush works really well at controlling how much glue you use. Gorilla Glue dries VERY slowly so you can do alot of tips before you need to go back and roll them.
This is the tips drying: OBJECTS IN PICTURE APPEAR BIGGER THAN THEY ARE...lol
It takes about an hour for them to get tacky enough to roll. I waited till they were completely dry before putting the nail glue on. When their completely dry I snip the tip and make them nice and pretty. ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:41pm
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From where does this Gorilla hair come? And is your bulk hair Human or Synth? :)al |
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:44pm
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lol its Gorilla GLUE not hair and the hair is synth, WAWA from Vixen Wigs on Ebay...sorry, should have been more clear. The glue is found in your carpentry section of most stores. ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:56pm
| Whoops my fingers got ahead of my brain, I meant Gorilla Glue. Is it similar to elmers wood glue or something? It doesn't look like elmers glue in the picture... |
Posted By: leia1979
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 8:07pm
| I think this stuff is a little more powerful than Elmer's wood glue, since it says it can be used on stone, metal, and ceramics. Sounds like it works on porous and non-porous surfaces. I bet your local OSH, Home Depot, or Lowe's would have it. |
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 9:01pm
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It acutally reminds me a little of LG, as far as the color goes, but there is no smell like with LG and it dries alot slower and dosnt get all gunkly like LG. ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 9:23pm
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That GG will swell up like a mofo. Can't wait to see what they look like
cured. How ya like the looks of the WaWa? |
Posted By: darthmom
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 1:15pm
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So howzit goin emma? Did it swell up too much? We went to home depot a few days ago, and I noticed after we got in the car on the way home, my 2 year old had a box of the stuff in his hand. |
Little thief. Meant to take it back, but we didn't. So anyway, I hate the LG I have had this PH here for 2 weeks I believe, and still can't bring myself to do any more tips. Just too dang hard, the curly hair is a bitch to tip. It is hard with little one in the house, by the evening I am pooped, and can't do it when he is awake. Really need another idea that works better than the LGPosted By: amm
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 1:23pm
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Shaman, I was pretty sold on the LG too because of its fast curing time
and ease to roll with the fingers but I suggest the Super Bond by Proclaim that Amanda used for pretipping. I bought mine at Sally's Beauty Supply for .89 cents a .75 oz bottle. It comes out of a closeable spout and it doesn't get stringy like LG. I think the Proclaim smells like ass but it works amazingly well. It's chalky white but dries perfectly clear, even on the darker hair I pretipped last night. Try some! |
Posted By: darthmom
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 1:47pm
| Thanks a bunch, sounds perfect! |
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 8:23pm
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I think using the paint brush really helps in keeping the amount of glue you use down. Here is a picture of my tips after 24 hours and they are completely dry and rock hard, they didnt swell at all, they're the same size as when they were wet. Yikes sorry its so blurry but if you compare it to the one above, those are wet and these below are dry.
------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 8:56pm
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Those look nice. Have you already trimmed the ends or are you
just that good at keeping the hair aligned while you apply the glue? So I guess you have tried LG from your comments. Do you liek this better? :)al |
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: March 18 2005 at 3:28pm
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I guess Im getting pretty good at pre-tipping ( I should be by now lol) I dont have to trim but a few after they cure. I still like LG because it dries faster, but with the GG there is no shipping, you have a longer working window since it dries slower and it dries rock hard like the pre-tips Ive bought in the past, and there is no waste. ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |