Heat Sealing
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Topic: Heat Sealing
Posted By: StacyMyers
Subject: Heat Sealing
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 6:19am
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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? Thanks much! Stacy~ |
It seems to be one of the newer topics on this board.Replies:
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 6:56am
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.
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Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 9:45am
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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. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 1:07pm
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hey metal girl 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. |
Posted By: zapevaj
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 2:52pm
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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 ------------- http://www.hairalchemy.net - Hair Alchemy |
Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 3:18pm
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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. |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 3:37pm
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cool okay here's another idiot question. 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. |
Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: June 14 2005 at 3:42am
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You wrap that one synth strand in one direction only around
the braid. 
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