Need Help Cutting "V" Tip Fusion Bonds???
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Topic: Need Help Cutting "V" Tip Fusion Bonds???
Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Subject: Need Help Cutting "V" Tip Fusion Bonds???
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 10:00pm
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Saw a thread earlier regarding cutting bonds………….thought this may
help get the best results. This is the way I cut those hard fusion tips that are “V” shaped…….. HOW TO GET THE MOST EVEN CUT 1. Take a flat nose pliers and starting at the very top of the ‘V’ tip,...“very gently” squeeze the pliers down until it starts to open out~ going slowly. (Remember don’t press too hard at first-you don’t want to split the tip beforehand, which may cause uneven strands or possibly shedding). 2. Once it starts to open out, tap the pliers flat on the tip a few times. 3. Once the top portion is flat, move to the center of the tip and repeat. 4. Once the center is flat, move to the bottom of the tip and repeat. While you apply the last few taps on the bottom part of the tip….. keep the pliers shut on the bottom part of the tip, securing it tightly. Keep the extension strand firm on the other end. Then with the pliers still in a closed position on the bottom part of the bond, give a few taunt tugs, pulling upwards~ while keeping a very tight hold of the hair strand in your other hand. Now your tip should be nice and flat. It should not be trying to close up at all. 5. Now you should have a nice flat “Square” tip. Now part the strand evenly in the middle (or whatever desired thickness of a strand you require) and separate it into two ponytails. Make sure there are no hairs overlapping and the strand is evenly split. 6. Now turn the tip upside down (the tip should be facing down to the ground and the two strands of hair separated above). With your thumb and forefinger pinch one side of the strand close to the tip area, and secure the other side of the strand by trapped that strand in-between your middle finger and other two fingers. Use a nice even tension on both sides. Make sure there are no stray hairs in the way. 7. Now cut down into the first half of the tip and then take out the scissors, just to see you are on track and heading down the bond evenly to meet “exactly” where the hairs are parted. The material is pretty hard stuff and you need a bit of pressure when cutting. to keep the line super straight. 8. Once you are happy with the line up (keeping the tension on the hair strands) continue to cut just exactly where the bond ends and the hair separates. Don’t go past that bond point with the scissors as you’ll end up cutting into the hairs more than you need to. Just snip down on the very last mm part so the scissors “just” reaches the end of the bond… ..and then separate the two strands. If you did not go past the bond point when you cut then you should have very little loose hairs to remove afterwards. If you did cut past the bond point and into the hairs then you may notice a tad more shedding on the strands. 9. Smooth down the strand removing any loose hairs. 10. You can tidy up the bonds even further if you wish, trimming off any little ridges or bumps that you may see. You should have a nice even rectangle tip. Now your tips are ready for install. Note* Not all strands are created equally during production and you may find some strands that are thinner than others. You may want to just trim those bonds down on the sides a bit and install. Happy Install!!  ,,,,,Did I forget anything? 
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Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 5:13am
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You are an angel sas thank you x ------------- [URL=http://www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk]www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk[/URL] |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 5:42am
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I think Im retarded. Whats a V tip fusion bond? |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 7:12am
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There's several different shapes of fusion bonds; u, square and v.
This is v 
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Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 7:15am
Oh and this is u
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:26pm
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You're welcome Amanda…..Thanks for the pics Amm!!
I have received quite a few batches of these “V” fusion tips lately and they differ from company to company. Some of the V-tips are super hard and really hard to cut straight, as the scissors naturally want to rear off to the side when cutting them. Then you end up with a ridge bump on one side and usually uneven strands. Some I got were more pliable and only needed to be bend flat with your fingers and then cut. So this is really for those that you get that are super hard...
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Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 7:27pm
Oh ok! I thought they were all U shaped 
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Posted By: Aphrodite
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 1:55am
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Nice blue carpet Amm...lol ------------- |
Posted By: Aphrodite
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 1:57am
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I LOVE your new avatar, by the way....very funny... ------------- |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 3:27am
Bath towel. :)
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Aphrodite wrote:Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: February 06 2006 at 3:46am
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Everytime I see a domo kun, I think of that masturbation kitten killing picture...
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