new method for protac? pics included
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Topic: new method for protac? pics included
Posted By: LaserGirl
Subject: new method for protac? pics included
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 2:02am
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I'm new to the boards. Actually, this is my first post. I just purchased some Protac from Sherrie and started experimenting with extensions. Since I'm "experimenting" I'm starting with BSS hair and once I'm certain extensions are for me, I plan to make the investment into something better. Anyway... I did my full head with double wefts following all the tips I've read from this board as well as Sherrie's (yes, I've been lurking for some time). When I got to the top of my head, everything was noticeable, as I have fine, thin hair and the extension hair is blonde, my hair is light brown. I was thinking about skin wefts and decided to try to make something similar. Below is the method I used and I decided to share it here because I'm amazed at how light weight and unnoticeable the extensions are. Maybe someone else has tried this before? The only downfall to this is that I'm certain that when I do a take-down, the hair inside the protac will most likely get so loose as to make the hair only usable once. However, once the hair is in, it is extremely light and comfortable compared to the wefts I used on the other portions of my head. I just put my hair in on Saturday night, so it will be interesting to see how this holds up. So far it feel sturdier than the wefts I have in. Anyway, input on what I've done is appreciated. Maybe someone has tried this before (if so, does it hold up?) or maybe someone has tips on how I can improve this. One thing I've considered is using a full-size piece of protac as it might hold longer. I've also tried getting more hair in the protac, but it slips out before I even fold the protac since additional hair doesn't make contact with the stickiness.
1. Using 1/2 size Protac, cut 1/4 of the tape off.
2. Use hair 1 1/2 the length of the protac from weft.
3. Remove the blue backing from the large side. Leave the backing completely in-tact on the right side.
4. Fold the weft in 1/2 and place over top of left side of protac. I made sure the sewn portion of weft was far enough up in order to eliminate the small hairs that are folded over in the weft. I also spread the hair evenly over the protac and rubbed it back and fourth with my fingers (so that it would stick).
5. Remove blue backing from right side and fold over top of hair.
6. Trim top of hair to remove it from weft. I also used my fusion iron on the lower portion to make sure the hairs stuck to the protac.
7. Remove white backing from front of hair.
8. Fold over the top portion, heat with iron, and press hard.
9. Remove backing from the piece that was folded over.
10. Applied to hair. The side the was not cut is facing upwards, that way the cut side is flat against the head.
11. Finished. The part is about 2 cm from the middle. I'll still pull my hair over another cm for more coverage. If the extension color were closer to my natural color (BSS didn't have my color) then I think it would look even better. But the line from the extension is still not as noticeable as it was with a weft.
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 2:34am
wow! I hope u are comfortable wearing the genius hat this week!  That is brilliant. I can't wait to try it!
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Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 6:03am
thank you so much for your Protac tutorial! for your first post you get a biiiiiiiiig MOOOOOOOOOOOO! im gonna try that for the little section up in my cowlick at the crown of my head.....all this time ive just been hairspraying to keep it covered up YAY for you and YAY for Protacky-tape
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Posted By: Badgalmel
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 6:15am
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That sounds like such a good idea! As you said there could be an issue with not being able to re-use the hair I thought that a line of LG on the top of the trimmed portion will hold the hair together in replace of the weft? maybe that may work? But it would be really interesting to see what happens with the install, your idea is a stroke of genius!!! |
Posted By: kateadreena
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 8:16am
| wow you have given me a really cool idea to make a realistic looking fake fringe. XXXX |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 9:14am
what a great idea LaserGirl....and to think you are new to this! Im impressed with your idea! And its one I certainly will have to try out myself! Absolutely BRILLIANT! It will be interesting to see what other ideas you may come up with! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 11:30am
Thanks everyone! Last night was my first night sleeping in my new hair. This morning I felt the protac and it still seems to be an excellent bond on the "weftless" ones. 
I'm going to add a few more in today, I didn't have enough time to complete the top last night and this time I'm going to try the LG as suggested by Badgalmel. I'll try to post pics of my finished project.
By the way, big thanks to everyone on the board! There is so much information here and it's so helpful to a newbie.
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Posted By: amm
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 11:37am
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Welcome!
Very interesting. And very innovative! I'll be keeping my ear bent to this thread to hear if it's pulling away from the tip and bending outward. Doesn't seem it can withstand the 6-8 week mark. Still, fabulous idea and something I'll definitely try out. Thanks for the pictures, too! ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 4:28pm
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wow- very intersting! ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 6:56pm
| Doesn't the hair shed once you cut it off the weft? |
Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: July 02 2006 at 10:36pm
| Mokipono, the hair is placed on the tape first and I've also started adding a little liquid gold to the hair as well. This secures the hair and then I cut it from the weft. Applying heat really helps too. But I'm still holding my breath to see how long this holds up. So far the hair seems to be attached pretty good. I've not noticed any sheding but it's still too early to say. |
Posted By: mokipono
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 2:52am
| Thanks LaserGirl, keep us posted |
Posted By: Synne
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 5:50am
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I can only join the crowd, and say WOW.
Thank you for your pics. I�ll be following this thread  .------------- http://www.extensionsbysynne.dk/"> 
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Posted By: kateadreena
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 8:51am
| Yea. i'd imagine the shedding would start once the pro tacs start to wear a bit as the glue will become less sticky and thus the hair won't be stuck to it as well. |
Posted By: essence3
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 2:40pm
That is a wonderful idea!  Ive had a problem in the past of getting the tape to stick to my hair so I just assumed it wouldnt stick to weave hair.. But looks like it will... Im going to have to give this a try... Thanks for the idea and the great pics!!! |
Posted By: xxsatiation
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 9:02pm
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this is the method i want to try. it seems like it'd be LESS obvious and you wont even see tracks or anything. see it is the hair cut off the weft, it must not be obvious at all. just apply the tape, and if it gets lose, apply LG? ------------- LOL |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 9:32pm
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I think this would be a great idea to use to get closer to parts, or for someone who may have a thin area. But I dont think you would want to do this as a full head install. Even using LG or something as extra security on the cut edges of the hair, its only going to hold so long. Once the bond starts breaking down, it will likely shed. Or the hair may pull out from the tape in clumps. Also the hair wont be reusable.
Its a great idea for small areas like getting near a part, and I'd be willing to lose a little hair for a single use weft. But I wouldnt want to waste all of that hair and do my full head.
I only get about 3 weeks out of the top short row on each side anyway (when using protac for that thinner area) and I'd be willing to toss away and redo that small area. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 11:20pm
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I agree, Sherrie. The way I'm currently doing it would not only be a waste of hair for a full head, but a LOT of work. It takes quite a bit more time to prepare the pieces rather than just putting the weft in. I've been trying to think of ways to adhere the hairs inside the protac together in a more "permanent way" rather than just liquid gold. There has to be something out there that would work for this, at least I hope so!
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 03 2006 at 11:44pm
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Laser: yeah i would only use for the top row too. Right at the part. And even if i had to redo it every 2 wks, that wouldn't be too bad. ------------- K-B |
Posted By: MsBBWBarbieDoll
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 1:11am
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That is a great idea! I'm a try that for my top row :-) ------------- http://www.myspace.com/ms_paris |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 9:48am
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It looks like a great idea for those "showable" areas.
Have you tried using some keratin glue to anchor the hair before attaching to the tape? I did an install using shoelace tips that I melted together then melted them flat using my flat iron, and it was super flat against my head, the only issues I had with that was that it did shed quite a bit, but I think that was due to the fact that with shoelace tips, there is not a whole lot of glue on them. I would think that if you tiped some hair then used your flat iron to make it flat and a larger section, you could get it to work with out a whole lot of shedding.
Thanks for the great documenting of this idea!!
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Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 11:09am
| Thanks, gsmilie. I'm going to try that next. By the way, does citrus remover break down keratin glue? If it doesn't, then that would be perfect as the hair would still be usable after a take-down. |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 12:37pm
Wow... Talk about hittin' it out the park!!! Great 1st post girl!!! Loved the tutorial.. Will also be very curious to see how this wears over time..------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 2:45pm
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With how fast the citrus remover works on the tapes, I don't think it will even effect the keratin. When I did my removal of my "tips" install, it did not break down the glue, but the hair was so bad that I just threw it away and never tried to clean the hair and reuse it.
I think for the citrus to work on the keratin, it would have to sit on there a long time.
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Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 3:57pm
Well, in that case I know what I'm doing with my 4th of July evening!  I have some keratin I cut from the tips that I think I can melt onto the pieces. Wish I had a gun and keratin stick. I've got so many different "experiments" on my head right now that I don't know if I have enough room left... I'm sure I can squeeze it in the back somewhere.
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Posted By: 1kathyann
Date Posted: July 05 2006 at 6:56am
| That is really a great idea laser girl, I would love to try this in the area of my bangs, and if it works I am with the other girls I wouldnt mind having to change it every couple weeks or lose a little hair. Will definatly try this one real soon. Thanks for sharing this with everyone! |
Posted By: kateadreena
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 4:19pm
| Any updates on the sheding etc? |
Posted By: leyda
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 8:17pm
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That look so good but I can't do it, I try to use pro-tac but that tape is to strong and just come out with orange remover and I' m allergic to this product, so I change for some good liquid gold that I buy from Sherrie site .
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Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 8:46pm
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I had a little shedding but not too bad. I switched over to bohyme last week though (the bss hair didn't look so hot after a few days). I've started using keratin glue on the hair inside the protac though and it holds perfectly. I think that just cutting the end of the hair and applying a little LG and not folding over (or using) the top piece is better and it's much flatter.
I've been hanging out on Sherrie's board. You can find my pics of my bohyme install here: http://hairextensions101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=404 - http://hairextensions101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=404
I'm thrilled with using the protac this way, but still trying to find a way to reuse the hair. Think I'll try hand-tied bohyme next time and just do this method around the top.
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Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 8:47pm
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Leyda, I had a bit of a reaction to the orange remover when I last used it. I now use acetone on a cotton ball and haven't had any problems and I actually think it's easier than the orange remover.
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Posted By: elvira
Date Posted: July 17 2006 at 7:22am
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Another ingenious idea! Great job! I've tried a couple of things similar but not as good! Great idea! ------------- |
Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: October 18 2006 at 6:01am
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So did this hold up chick? x ------------- [URL=http://www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk]www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk[/URL] |
Posted By: BluEyedArtGrl
Date Posted: October 19 2006 at 11:16am
| Oh no - am I the only one who can't see the pics anymore? |
Posted By: frenchie1
Date Posted: October 19 2006 at 11:46am
Nope! I am like you blueeyedartGirl
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Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: October 19 2006 at 11:49am
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Sorry about the pics. They were hosted on my work server and had to be removed because of a bandwidth issue. :( They hold up well if you use a little lg or keratin between the protac pieces. I use this towards the top/front of my hair and normally get about 5 to 6 weeks out of it, which I'm happy with. |
Posted By: BluEyedArtGrl
Date Posted: October 19 2006 at 12:07pm
| What do you mean by 'between the pieces'? Between the hair and the protac where it's bonded? Sorry, I can't picture it =) |
Posted By: LaserGirl
Date Posted: October 19 2006 at 12:27pm
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I use the lg to bond the hair together so it doesn't shed. Put
the hair on the protac, then rub the lg into the hair, then close up
the protac and seal with heat. That solved the shedding for me. I still have the pics for this thread and will try to find a way to get them back up. Sorry! |
Posted By: BluEyedArtGrl
Date Posted: October 19 2006 at 12:34pm
| Oh, ok! Cool-I think I will try it. I'm impressed by how invisible the bonds are. Way to go LaserGirl =) |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: October 20 2006 at 3:04am
Lasergirl, what a shame I can't see the pictures  . Is it because I work on Mac? Or maybe you don't love me as much as you do the other girls  .
I'm burning up with curiosity!!!! Someone...HEEEEELLLLP  ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes. 
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Posted By: billet
Date Posted: October 20 2006 at 3:11pm
| Yes,pleaseeeeeee repost your pics,it sounds like your hair turned out beautiful!!!!!! |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: October 20 2006 at 4:28pm
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Darling Nikkie wrote:Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: October 21 2006 at 6:53am
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Oops...guess I missed that post. Thanks, Diva.
Still a shame though...  ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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