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Here's a tip for anyone using liquid adhesive to attach the front lace. I find that the applicator brush in the bottle of the HD adhesives is too soft to spread a thin even coat like we're supposed to. The glue tends to glob up and go on too heavy and uneven. To correct this, I use a flat artist's brush and it works great! You don't need to buy expensive sable brushes. The cheap synthetic ones will actually work better. You can find them at craft stores for a few bucks. Be sure to get the flat ones, not the round ones that come to a point. Don't get ones with black hairs because I think they're the same as the one in the bottle. The brush I use is about a half inch wide and the synthetic hair is a golden color. I think I've seen them in white also. I clean them with alcohol and when they wear out, I just toss 'em. Hope this helps.
Jeff
I have not seen too much about application brushes on here. I personally use disposable brushes purchased at a hardware store. I believe they are used by pipefitters. I think they sell a box of 100 for about $5. They are silver metal brushes and are very cheap. They work great, I got the idea to use them from the hair replacement place that I use to go to. Does anyone know what I am talking about??
Jason
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Yeah, there's probably a lot of brushes out there that can do a better job than the one in the bottle. You need something firmer with a little spring to it.
I've been using soldering flux brushes (one of their many uses) for a long time and I not only like how the brush spreads the adhesive, but I also like the length of the handle. The extra few inches makes it easier to control and so much easier to apply the adhesive than holding the top of a bottle with a brush attached. It works especially good for the Ultra Hold because the adhesive is a little thicker and the bristles are a bit more firm. I'm sure you can clean them up, but they are cheap enough where I just dispose of them after each use.
A guy I met at a local hair salon says he uses a make up sponge to spread adhesive and claims that it works great. I never tried that, however.
For the first time in my life, I'm not alone in this...
Wow! Look at all the things that can spread the glue better than the brush that comes in the bottle. If a wooden stick is an improvement, maybe they should give some thought to improving the bottle brush.
:-) i use a tiny bit of sponge that i tear off a large 'bath' sponge. They are around £1 or less and last for months as you only tear off a little, and it spreads so even and over a slightly larger areas too which is good if you need to be fast.
The brushes are great too, sometimes i just wet my finger and as long as you are fast its even better as you can control your finger better still, cut the fingers of a washing up glove first though :-)
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Hello all! I have not posted for a lonnnnnnng time, but wanted to respond to this question. I posted a note in December 2007 and have pasted a small part of that it here for you:
I have found that the brushes in all of the products are too large and awkward, so I bought a box of wooden sticks (like popsicle sticks) from the craft store. If needed, I split them down the middle to reach into small areas and to reduce that amount of glue that gets all over skin, hair, etc. (For tiny spaces around the edges, I have even used a wooden toothpick!) Dip only the small tip of your stick into the glue, and let most of it run off into the jar. Apply your glue with the stick. (In fact, the first thing I do when I get a new jar of Ultra hold is to let the glue drain off of the brush, and take pliers to break off the brush - it is amazing how much better the wooden sticks work - it is cleaner, less stringy, and easier to apply a thin layer.) I bought the larger size sticks for apply glue for my full head bond. When you are done, they get tossed away! They last forever too because there are so many in the box, and because I sometimes split them.
If I have tiny places that lift along the hairline, the toothpick works great! I just dip the tiny tip in the glue to apply it - no mess at all!
I agree that they should just take those brushes out - they waste too much glue and are very hard to control!
Hi Jeff
You are right the brushes do have a tendence to clump up and make it miserable to get the liquid adhesive to spread easily.I've also heard from a client the the small plactic makeup spatula works great too. The spatula will spread the liqiud adhesive out even and you can make a nice thin layer with the adhesive. I hope this tip helps!
HD Hair Tech
These are all great ideas! Let us know if anybody comes up with anymore!
Bretina
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