Bearcat78

17 minutes ago, SJP0tato said:

I think this is what I'm going to do for the color fill on mine:  clean after a few hours at home, re-wrap with plastic overnight, next morning clean again, then saniderm application.  This stuff is tenacious to remove (even after 4+ days), I'd hate to disturb things so much with only 24 hours passed.

My personal process is leaving the bandage / saran wrap on 24 hours after completion of tattooing. Remove wrapping, clean with saturated paper towels (Soap and water) in hot shower, end with cold water, let the tattoo air dry for a few hours, apply saniderm with an inch or so extra on all sides in case you need to cut any edges that roll up / cause irritation. Leave on 4-6 days depending on the area. Remove in hot shower to help loosen the adhesive. 

47 minutes ago, mfrank29 said:

On my first tattoo, I used Saniderm, so that is all I know. For me, the instructions were keep the initial derm on for 24 hours, remove in the shower and wash thoroughly with something like Dial Gold. Air or Pat dry with paper towel and put a new piece on for 3 days. After that, remove it carefully in the shower, wash it thoroughly 2-3 time a day and apply Dab tattoo cream. 

 

My experience was very good. The initial piece was filled with fluid, but the second piece was dry when I removed it. I had no scabbing. When I peeling, it was tiny flakes and no large chunks. This was a shoulder to elbow piece too, not a small tattoo. After that it was pretty well past the risk of infection stage and the hardest part was keeping my skin moisturized while not overdoing it. My skin in the winter is so dry anyway.  I would apply Aveeno after showering and by the time I was getting dressed, it was bone dry again. 

 

I plan to get my other arm done and will be following the same method. It definitely made it easier to care for and way less worry of infection during those initial first few days. 

I think applying and removing Saniderm in a single day's time is just needless pain, but that's my opinion. You'd be just as fine leaving the tattoo in its original bandage / saran wrapping and removing + cleaning the tattoo 24 hours later. The super adhesive being applied and removed in 24 hours seems unnecessary to me.

I'll be missing it unfortunately! I'll be with Nava on the 6th at Davinci and O'donnell 7-8th though in NY!

Hey ! I've been so busy with work, haven't checked back in on the forum. I wish I could make that party, but I'm not getting there til an hour and a half before my 7:30PM Acetates appointment tomorrow night.  I've got 4-5 hour sessions start of Saturday and Sunday though, but you can only walk around a convention so many times haha. I'll definitely be stopping by the booth to shoot the shit.

On 10/3/2018 at 6:16 PM, Hands On said:

my buddy's confirmed with Luxiano for Friday at 9pm. his appointment was initially at 7:oo, but he got bumped back. Initially, he seemed a little bummed, but i listed a few pros about getting tattooed a little later in the evening and he appreciated it.

I'm also hitting up the opening party at ATAK SF on the Thursday before. Anyone else checking that out?

DM me and let's connect.

Anybody else coming out?! 

Here are 5 of the 7 I got last week. Unfortunately, that rose isn't gonna be that pretty once she finally heals lol. Looking rougher than hell right now. Will upload some pics of other two once I take some.

8 minutes ago, suburbanxcore said:

Haha, man. Watching @Bearcat78 get after it was truly something. After I got my stomach done, I was cringing at the thought of getting tattooed again. Impressive, sir.

PM Sunday / Most of Monday, my body finally caught up and I was in hell. Nausea, headache, you name it. Absolute insanity when I think back on it hahahaha. Swelling didn't go down from that Sylvia tattoo until Thursday or Friday maybe. Thing still looks like I cleaned it with sand paper.

On 8/2/2018 at 11:40 AM, Hands On said:

I'll definitely be there at least one day, but likely more. No tattoos planned yet.

The last couple conventions, I've helped set up and breakdown with Andrew at Raking Lights Projects. It's cool to see and feel the different vibe and atmosphere at those times. I  end up spending a lot of time chatting with him at his booth, so come by and say hi and check out some amazing art from some top-notch tattooers. Aside from art, they also put out some great books! If you don't have the 50 States book from Chad yet, you're missing out. Pick one up and go get it signed by Chad at the convention!!

I also have a buddy who might come down from Seattle to attend... he's hoping to get another tattoo from Luxiano. I'm trying to convince him to get more from other artists as well since he's never been to such a convention of heavy hitters and he has plenty more space than I do.

Hell yeah! Will definitely stop  by the booth. I got 7 last week (6 Pagoda + 1 Shop) and I'm trying to tone down the insanity at Bay Area haha. Not sure if I'll be able to though. Your buddy should absolutely take advantage of being around all these crushers!

On 8/1/2018 at 12:39 AM, Dan said:

I will be going as usual,probably on Saturday

Maybe another one from Greg Christian,not sure yet..

Greg is never a bad choice!

So great meeting and hanging with you guys and gals!  Still having a hard recovery from that Sylvia ankle hahahaha. Maybe one day I'll get tattoos in places that aren't super dumb to get tattooed! 

I'll get around to final pics, but my list is:

Flaming Eagle Talon from Grez

Switchblade from Mike Wilson

Lucky mallet from Acetates

Kintaro Mask from Dan Sinnes

Rose and barbed wire from Sylvia (ouch!)

Robo-Tiger from Lehi

Ended up getting a small Hot Stuff tattoo from Todd Noble at his studio a couple days later thanks to a missed flight hahahaha.

Time to mentally prep for Bay Area!! 

Might be early, but who all will be attending Bay Area 2018   October 19-21?! If so, who are you getting tattooed by / hoping to get tattooed by? 

22 hours ago, suburbanxcore said:

Grez always squeezes in as many people as he can, even if he tattoos in his hotel room before or after. That's great that you got in. I can't even count how many Grez talons I have at this point, and it was always a Portlandia reference between me and my best friend that we'd tag things "#putabirdfootonit." Can't wait to see how yours turns out!

Also, will add you on IG. I'm on there as andrew.f.white.

Followed you back! Yeah, can't wait! Super cool guy, met him in May and got to see his painting collection (what he had at the shop at least). Talk about mind blowing. Haha, great reference, just started re-watching Portlandia a few weeks ago.

Any of you guys or gals do instagram at all? If so, shoot me a follow! @bearcat_78

1 minute ago, Gingerninja said:

BTW, these are why he and Claire are in Japan!

Woah, those are cool!!!

5 hours ago, Kevinb52 said:

So awesome! It's your lucky day haha.

haha right? So unexpected. Will have to finish quick to start waiting at Dan's booth!😄

33 minutes ago, Kevinb52 said:

Jealous! How did you make that happen haha? I called 2 weeks ago and he did't have anything open! What are you getting? 

I guess I was first on the wait list haha. I emailed King's Ave months ago and they forwarded it to him, but said he was fully booked. He just emailed me from Japan and said he had a cancellation and asked if I still wanted to get tattooed. Couldn't believe it. I'm getting a flaming eagle talon on my hip or foot. 

Somehow lucked into a Grez appointment Friday at 1pm hahaha. So I guess that's happening.

1 hour ago, SStu said:

Just booked my next appointment for Sept 21st. Getting both feet done (at the same time) by Randy at Eye Candy. Gonna take a few days off from work so I can relax at home with my peds tagidermed and elevated.  

Stoked for you! If I remember, I'll drop by the shop that day!

39 minutes ago, Gingerninja said:

Ah, Mr. Sinnes…. In my head I was only getting as far as Higgs. LOL. That is outstanding! @Bearcat78

Haha a Higgs original would be pretty great too!

12 hours ago, Gingerninja said:

Which Dan? @Bearcat78

This beauty!

Just now, Gingerninja said:

I ordered one of the prints. This year, I have purchased a bunch of originals from Ed Hardy, Horitomo  and Nick Bubash. Need to stop buying art. LOL.

Oh wow, super good purchases! I've slowed down on the originals, I absolutely need to stop too haha. This year I got 3 Marius, 3 Lehi, 2 Dorsey, 1 Timothy, 1 Dan, 1 Luca, and some others I can't remember. Tattoos, paintings, and books, oh my! Haha. Too expensive of a hobby. I can only imagine how crazy those originals you got are! 

2 minutes ago, Gingerninja said:

All three of us will be stalking him. LOL. He said the same thing to me that he will make space for everyone. 

Well, looks like it'll be a party haha.

Who's excited for this Ichibay exhibit?! Hoping to get a painting!

Just now, Kevinb52 said:

looks like i'll be standing there with you all day as well! Haha.

haha I spoke to him a little about it and he said "no worry,will have space for everybody". So hopefully we won't have a problem.

On 7/16/2018 at 9:53 AM, Gingerninja said:

Ha...probably not. While I admire looking at shunga, I don't want a shunga tattoo. @SStu Thinking about a cool kappa from him. He could get weird without having a giant penis or labia on it!

I'm in the exact same boat for shunga. I think it's wild and super cool, but not something I'd get tattooed.

On 7/18/2018 at 11:05 AM, Kevinb52 said:

Long time lurker of the forum, but i figured i'd better start posting haha. I'll be at Pagoda! It will be my first time there since moving to the east coast from the Bay Area 2 years ago! Hoping to get tattooed by Dansin, Tim Hendricks and also grab another piece from Shaun Topper! Wish i could have gotten in with grez, i have a few cool spots saved for him. 

I got a little jammer from Tim at Star of Texas while Weatherholtz was setting up to tattoo my other leg haha. Tim is a good dude.