Dan

Hello,

I've been struggling with this lately. I am at a point where I want a few small tattoos but I feel that they will look like stickers...I don't know how to counteract this thing, better placement?

Here's an example: I want to get a mickey mouse on my shoulder. I tried a little sketch and it just looks like smth that you get from a bubblegum and stick on your skin for a day.

Any ideas?

yes ! get it bigger , get a larger tattoo that won't look like a "bubble gum pack" sticker.

Yeah clearly. That was good advice but not very helpful. I still have no clue where to put my bodybuilder mickey mouse and still not look like a fucking sticker. Do you have an idea?

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yes,don't get a fucking tiny souvenir tattoo then.

I won 2 tickets to see John Mayall thursday night ! very cool ! Home : Ace of Spades

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Ace of Spades Concerts | JOHN MAYALL @ Ace of Spades Thu, Jul 9 2015

if you want to see it, quote here with your instagram.

tattooedoldguy LOL or @ or whatever it is ,I'm guessing you missed the PM about this on june 12th that I sent you :)

Just framed in two widows on our building:

so now it's whiskey, beer, plus legal recreational weed, :D

and having an all American meal ;)

ribs, sashimi (raw tuna), grilled salmon, rice, nori, salad, pickles, chips, dip, etc.

later fireworks @ the local fairgrounds while listening to folks firing guns through the night........:eek:

love that meal ! all sounds great !

I am making one of my fav dishes,Ahi Poke,love that stuff,when we go to maui & kauai they have so many types of poke over there.

eat a lot of sashimi grade tuna,

and I made pork back ribs,marinated them cut up in coca cola for 24 hours,then brushed on bbq sauce and slow cooked on bbq in indirect heat for a few hours, mmmmmmmmm

I hope all is well for you and your family & friends,

have a great day !

I think that the reason that there are so many aftercare products is because everyone and their bro is trying to cash in on the popularity of tattooing, and people like gimmicks so they buy the shit. Really all you need to heal a tattoo is soap, water, and lotion. The only true game changer I've seen is Tegaderm, and I'll swear by that stuff. My boyfriend is a rough healer to the point where it looks like there's a barnacle on his tattoos in the first week, yet nothing falls out. So for him especially, Tegaderm is pretty great.

yep ! I agree,I swear by Saniderm(same kinda stuff),love that shit ! applied to clean dry skin and the results are amazing if done properly.so easy too,I can sleep,I can sit on a plane,I can work,I can shower,etc,etc,

I'm done with wet sticky healing. after removing the saniderm after about 4 days,all that's needed is unscented lubriderm.

"Re: Tattoos linked to chronic diseases??"

I have a terrible form of that,I have "Ineedmoretattoosism" , it's chronic with me.

and apparently many are afflicted here as well.

Been a lurker for a while. Well mostly after I had a tattoo on my lower leg and panicked when my ankle swelled up and I had pain every time I stood up.

So far I have 3 tattoos nothing artsy, or cool but I love them. My next piece I'm looking for something amazing, but undecided what I want.

I have no idea how I got the bug, I hate pain and I'm a mard arse.

I'm a tattoo artists nightmare, the one on my leg I couldn't stop shaking it was insane and I have no idea how it ended up looking as expected...I did apologize over and over, but he just said it happens :-).

I guess I am lucky then,because I have tattoos from my ankles to my thighs and never had an issue with any swelling.

Getting my first tattoo tomorrow.

If using the Tegaderm, do I wait the initial time to remove the gauze/bandage from the shop, shower and wash the area, air dry, apply aquaphor or other product and then apply the Tegaderm?

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I use Saniderm,same kind of product,

I keep the original saran wrap & Vaseline that the tattooist put on for about 5 hours,then wash it with anti-microbial soap,(tattoo finished about 4PM)

*this was "scrubbing hard in warm water with my hand and anti-microbial soap in the shower*

then applied some cocoa butter and another saran wrap(about 5 or 6 hours) until the next morning,then wash again with anti-microbial soap,

then I apply saniderm(to clean dry skin ONLY) the following morning (no cocoa butter or aquaphor or anything,pat dry with clean cloth using clean sterile surgical gloves) *or have someone help you with clean sterile gloves*and don't take it off for 4 days,

the secret is to apply saniderm after all of the initial fluids(ink,plasma,etc) have come out,after the first 8 or 10 hours and two anti-microbial washings in the shower,

remember ! all this is skin area after washing and when applying the saniderm make sure it's only touched with new sterile surgical gloves !

IMO technique & the needle set has more of a role in pain difference then coil vs rotary.

yep ! I agree UglyButProud ,I swear by that stuff,I love it !

So, now that I have tattoos on my lower arm, I find myself in a dilemma. Wearing a wristwatch will be on top of my tattoos.

What do you guys do? Just wear the watch over it? Switch to pocket watches? Does it affect the wear of your tattoo?

I don't wear a watch,(my phone is a good clock for me) actually the only jewelry I ever wear is my wedding ring.

but like was said,IMO the watch will have no effect on tattoos ,

the only thing I can think of is may not be as sun tanned under the watch maybe.

I always assumed it meant fuck the world. Crazy optimist that I am. I was very leery of seeing this tag on my 11 yr old nephew's Instagram page. I then was told it could also mean "for the win". I guess I'm not a huge sports guy cause I had no idea.

Free taco Wednesday would be my preference though.

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Speaking only for myself, @Graeme being a dick to people[/b] is one of the few things that keep this board interesting these days -- aside from looking at pics of y'all's lovely tattoos, that is.

LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

@Pugilist please ban @Graeme

i heard him say he actually prefers tattoos with no outline and no black

LOL good one !

Dude, look up what political correctness means. It is not the same thing as being polite.

You can talk however you want to talk, but then you can't bitch when people find you annoying. Them's the breaks of social interaction.

dude,I know what it means,those were just some thoughts of mine.

and isn't that all part of a discussion ? and yes I can bitch at whatever I want to,(or voice my opinion)like was already done in this thread.

what was put so eloquently here ? Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post

That's my opinion, anyway, and opinions are like assholes.

You guys - you have the right to post pretty much whatever (as long as you don't break forum rules), but other posters also have the right to be annoyed by it. Freedom! America!

I think the issue with these things isn't so much about posting "random crap", because yes, this is the section of the forum dedicated to that, but that people get annoyed by the quantity of such posts. Like we all talk about whatever rubbish when we have conversations with each other in real life, but don't you get annoyed when one person dominates a conversation over and over again? I know I do. And I know that in my own life, I try not to be that person (and I can be very long-winded and opinionated, so it is a conscious effort!)

Like no one is trying to run anyone off the board, but I just think the general unspoken rules of conversational politeness that we probably all try to adhere to in daily life also apply online.

I for one talk to people the same way online as I do in real life in person,and I know that rubs people the wrong way sometimes,but I am who I am,and what you see is what you get with me.I gave up on political correctness a long time ago.

Is called "Random Crap". You guys can post random carp but I cant?

I whish there was a an account delete function you guys make this place a fucked up and horrible one.

that's what I thought the "Off topic-Random Crap" sub forum was for too ! but apparently it still pisses people off here to post off topic random crap in the correct sub forum LOL

isn't this an online discussion forum ? there are 3 out of 20 sub forums made exactly for random discussion ? WTF ? some people need to relax and loosen up their panties.

I like the attention my tattoos get,I like it when people look.

IMO the pain is part of the addiction to tattoos,it's like no other pain,it's pain we ask for !

I love the whole process of getting a tattoo,from the consultation,

to the mental preparation in the weeks & days leading up to the tattoo,

to the physical preparation the day before & day of (getting good sleep/pre-hydration/a good meal,etc,etc)

to the mental preperation of getting into that "groove" to get the tattoo,

the mental challenge of dealing with & overcoming & getting through the pain in a way that I actually have learned to embrace the pain to deal with it,

our human ability to really mentally overcome the pain is an amazing thing to me,I love it ! I love the minute by minute mental challenge during the tattoo process.

and yes,I believe we earn our tattoos through the pain in part.

Marquesas

What do you do with Tegaderm that comes in smaller squares if you want to cover a bigger piece?

I am curios about this too sense I just got my order of saniderm in yesterday...

I am going to use it on my foot piece.

I had a large rib cage piece done and we covered it with the squares,just make sure sheets get overlapped by an inch or so.

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So I have read through some of this thread and will admit I haven't made it through 36 pages worth. But I just got some tatuderm after getting work done on Monday. I really enjoy it that it breathes and is flexible but I was curious, when people peal it off, does it seem to grab on the tattoo at all? The first day my artist placed a little aquafor underneath and I didn't have am issue, when I replaced it I went off the instructions and it says not too so I didn't. I went to remove it to clean it about a day and a half later and it adhered to the tattoo as well. Has anyone else had this experience? And if so, what was done?

I have used Saniderm on several tattoos now,I love it BTW,

I put the Saniderm on dry clean skin,no lotion or aquaphor or anything under it,

and it might hurt a little peeling it off,but it does not remove or damage the tattoo,

as a matter of fact after about 4 days of having it on the tattoo,the tattoo is beautifully healed !

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here is my healing system

1)plastic wrap(saran wrap) for the first 4 hours,then wash with anti-microbial soap(washing hard with palm of my hand in shower)

2)remove wrap(saran wrap) and re-apply plastic(saran wrap) for 4 more hours then wash with anti-microbial soap and apply light cocoa butter,

3)remove wrap(saran wrap) wash with anti-microbial soap and light cocoa butter then re-apply plastic wrap(saran wrap) for first night ,

4) next morning wash with anti-microbial soap and then apply Saniderm on dry skin for about 4 days,

remove saniderm ,healed,maybe just the normal itch.

this works for me anywhere on my body that I get tattoos.

Just an update. At the end of 7 days when the wrap came off I had a beautifully healed tattoo. Over the next 2 or 3 days the rest of the dead skin flaked off and I had not a single scab. Not one. I never had any swelling or pain at all. So this will be the healing method for me from here on out. Just thought I'd post again about how it turned out. :)

that's great that it healed so nicely for you,

that final "week long heal",was that wrapped with plastic wrap? (saran wrap),

I have found a successful heal process for me as well,mine involves,

1)plastic wrap for the first 4 hours,then wash with anti-microbial soap

2)plastic for 4 more hours then wash with anti-microbial soap and apply light cocoa butter,

3)wash with anti-microbial soap and light cocoa butter then plastic wrap for first night ,

4) next morning wash with anti-microbial soap and then apply Saniderm on dry skin for about 4 days,

remove saniderm and it's like you said,healed,maybe the normal itch.

this works for me anywhere on my body that I get tattoos.

also,I have been lucky, I have never had a problem with leg swelling on my leg tattoos

side of my neck up to my ear was the last painful,almost no pain at all.