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Re: Fading

Postby Mental » Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:13 am

Or they would have a reasonable price because it actually does last forever
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Re: Fading

Postby GHLVBH » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:37 am

Fading is normal over time but the longer you wait to repair ir the harder it will become to repair.
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Re: Fading

Postby mizceedub » Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:38 pm

Fading is inevitable. Just depends on artist, type of ink they use and the care you give it. Avoiding too much sunlight during healing process, type of lotion, and the skills of artist play a major factor. I've had a rose on my arm for 15 years and just realized some fading. Definitely get a touch up to keep it fresh!
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Re: Fading

Postby 75alive » Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:14 pm

A fading tattoo means time to shape up or fixing with more work around it
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Re: Fading

Postby slingitnow » Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:17 pm

If done correctly should last way longer.
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Re: Fading

Postby mizceedub » Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:23 pm

slingitnow wrote :
> If done correctly should last way longer.
This is true.. 5 years is little time. If your wearing shirts and in a sunny state, your likely to have had it damaged during healing process. Either that, or, your artist didn't go deep enough with ink. I've seen several like that. Hard to tell. Get it touched up before too late.
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Re: Fading

Postby Fizzy » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:00 am

How can you tell during the tattoo if they are going deep enough? I would just tell him before he started to go deep as hell
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Re: Fading

Postby mizceedub » Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:47 pm

Too deep and its going to scar too much. Deep enough should be uncomfortable. Not deep enough will feel like vibration. Its hard to tell due to ppls tolerance to pain, but there should be some pain, some blood, and you should definitely feel it!
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Re: Fading

Postby Gordy » Mon Apr 22, 2019 12:01 pm

slingitnow wrote :
> If done correctly should last way longer.

Yeah tattoos will last over a decade if the ink is really set deep
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Re: Fading

Postby mizceedub » Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:32 am

I have a few that are over a decade old and still look good. Some need a little touch up, but dang! Trying to find someone to touch them up is a pain in my Arse! Lol
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