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Re: Letting Parts Sit Before Rinsing
I myself tend to drink a lot of beer while Im dipping, so at whatever temperature and pressure pee is........ that's what Im using ! keeps my water bill down also...
This is my new diy dip tank and diy dip area in my garage.
This is my diy dip tank setup. Sourced all my parts from amazon and craigslist for the ibf tote and barrel.I partitioned my garage with leftover plywood and 2x4’s free cabinets from Craigslist. Free vent fan from a buddy. Aluminum baffles from a garage sale $5. Couple hrs here and there over a couple weeks and here I am about to do some learning about the dipping process. I’m sure there will be some fine tuning once it’s all up and running. Probably around $500 in so far. Look forward to talking with everyone 
Re: Question on Gun Stock Technique
That's where I hold it to go from cutting table to laying it in the water. The taped corners help me keep it flat
Re: Are you keeping up?!
That midnight rocker is awesomeFinally, some Chinese art that actually makes sense...lol...
I am soo tired of these "Mad Reaper Dog Skulls chasing Wicked Clowns in HotRods through HellFire Underwater" crap artwork those idiots put out...
Re: Steps.candy concentrate
We are actually shooting an intercoat video today, and will be announcing 4 new candies, pre mixed. The nice thing about candies in intercoat, as opposed to the final clear, is that with no hardener, you can pour unused candy back into the can for later use.
Also, remember that many candies are different strengths, and with different guns, they will lay differently! It’s usually better to err on the side of “more coats of weaker candy”, thank “fewer coats of stronger candy”, to avoid streaking.....
Also, remember that many candies are different strengths, and with different guns, they will lay differently! It’s usually better to err on the side of “more coats of weaker candy”, thank “fewer coats of stronger candy”, to avoid streaking.....
Re: Couple newbie questions ar15
Oh just throw it in the water with the film and splash some activator on it you are good to go. 
Re: Not bonding near masking tape
So you shortcut it, and it turned out like crap... Then you short cut it again, and it turned out worse. There is a lesson somewhere in here but I can't put my sharpie on it...
Re: More issues arising.....
Put a light over your tank. It will help out tremendously on reading your film.
Re: Don't worry when you lose a job!
When I was in the tattoo industry we showed that kind of respect to the shops that showed it to us. People would try and start bidding wars between studios and we just didnt participate our price was our price you can pay it or you can go.
we didn't talk trash ever. In business there is so much that can draw your focus away, you cant let it. Focus on your shop and how to get better every day and when people come in make sure they leave knowing they had an professional experience.
and if the client say something bad about a competitor dont pile on. You do not grow your business by putting another down. You grow you business by showing why you are a better choice . If you do that people will come. Do not get caught up in any drama and do not react to what you competitors do make them react to what you do. The most important three words in business Professionalism
Professionalism Professionalism. When people walk back to the see magic happen they want to see it being done in a neat clean professional way. It makes a difference believe me. If you walk in to two studios one is very professional friendly and nice and another acts like the didn't give two **badword** about your project. Chances are they are going to the first shop. Which is the number one rule of business. People do not like giving there money to assholes so give them an alternative.
thats what we did as a tattoo studio and we did extremly well for over 20 years . What ever your business is doing the actual work is only a small part of it. How you deal a treat the custormes especially the unhappy ones thats what is going to define your business
what you do for the community helps a bunch. We sponsored blood drives food drive toy donations a
Benifits for people that needed help. When you decide to do a business for real you need to invest. My tattoo studio had probably close to 200.000 invested in equipment. Proffessionals look proffessional and use professional tools and they arent afraid to tell a customer no because we know what works and what doesn't and the last thing you want is a crappy piece floating around out there because it has your named tied to it now. It just seems so many people starting out in business get caught focusing on the wrong things which is everything that is not going to help you grow. Do it right and 20 years from now you may be on a forum trying to share how you made it happen and all the sacrifices that success demands
we didn't talk trash ever. In business there is so much that can draw your focus away, you cant let it. Focus on your shop and how to get better every day and when people come in make sure they leave knowing they had an professional experience.
and if the client say something bad about a competitor dont pile on. You do not grow your business by putting another down. You grow you business by showing why you are a better choice . If you do that people will come. Do not get caught up in any drama and do not react to what you competitors do make them react to what you do. The most important three words in business Professionalism
Professionalism Professionalism. When people walk back to the see magic happen they want to see it being done in a neat clean professional way. It makes a difference believe me. If you walk in to two studios one is very professional friendly and nice and another acts like the didn't give two **badword** about your project. Chances are they are going to the first shop. Which is the number one rule of business. People do not like giving there money to assholes so give them an alternative.
thats what we did as a tattoo studio and we did extremly well for over 20 years . What ever your business is doing the actual work is only a small part of it. How you deal a treat the custormes especially the unhappy ones thats what is going to define your business
what you do for the community helps a bunch. We sponsored blood drives food drive toy donations a
Benifits for people that needed help. When you decide to do a business for real you need to invest. My tattoo studio had probably close to 200.000 invested in equipment. Proffessionals look proffessional and use professional tools and they arent afraid to tell a customer no because we know what works and what doesn't and the last thing you want is a crappy piece floating around out there because it has your named tied to it now. It just seems so many people starting out in business get caught focusing on the wrong things which is everything that is not going to help you grow. Do it right and 20 years from now you may be on a forum trying to share how you made it happen and all the sacrifices that success demands
