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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2015 19:23:48 GMT -6
I don't lol. But, I couldn't help but think the entire time that "Next time I want to be more sexy naked, I will lift more"
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Post by variable on Oct 18, 2015 20:11:40 GMT -6
That is dedication.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2015 20:16:09 GMT -6
No, it's not lol. After the first 5mins, I was 100% regretting it!!! It was stubbornness and refusal to look like a wuss that made me finish the tattoo.
Honestly, I have NO IDEA when I'll be able to amp myself up to go get more of it completed lol
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2015 20:37:46 GMT -6
It will be awesome when it's complete!
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Post by variable on Oct 18, 2015 20:48:39 GMT -6
No, it's not lol. After the first 5mins, I was 100% regretting it!!! It was stubbornness and refusal to look like a wuss that made me finish the tattoo. Honestly, I have NO IDEA when I'll be able to amp myself up to go get more of it completed lol Heh, yeah, but you still let someone with a needle poke you for a couple of hours. I don't even want to be in the same room as one.  |
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Post by jackgordon on Oct 18, 2015 23:54:32 GMT -6
After wearing them at work for a day, my synopsis is that 10" IS too high. I got home, and did what I know to do with new boots..... Throw them ok n a run of hot water! Many will say "Blasphemy!", but I know it WORKS for molding new boots... The fit was already GOOD, but it's GREAT now. And, I scrunched the shaft down while wet... Once again, many would say "BLASPHEMY!", but, I'm definitely happier now that they are shorter and not so pristine. Can you expand on what you mean here? What's the process? I'm waiting on a pair of engineer boots and I want them to look more like this as soon as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 20:28:53 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2015 20:32:52 GMT -6
I just ran the hot water and filled the boots up with it until I could see the leather was soaked. Once the leather was saturated, I let them sit for 5-10mins before dumping the water.
After I dumped the water, I put on my boot socks, sat down put on my boots and waited until I could see the leather was starting to dry.
I unless your boots are too small, you shouldn't walk much while they are drying because you will stretch the leather. I stayed stationary, because my goal was to slightly shrink the leather.
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Post by brentkuz on Oct 20, 2015 9:34:03 GMT -6
So hindsight you should have gotten a lower boot? Or wider calf?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2015 10:24:14 GMT -6
I just ran the hot water and filled the boots up with it until I could see the leather was soaked. Once the leather was saturated, I let them sit for 5-10mins before dumping the water. After I dumped the water, I put on my boot socks, sat down put on my boots and waited until I could see the leather was starting to dry. I unless your boots are too small, you shouldn't walk much while they are drying because you will stretch the leather. I stayed stationary, because my goal was to slightly shrink the leather. This is commonly done to break in hockey skates. It molds the leather to your foot. |
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Post by exophobe on Oct 20, 2015 10:31:03 GMT -6
This is commonly done to break in hockey skates. It molds the leather to your foot. Pretty common in leather-upper hiking boots, too. I imagine it helps quite a bit with blister prevention. |
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Post by wdw on Oct 20, 2015 10:31:34 GMT -6
This guy knows everything you ever need to know about boots and how they should be broken in.
He may be somewhat alternative, but he knows his onions and I respect his passion.
His site taught me a lot before I plunged for my first pair of Wesco Boss. |
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Post by exophobe on Oct 20, 2015 10:33:09 GMT -6
This guy knows everything you ever need to know about boots and how they should be broken in. He may be somewhat alternative, but he knows his onions and I respect his passion. His clear hatred and disrespect for color theory upsets me, but I'll take a look through his site regardless.  Edit: the complete lack of anything made by Red Wing is kind of weird within the context of that many different pairs of boots. Edit 2: also avoid anything he has to say on his site about anything other than boots. Unless Texas fuddy-duddy is the look you're going for. |
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Post by whiskeyriver on Oct 20, 2015 10:52:30 GMT -6
Unless Texas fuddy-duddy is the look you're going for. Finally! I've found my style guru!! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2015 18:19:05 GMT -6
Lower boots. 6-8" is my sweet spot, being that's where combat boots fall in to. It's ideal comfort for me.
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Post by brentkuz on Oct 20, 2015 21:11:26 GMT -6
This guy knows everything you ever need to know about boots and how they should be broken in.
He may be somewhat alternative, but he knows his onions and I respect his passion.
His site taught me a lot before I plunged for my first pair of Wesco Boss. I don't think he knows his onions. |
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Post by jeffrx on Oct 21, 2015 8:01:45 GMT -6
No, it's not lol. After the first 5mins, I was 100% regretting it!!! It was stubbornness and refusal to look like a wuss that made me finish the tattoo. Honestly, I have NO IDEA when I'll be able to amp myself up to go get more of it completed lol I'm trying to get a large colorful tattoo removed by laser. That's no picnic either. So far I've undergone about 20 treatment sessions and this bad boy is fading, but not gone. Your tat is sweet. It'll look great once its done. Keep at it. |
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Post by ickes on Oct 21, 2015 16:43:20 GMT -6
No, it's not lol. After the first 5mins, I was 100% regretting it!!! It was stubbornness and refusal to look like a wuss that made me finish the tattoo. Honestly, I have NO IDEA when I'll be able to amp myself up to go get more of it completed lol I'm trying to get a large colorful tattoo removed by laser. That's no picnic either. So far I've undergone about 20 treatment sessions and this bad boy is fading, but not gone. Your tat is sweet. It'll look great once its done. Keep at it. So is tattoo removal really as painful as they say? How big is your tat? |
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Post by brentkuz on Oct 21, 2015 17:54:29 GMT -6
I'm trying to get a large colorful tattoo removed by laser. That's no picnic either. So far I've undergone about 20 treatment sessions and this bad boy is fading, but not gone. Your tat is sweet. It'll look great once its done. Keep at it. So is tattoo removal really as painful as they say? How big is your tat? You thinking about getting your "Gustin" tattoo removed off your back? |
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Post by bentin on Oct 21, 2015 18:41:01 GMT -6
Just stamp Iron Heart over it, jeesh.
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Post by ickes on Oct 21, 2015 19:01:15 GMT -6
So is tattoo removal really as painful as they say? How big is your tat? You thinking about getting your "Gustin" tattoo removed off your back? No, forehead. |
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Post by bentin on Oct 21, 2015 19:40:19 GMT -6
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Post by variable on Oct 21, 2015 20:15:52 GMT -6
As I am a giant nerd, my most recent purchase is 75Mbps/75Mbps interwebs speed. Now I shall truly be a low ping bastard.
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Post by jeffrx on Oct 21, 2015 20:26:05 GMT -6
I'm trying to get a large colorful tattoo removed by laser. That's no picnic either. So far I've undergone about 20 treatment sessions and this bad boy is fading, but not gone. Your tat is sweet. It'll look great once its done. Keep at it. So is tattoo removal really as painful as they say? How big is your tat? It's very painful. Worse than getting a tattoo by a long shot. Mine covers the area of about a computer mouse pad, so a treatment takes a while. Lately I just do 25% of it per session. The good news is that after about 5 minutes, your body simply gets used to the intensity and it becomes bearable. The first few minutes are the worst. |
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Post by devastitis on Oct 21, 2015 22:09:14 GMT -6
So is tattoo removal really as painful as they say? How big is your tat? It's very painful. Worse than getting a tattoo by a long shot. Mine covers the area of about a computer mouse pad, so a treatment takes a while. Lately I just do 25% of it per session. The good news is that after about 5 minutes, your body simply gets used to the intensity and it becomes bearable. The first few minutes are the worst. Is there a reason to go through that? I hear removal treatments are crazy expensive on top of being crazy painful. |
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