Tattoos

[Road kill]

Yeah .. it's changed -- I have tats that are more than 20 years old, as well as a current piece that is unfinished and last worked on last Friday (four days old) ... the technology is a lot the same - still electromag-driven guns and some rotary guns - the inks have changed though the colours available now are stunning ..

One of my tats more that 20 years old needs a recolour - but the lines are still OK ... one of my 20-year-old + pieces the fine lines are still fine lines and the one on my ear has survived very well for 12 years in the sun all the time

I think it depeds on the ink, the workmanship, but more importantly whereabout on the bod it is ..

Not much depends on the ink "Spaulding and Rodgers" the biggist supplier of Tattoo inks have not changed any of their base colours in over 50 years.

There are a lot of people "some kiwi" that make and claim their inks are better than Spauldings,,most of them are plastic based crap or even mixed with Spaulding inks.

There are around 10 different versions of the basic black,Spauldings is and always has been the best.

Tattooists in the know will buy their inks from Spaulding by batch # and then blend it themselves.

All ink will eventually spread but that's not always due to only the ink it's self.

The skin replaces all it's cells over about a 7 year period,but the ink particules not being cellular is not expelled during that process so it remains but can spread.

It spreads most if it's not placed correctly between the first and second layer of skin,,when it's to deep and under the 3rd layer it's spreads "badly" after about 10 years,often less.

Colour is seldom placed as deep as black,so you get more fading with colour but less spreading.

Most spreading and fading is simply due to the age of the wearer,not the skill level of the tattooist.

[GingerMidget]

Ed, I'm talking about you. Not 'them'

[Edbear]

Ed, I'm talking about you. Not 'them'

Yeah. I've always been a bit non-conformist and have spent most of my working life in manual jobs with gangs of such types. I àpologise if I have failed to live up to your expectations of one such as myself. Perhaps I should pull my head in a bit and display my gentler side.

People who know me personally know me as being a joker and with a somewhat wacky sense of humour. I hold no grudges against anyone, life is too precious to waste on anger and resentment.

So I will take your comments on board and try to be better.

[Madness]

...drivel and nonsense, nothing to do with the thread theme.

You're not referring to me though eh, Ed?

[nallac]

You're not referring to me though eh, Ed?

He can't be your pic's are on topic....... and goooood

[Edbear]

You're not referring to me though eh, Ed?
ED]

As much as you try to keep on topic, I do get this worrying feeling that you have an ulterior motive in posting pictures of lesbians...

[bogan]

Now the thread is getting interesting...

Took long enough though

[bogan]

I think I found one that used bad ink, looks like all her tats washed off

[nallac]

As much as you try to keep on topic, I do get this worrying feeling that you have an ulterior motive in posting pictures of lesbians...

There not lessy's there Bi......... please..........

[Berries]

I think I found one that used bad ink, looks like all her tats washed off

Nasty ring worm on her arse then.

[nallac]

Nasty ring worm on her arse then.

No thats my bite mark....

[skippa1]

No thats my bite mark....

ok so where is the queue for biting that then....????

[Edbear]

ok so where is the queue for biting that then....????

In your dreams...

[skippa1]

In your dreams...

come to think of it Ed, I think you have been fingered (pun) as a creepy old cunt that leers over the female members........just sayin Ive seen this from you before....

[Edbear]

come to think of it Ed, I think you have been fingered (pun) as a creepy old cunt that leers over the female members........just sayin Ive seen this from you before....

Care to elaborate?