Tell me how to gauging?

**CoLd BlooDed** · 03-30-2009 07:56 AM

To anybody here who has their ear piercings stretched.

Did you use tapers or another method? How long did it take/how long did you leave them in? What gauge are you currently at?

Not expecting too many responses, but anything would be nice.

**CoLd BlooDed** · 03-31-2009 07:44 AM

Thank you everyone for your input.

Can anyone direct me to an emo forum?

**magical mike** · 03-31-2009 01:56 PM

My older brother (Real brother who I dont live with anymore)
Loves these... He uses a stick that has mesurements on it, made for it or whatever. he use to use a drumstick.

**Catbus** · 03-31-2009 07:07 PM

Pauly Unstoppable has a good guide as a blog on myspace. I would link you but I'm at school right now, though you can just search for him. He may be private though, I don't really remember.

**CoLd BlooDed** · 03-31-2009 07:53 PM

Thank ya both.

Hahaha... just realized now how my good english is.

*points to titel*

EDIT: Can one of you admins/mods change it to Tell me about gauging?

**Bearsy** · 03-31-2009 11:45 PM

When I tried doing it a few years back I went to Hot Topic and bought a tapered stud, but I couldn't even get it in the hole to begin with so that dream died pretty quickly.

If you go to a tatto/piercing shop and talk to the person behind the counter they could probably help you a lot.

**CoLd BlooDed** · 03-31-2009 11:50 PM

I've already stretched the hole to about an 8 gauge... I need to get a little bigger to acommodate the double flared acrylic plugs that I bought three weeks ago! I have the taper too but apparently you can cheat the system without having to actually buy more tapers. That is, where you actually wrap tape around the taper to enlarge the width.

And hahaha, you gotta start small. I went from a 14 to a 10, and then from a 10 to an 8... now I need to go to a 6 or 7 but I can do that with the tape.

**magical mike** · 04-01-2009 12:41 AM

My brother always used a drum stick in the bathroom. Maybe he was lieing to me lmfao...

**Jeff777** · 04-02-2009 05:44 AM

Cold Blooded................................Why?

**hellohihello** · 04-02-2009 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff777

Cold Blooded................................Why?

I was going to say the same thing, but then I didn't. Now I am just going to quote you.

Grosses me out.
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"Can anyone direct me to an emo forum? "
That my friend, I can do. I don't post there I just read it every once in a while for a good laugh, some of it is pretty funny, some not as they are serious. emo-corner.com

**CoLd BlooDed** · 04-02-2009 07:58 AM

I was kidding, merely poking fun at myself.

And I'm not going grotesquely large or anything, I've just been wearing the same earrings for the last four years, I thought it was time to change it up a little bit. Plus, there's so many different styles of plugs and tunnels that I'd like to play around with. Just in need of some variety, basically.

If anything, I'm doing this to go against the emo stereotype. I will never dye my hair black, wear skinny jeans or felate another man.

**dreamjuggler** · 04-02-2009 08:59 AM

Tapers are a good way to go. I know a good number of people that have used spirals which are also tapered. Just put 'em in, and slowly work them down during the day. When stretching you should use either glass or stainless steel, as I've heard wood or bone jewelry can fuse to your skin.

I'd recommend only going up one gauge at a time. Going up two gauges (e.g. 8 to 4) works ok, but it's more painful...

How big are you planning on stretching? I'm at a 2 gauge.