needing to find out how to change a PA piercing from a 12 gauge to a 10 gauge now?
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Never 'force' a piercing. Use a body lubricant such as KY Jelly and GENTLY press the new gauge in, over a LONG period of time.\n\nUsing a taper is another method - it allows more gradual transition.\n\nOr alternatively - see if your piercing studio will do it for you!
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I have has mine done twice, because it got infected. The clamps do hurt when they are prepping you for the piercing. The piercing did not for me. The healing can also be painful. Keep it clean if you get it, and use a mixture of 1/2 mouthwash, 1/2 water to rinse after you eat, drink or smoke if you do. Also if you have any metal allergies, like to nickel, I reccommend that you do NOT get pierced. It is a bigger pain then it is worth. Literally. Also get silver or gold jewelry or plastic if you do have metal allergies. Don't go cheap because it will get infected and infections in your head are very serious. Now for the 2nd part of your question, should you get it done? That is a very personal question, it will affect how people look at you and what types of jobs you can get. Hope that helps.
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I know this has nothing to do ith your question, but your email address isn't verified, and I really want/need you help with my guitar. \nI was thinking about your other reply and  the string only buzzes when it's open. Does that mean it is a burr in the nut? \nAlso could you tell me what the safest way to change the string is? (I'm such a tele virgin!) \nThing is, it got brought two weeks ago, so I wasn't expecting anything to go wrong this quickly! Plus its Easter weekend, so everywhere is closed or I'm at work so I can't take it back to the shop and get them to sort it. \nThank you, its great to be able to ask someone who actually has the guitar to tell me what to do. \nOf course I like calexico. Again it's nice to find someone who knows who they are!
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You don't. Instead, you take it to a jeweler and have them do it for you, they have the proper tools and knowledge. Ideally you should take it to the place you bought it.
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14, I believe.  But you could probably get them to pierce it at anything from 16 to 10 gauge.
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Here is a needle site...\nhttp://www.everythingradio.com/phonograph_needles.htm\n\nBest of luck,\nJeffrey
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to figure it out look for a "pt" or "plat" stamp.\nMost new platinum jewelry has a cobalt alloy blend and will have a "pt 950" or "plat 950" stamp inside the ring band. A good test you can do to check if it's got cobalt is to put it to a strong magnet. Cobalt is highly magnetic.
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Take pictures of it and post daily so we can evaluate it. We'll let you know what steps to take!\n\nKidding (maybe)...they should have told you how to care for it where you got it pierced. Unless you did it yourself. Yikes. Maybe you should see a doctor.
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body piercings require a parental signature if you are under 18 in Idaho\n\ngood luck!
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Try Peroxide every now and then besides of straight alcohol.  If that doesn't work take a Q-tip and rub baby oil around it being careful not to get in the piercing itself.
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Look here\nhttp://tattoo.about.com/cs/plip/l/aa061402a.htm
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Pop that bering out < use the allen wrench that comes with the blades > and insert the new bering.\n\nI've never done that; just saw my friend do it ... usually, I go through 4 brakes, and new wheels ... then I buy a new pair of blades ... it's not like their expensive ... in fact it's more economical to ditch the old and get new ones <cost of 8 wheels <$30>: 16 Bearings <$40>: and 4 breaks <$12> = $82 vs new blades from $60 to $120>.  Unless you're training for competition, just get the affordable stuff.
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1; You can contact a pipe supplier and they will be pleased to size the pipe for you.\n\n2,You can email me and I will get enough information to size the pipe for you. There are many facors that will determine your needs.
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Stretching is a long term committed process- it is not done fast or all at once! You strech fully healed piercings one gauge at a time, and you can only stretch every 2 months or so to do it right. Sometimes at the first few sizes (14g to 12g) you can stretch after about 1 month, and once you hit larger sizes- 1/2" or bigger, waiting even longer is recommended, up to 4- 6 months in some cases. If you stretch more than one gauge or faster than this you can tear, damage, or blow-out your tissue, leaving bad looking scars, purple or damaged skin, or bleeding.\n\nWhen you wear jewelry in any piercing all the time, the hole itself will be loose enough to allow for jewery one size bigger fairly easily. The new bigger size fits tight at first, but over the course of the next two months, it loosens up again, and will allow you to put in the next bigger size again, etc. A taper can be used to aid in putting the jewelry into the piercing, but is not meant to force skin open that will not let it. Stretching is not a forceful process.\n\nWhen getting to very large sizes there are some other techniques that help, like taping.
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Depends on how long ago you had it done. If you take out the one that's messed up and let it close and redo that ear it should come out ok. That happened to my lil sis about 2 weeks ago and she got hers corrected I don't see why you couldn't do the same thing. Just try not to make the second hole too close to the first or you'll end up making an extra large hole instead of a new one. Good luck!
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From an online Pipe company. Here is one that might be useful!. Good luck!
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If i were you id go get it done professionally. whatever the piercing may be... ive pierced my navel, libre, and nose by myself and each time i had to remove it n get it done professionally because it either gor infected or jus hurt really bad. your piercing could get infected too and itll hurt trust me. ur safest bet is the cleanest place around.. i have 10piercings and there all nice and clean and they were all done by a PROFESSIONAL so trust me on this one....