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Fixed Bead & Seamless Rings Removing & Changing Body Piercing Basics EP114

In the 114th episode in our Youtube series Body Piercing Basics, DaVo gives instructions on how to remove and change a fixed bead or seamless ring. 

Show Notes:

Describe FB and SL

What do you need?

  1. Clean hands

  2. Examine gloves

  3. Water Based Lubricant

  4. A Clean Flat Surface to set parts on Covered with a clean paper towel

  5. Possibly some tools

    1. Pliers(brass or electrical tape over needle nose pliers)

How do you remove them

  • Fixed Bead Ring:

    1. First, locate the ball or bead

    2. Spin it to verify that it is not a CBR

    3. Grab the ring between index and thumb

    4. Grab Bead with other side index and thumb

    5. Pull slightly outward

    6. Twist into a corkscrew

  • Seamless Ring:

    1. First, locate the seam

    2. Grab the ring between index and thumb on each side

    3. Pull slightly outward

    4. Twist into a corkscrew

  • How do you put them back in

    1. Lubricate the tip of the ring

    2. insert the jewelry into the piercing

    3. bend the ring so the bead or seam is matching

With tools

  • use the pliers to bend the ring into a corkscrew

If you have a question you would like to see covered in a future video, please comment or contact DaVo at davo@axiompiercing.com.

I aka DaVo have been a professional body piercer and the owner of the Axiom Body Piercing Studio in Des Moines, Iowa since 1994. My focus on education and helping clients make safe and informed decisions on getting pierced has always been a large part of my business practices and services. With my website and increasingly on youtube, I hope to expand and inform others outside of my small part of the world. I always encourage questions and comments, so if you have one, please comment.

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Suggested Aftercare Products:

  • For Premixed Saline DaVo suggests. NeilMed Neil Cleanse Wound Wash First-Aid Sterile Saline Solution 6 fl oz Each - https://amzn.to/2lgrfL7
  • Band-Aid Brand First Aid Products Tru-Absorb Gauze Sponges for Cleaning Wounds, 4 in x 4 in, 50 ct - https://amzn.to/2Q1nrcm

All footage was filmed using a Canon EOS 80D Camera with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens - https://amzn.to/3bb5PV4 and Canon EOS R  - https://amzn.to/386Y1BZ with Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens - https://amzn.to/3jkvptO

Audio - Recorded with Shure MV7 - https://amzn.to/39fKKbS with a Tascam DR-40x - https://amzn.to/2Lw67O8

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