Hi Emsiee
With the Isopropyl alcohol remover solution I find the removal really easy – no soaking required - I just spray (a couple of blasts) the top of the tape weft adhesive section (trying to aim down inbetween the sandwiched wefts to target the adhesive) then simply rub the two sandwiched wefts together. I've found this is always enough to release their grip. Any tape adhesive that may be left in the hair just gets another spray on the hair and a comb through to get rid of any residual debris, then a wash with clarifying shampoo at the end.
You'll see for yourself when you get your samples (and when you do the training) how easy the removal is (and how quick!). Perhaps a thought would be for you to try both an alcohol spray and also an oil based remover (for eg, C22 remover) and see which one you get on with the best. Personally like I mentioned above I much prefer the fuss free clean removal I achieve with the alcohol remover but you may prefer one which is oil based.
I love tapes now they are so quick and easy to install and remove (in comparison to the bonded fusion I also offer). I do remember the first removal/retaping being a nightmare – to the point I actually reconsidered offering them but that was down to my inexperience. I was clarted up to the eyeballs in bits of the old sticky tape trying to remove all the bits off the wefts before I could retape. God knows what I was doing then because it's a breeze now.
Best Suppliers? Well that's something I'm constantly still searching for myself especially with the tapes. So many suppliers offer tapes in just 18 inch lengths and if they offer premium hair type ranges for other application methods they often overlook offering these in tapes, for example, trying to find double drawn and premium quality (i.e Slavic Russian) in tapes has been like trying to find hen's teeth. If anyone has any recommendations, let me know I'm always searching
Re' SJK – I've never used them – so I can't comment on their quality – I've read the good and the bad about so many suppliers and they were definitely no exception ......If you just want to practice with a few tapes for now before going on a tape course, you could try Angel Remy as a supplier as they offer their tapes in packs of 10 (as far as I'm aware). I can't personally say what the hair is like in terms of quality and longevity as I haven't used it but I'm sure this will work out much cheaper for you for practice purposes (as I've found a lot of suppliers standard pack sizes for tapes are 20 – 25 tapes per pack).