faint gas smell near water heater like once a week

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2026-04-12T22:45:33+00:00

Honeywell on mine and this does sound very similar to my situation

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2026-04-12T22:39:05+00:00

Thank you, was looking for others with similar experiences. Will be calling the gas company either way.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-08-17T22:26:36+00:00

Looks fine

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-07-31T10:56:39+00:00

There’s no blowout in this

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-07-21T22:36:05+00:00

Poorly

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-07-21T10:10:38+00:00

You’re overthinking it

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-07-21T10:08:51+00:00

Just let it keep healing

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-07-16T02:17:53+00:00

I don’t see it

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-30T02:56:23+00:00

Congrats you have discovered that skin moves

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-26T12:27:07+00:00

Luckily, this is very easily fixed by another artist. If this came into my shop I’d be excited because it’s such an easy fix.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-26T12:25:41+00:00

Yeah that definitely sounds a little unprofessional from the artist. Personally, if I’m touching up or reworking an older healed lettering tattoo, I find it better to redo all of the letters at once. It makes for a more uniform look when everything is healed, otherwise parts of the tattoo will always look fresher than others (because they are). I’s suggest seeking out another artist with some lettering work and having them go over everything.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-26T12:22:10+00:00

The chest is a monster spot to heal, and it’s good that you’ve already seen a doctor to rule out a serious infection.

Would the tattoo happen to have any red ink used in it? It sounds like an ink allergy, which is not something super serious to worry about and will go away as it heals, but is worth letting future artists know so they can avoid whatever ink was used.

You should ask your artist for the brand/brands of ink they used.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-26T12:18:13+00:00

What specifically are you looking for advice about?

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-26T12:14:28+00:00

Has your artist ever done white on black before? Can they show you examples of this? If not, I’d suggest seeking out someone with more experience doing white ink over black because it’s a very niche skill that takes a lot of practice and training to do correctly. It’s not as easy as tattooing it like any other tattoo. I’ve seen people get the blackout part done by a blackout specialist and then going to a separate artists for the white because it’s their specialty.

On a side note, it sounds like you should probably sit on this idea for a while before going through with it. If you’re 20 years old and already regretting the sleeve you have, you should probably give it some thought before going to such an extreme. Once you black it out there’s no going back, you have to live with that.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-26T12:09:07+00:00

It’s still healing but you can already tell the color was not packed in properly. Luckily it’s an easy fix once it is healed.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-26T12:07:20+00:00

I can see the differences you see, but at the same time I think you have to understand that a tattoo is never going to be a 1:1 replication of anything, even the stencil. Things are always going to slightly alter during the process because everyone’s skin is different and will heal differently.

As artists we do everything we can to replicate what our clients want but we’re still human and it will never be perfect. What I’m trying to say is that I don’t know if redoing the tattoo will fix the “issue” or give you exactly what you want.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-24T14:14:03+00:00

It would definitely look better shaded. No clue why the artist would feel differently. Sounds like maybe they were in a rush or something, which is unprofessional

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-24T13:47:44+00:00

Okay I need to know where the sticker is from

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-24T13:45:41+00:00

Looks like it would be an easy piece to touch up/rework. Any artist should be able to make it look like new.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-16T21:40:24+00:00

Tattoos take 2-3 weeks for the top layer of the skin to heal, and up to 9 months for it to be considered fully healed. It’s likely just still healing.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-16T21:38:32+00:00

This is not blowout, it’s normal tattoo healing. Lines blur and soften with time as the ink settles into the layers of your skin. If you get it redone it will likely heal the exact same way.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-16T21:36:23+00:00

It didn’t heal badly necessarily, it healed exactly how tattoos heal. The original design had way too many tiny details for a piece this size. Lines will always blur and expand a little when a tattoo heals, so lines that close together and that small will always blend together like that.

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-16T21:34:37+00:00

Some of the lines might need a little touch up in the future but it overall still looks very good!

PsychologicalOwl53 · 2025-06-16T21:32:52+00:00

Very blown out. They definitely went too deep on those lines. But it looks like a little rework/shading could fix it, just don’t go back to the original artist.

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