The best method is to use long nose pliers or preferably BCR / Circular barbell opening pliers. By placing the pliers through the ring and VERY GENTLY opening them until the ball is released. Being forceful or stretching the ring to far will mean the ring will be too loose for the ball to be inserted back in place.
Herein, how do you unscrew a piercing ball?
Just so, how do you take off a small hoop earring?
How do you put a cartilage hoop in Claire’s?
Which way do you twist a ball piercing?
Remember the Golden Rule – Tightie Rightie, Lefty Loosey
Balls are screwed tight to the right and to loosen you need to screw to the left.
How do you unscrew a tight labret stud?
Hold the flat disc on the back of the labret stud with one hand or use your teeth to keep it steady. Grip the outside part of the stud with your other hand and unscrew it counterclockwise until the ball comes off. Remove the piercing by gently pulling the disc up and out of your mouth.
How do you take a cartilage piercing out for the first time?
How do captive rings work?
The captive bead or ball fits into a small opening in the circle of the ring. The bead is slightly larger than this opening and has small indentations or depressions that correspond to the ring’s end-points so that it may fit snugly against them, thus completing the circuit of the ring.
How do you remove a captive bead ring without pliers?
Captive Bead Ring Removal
- Grab the jewelry by ring with the index and thumb of one hand.
- Grab the bead or ball with the index and thumb of the other hand.
- Pull and apply force in opposite directions causing the tension that the ring has on the ball or bead to break.
- Once the ball or bead is free, rotate the jewelry out.
How do you open a large captive bead ring?
Squeeze the pliers a little more as you pull the ball grabber to release the captive ball. Be careful not to open your captive bead ring too far, as it could distort the jewelry. Check to make sure that the open segment is wide enough to remove the jewelry.
