As mentioned in part one, it is important to be sure your piercing is healed before you remove the jewelry. It is now crucial to be sure it is healed before you go sticking something new in it.
Again, I highly recommend that you get some ring closing pliers. These will make the job much easier. However, if you don't have any, you can still follow the instructions on the previous page to wrap standard needle-nosed pliers.
Inserting a CBR The first thing you need to do is make sure the jewelry and your hands are both clean. If you bought the jewelry from a piercing studio and kept it in its package, it should be fine. If you ordered it from an online store and do not have any proof that it has been autoclaved, please take it to a local piercing studio and ask them to autoclave it for you. There may be a small charge and it will probably take overnight, so don't take out your old jewelry until the new ring is ready to go.
Now you have your pliers, clean jewelry and clean hands. Open the new CBR using the instructions on the previous page. Place the ball somewhere clean that it will not roll away while you are inserting the ring. Open the ring wide enough to allow room for any skin that needs to pass through the space, being careful not to warp the round shape of the ring.
Carefully touch one end of the ring to the piercing hole and rotate the ring carefully to allow it to slide through the hole in the shape of the ring. This may take some practice and gentle prodding. You do not want to force the ring. If you feel it catch or think it's not going in the right direction, remove the ring and try again. Sometimes stretching the skin around the hole can make it easier, depending on where it is. Honestly, the less you think about it, the easier it is.
Closing the Ring & Inserting the Bead Captive beads serve a more significant purpose than just aesthetics. Once you have your new jewelry in, you need to close it so it doesn't fall out.
Using your pliers, gently close the ring, leaving just enough room to allow the bead to snap in place. You'll notice that the bead either has a hole all the way through or indentations on both sides. This is where the ring holds the bead.
Grasp the bead between your fingers, making sure the indentations (or holes) are on the top and bottom. Line the indentations up with the ends of the jewelry and firmly push to pop the bead between them. This will also take some practice.
If the bead is correctly inserted, you should not be able to pull it back out without force. But it should still swivel freely between the ends of the ring.
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