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Sean_Steel Addictions

I AM BACK AT STEEL ADDICTIONS!!

About Me

Work Schedule
Sunday: 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday: 12:00pm - 5:30pm
Thursday: 12:00pm - 10:00pm

OUR ADDRESS:
3932 Secor Rd.
Toledo, OH 43623
419.292.2114
Professional bio:
My name is Sean, I am a piercer at Steel Addictions here in Toledo, Ohio. I commenced my career as a professional piercings back in May 2005. Prior to becoming a piercer I worked here at Steel Addictions for three years as the counter assistant. My duties included such simple shop upkeep tasks such as cleaning, organizing, selling jewerly, answering questions, making sure clients understood how to keep their piercings healthy, and any other odd jobs the piercers had for me. After a year of working the basic needs of the shop I was trained how to both insert jewerly as well as stretch lobes. Through the next two years I perfected my skills in the area of stretching. At the beginning of 2005 one of our piercers was let go and the owner of the shop decided to step down from piercing and retire. With two piercers gone I was asked if I was interested in starting an apprenticeship. I accepted the offer and began my training. Everything came fairly easy to me as I had been working in the industry for a number of years prior and learned many of the basics. Learning stretching 2 years prior helped me a great deal with the transfer from needle to jewerly; this task felt natural performing. My training, which included piercing pieces of rubber, reading up on piercing methods in the Gauntlet handbook, watching every and all piercing I could while being explained of every step, and furthering my knoweldge in sterilization and cross contamination, has culminated into my hardworking, knowledgeable, caring, and professional work ethics.
I believe that everyone deserves not only a healthy and clean piercing but an astetically pleasing one as well. I strive to provide my clients with the knowledge they need to feel comfortable with their body piercing.
My main purpose for this page is to meet new people and help everyone I can with their piercing needs. I enjoy meeting new people and answering whatever questions they have. If I do not know the answer I assure you I can find the best one to fit your needs. Please do not hesitate to drop me a message or stop into Steel Addictions to say hello, buy jewerly, or let me pierce you.
My other purpose for this page is to keep in touch with those of you I pierce. I want to make sure you are happy and all your questions and needs are tended to throughout your piercing experience. I want my clients and friends to have a way to get ahold of me whenever they need.
Personal and Professional Qualities:
My passion for the body modification industry makes me an appropriate artist to assist you with your needs. Through the years it has come to my attention that such passion is incredibly hard to come by; most notibly here in Toledo. I am constantly hounded with questions from walk-ins, emails, phone calls, instant messages and messages on here from individuals who will have their work done at other shops for mindblowingly dirt cheap prices. The lack of concern from such studios leave their clients with questions about the piercing and how to keep it healthy. I strive to make sure not only all of my clients, but the clients of other shops know exactly how to keep their piercings healthy and have them heal properly. I have made myself available on the internet through this page and instant messanger to keep in contact with my client and establish a more personal and comfortable relationship with them. I care a great deal about the health of my clients and always want to check on how they are healing and make sure they are still happy with the work I have done.
Studio Qualities:
Steel Addictions has been around longer than any other piercing/tattoo studio in the Toledo area. Our entire staff is devoted to excellence. We are all incredibly knowledgable in body modification and will always go out of our way to make sure everyone who stops in or contacts our shop leaves happy and comfortable with taking care of or furthering their insight with the interested piercing(s). We refuse to buy cheap jewerly, needles, tools, equipment and supplies that can ultimately result in an unhealthy piercing. We strive to make sure our clients recieve the best piercing done with quality equipment. We did not receive an award for best Piercing/Tattoo shop in Toledo by cutting corners.
STEEL ADDICTIONS DOES NOT PERFORM UNDER-AGE PIERCINGS WITHOUT PROPER IDENTIFICATION. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 AND OVER 14 BE SURE TO COME IN WITH YOUR PARENT AND HAVE EITHER YOUR SCHOOL ID WITH BIRTH CERTIFICATE, OR STATE ISSUED I.D. CARD PRESENT. THANK YOU:)

My Interests

Body Modification
Piercings
Tattoos
Drawing
Straight Edge
Photography
Painting
Writing
Art
Skateboarding
Poetry
Music
Fashion
Friendship

I'd like to meet:

Everyone who is interested in piercing. And that does not mean individuals who enjoy body modification. Even if you are interested in just a navel, nostril, ear, etc. piercing I want to meet you and help you with any questions or assistance you require.

Music:

Some of the artists you may hear/have
heard while I pierce(ed)
you. (Click to see their page):


The Album Leaf
Explosions In The Sky
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Louis Armstrong
The Halifax Pier
The Juniper Wait
Junius
DJ Shadow
Tristeza
Devotchka
Daedelus
The Mountain Goats
Sun Kil Moon
Sigur Rós
The One AM Radio
Codeseven
Death Cab For Cutie
Mineral
Boards Of Canada
Copeland
Efterklang
Björk
The Appleseed Cast
Múm
Theta
Jaga Jazzist
Theleonios Monk
Miles Davis

Movies:

Leon The Professional
The Big Lebowski
Little Miss Sunshine
Pi
Requiem for a Dream
Tombstone
American Beauty

Television:

Kids in the Hall
The Office
Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Avengers
Seinfeld
House
MythBusters

Books:

DIY: Design it Yourself
anything by Henry Rollins
Chaos

Heroes:

((Click photos to be taken to specific websites for further information.))
the Association of Professional Piercers
(This is the APP's official website. The APP site is an incredibly informative website that will provide you with up to date information on what to look for in a studio, the piercer, what questions to ask, and how to care for your piercing. This website is a MUST for those have piercings done as well as those interested in being pierced.)
(H2Ocean Spray is the most effective product helping cleanse and heal all your body piercings. It is the only Piercing Aftercare product that contains ingredients that are natural to your body. Unlike sea salt soaks there is no possibility of irritation as a result of use. The contents also remains 99.9% sterile so there is no risk of cross contamination during use. It should also be noted that H2Ocean is the only aftercare products used in the piercing industry that is approved by the FDA!!! Why go through the trouble of mixing and soaking your piercing with messy and time consuming sea salt solutions when you can just spray the piercing 2 - 3 times a day and have this method be much more effective and safe? **DO NOT BE FOOLED BY OTHER BRANDS OR 'HOMEMADE' AFTERCARE SPRAYS; THEY DO NOT WORK AS WELL OR AT ALL! If you are offered a ghettoed out home made bottle of "sea salt spray" be sure to decline. It's a waste of money and you have no idea what's growing in there!!!)
(Satin is an Antimicrobial soap that is less harsh and more effective in cleaning piercings than any other anti-bacterial soap available. Unlike antibacterial soaps like Softsoap and Dial which contain very harsh and toxic active ingredient, Satin is non-toxic and will not dry out your piercing or cause any irritation. It even says directly on the label that that it can be used for piercings. It is highly suggested that Satin be used to assist in the healthy healing of body piercings.)
(Tech-2000 is one of the most effective non-alcohol based, antimicrobial mouthwashes out there. Unlike alcohol based mouthwashes like Listerine and Scope which can severely irritate piercings, Tech-2000 is non-toxic which means it will not disturb the natural functions of the mouth by destroying the "good bacteria" that our body needs to prevent illness and infection.)
(Techni-Care is what we use to prep before each piercing and disinfect jewelry before insertion. Techni-Care is a microbicide [--any agent with the ability to destroy the life of anything that can cause serious disease or infection] surgical scrub used in both the piercing and medical industries. Unlike such disinfectants as Hibiclens, Iodine, Alcohol, Green Soap, and Benzalkonium Chloride [BZK Wipes], Techni-Care is completely non-toxic with no known indications of skin irritation or allergic reaction. It also only takes 30 seconds to disinfect and continues working for 6+ hours after the application. It is also one of the few disinfectants that completely destroys the serious threat of the MRSA skin infection that is becoming more prevalent in the piercing/tattooing industry.)
(Berri-Care is what we use as lubricant on needles, jewelry, and tapers during procedures. It is a non-toxic, antimicrobial ointment designed specifically to protect against painful skin disorders as a direct result of disease causing organisms. It is also one of the few products out there which counteract those organisms that cause MRSA and other serious diseases and infections. Why use a product like A&D ointment which is meant for a babies ass, has no antibacterial agents, and says direction on the container "for external use only?")

My Blog

If you have questions or need assistance with your piercings.

So I just received a semi-urgent message from an individual who needed help with their piercing. It was something that they spent a while writing me and needed to be responded to immediately.However, ...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:05:00 PST

Updates are always fun:)

Wow, So it has been forever since I have left a bulletin to keep those of you who look out for me a heads up on what is going on with the shop. . I'm sorry:( Well for those of you who have not stopped...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:40:00 PST

Shop Updates ! !

For those of you who didn't catch my bulletin please read on, and those of you who did you you can scroll down more and find out whats new at the shop. . Hey everyone! First of all I'd like to thank a...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 09:36:00 PST

UPDATES! UPDATES! UPDATES!

We now have a Message board for all of you to check out and join. You can talk about body modification, meet others in the area that are into the culture, ask any of us piercers questions, and have an...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:39:00 PST

Any and All Help will be Appreciated and Awarded!

So the art piece I have behind me in my may pictures was something I worked for over 3 weeks and put a lot of passion into. I thank everyone who has written me comments saying how much you enjoy ...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:55:00 PST

Quick update for everyone! Please Read if you have the time!

I have posted some new photos on my page of piercings I have done in the last couple months. I am going to work on getting a bunch more put on the page so if I have pierced you but forgot to take doc...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:31:00 PST

To Everyone Who Stops at my Page - !!!PLEASE READ!!!

So thus far I am really happy with the outcome of this page. I have been able to talk and help many of you out with your questions pertaining to Piercings and other Body Mods. - I really hope I have b...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My computer is broken.

So thank you to the storm we had the othe rnight my personal computer has been broken. I was taking a shower and the power went out and just to give me another fuck you the storm blew out the power su...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

!! Please Read !!

If you are reading this thank you so much for taking the time to check out my page and/or accept my friend invitation. I just started this page today in hopes of meeting new people who are interested ...
Posted by Sean_Steel Addictions on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST