I posted this in the new tattoo section, but this one is finally done. I may expand on it, but not right now. Started last year in late September, next was late October, late November and this past Wednesday. Total of around 12 hours. Last session was pure murder even there was 2 months from the previous session. I like it.
Good luck. The community here has a lot of experience (Dan, SStu and Hogrider). If you don't want to take advice from people who have a lot of experience, go forth. I think that you are very likely to end up with a mess. Your skin, your body, your choice. I've been down the laser path for a bad tattoo and glad that I did. I was able to get it lighten enough for a great tattoo.
We've slowly, but surely been having plumbing, namely drainage problems. Today it finally became a problem that couldn't be ignored. Fortunately we called an honest plumber that instead of coming out and charging a few hundred bucks to tell us he couldn't do anything, he listened to the details and told us we probably needed our septic tank emptied.
We called the local company that handles that type of thing and they had a truck here in about 30 minutes. Within a little over an hour he had found the tank, dug thru the frozen ground and pumped 30 years of... well you know. What we were afraid was going to be a costly expense was only $295... good shit!
I'd keep looking. You got the original tattoo - healed over - first layer of scar tissue. Then you got a coverup - healed over - second layer of scar tissue. Now this guy want to tattoo you again with no ink - heals over - third layer of scar tissue. Then you get the cover up - heals again - fourth layer of scar tissue. Too many for me.
What is the science behind how sea salt is going to pull the ink out of your skin, even when it's broken up by the tattoo machine? You realize that you would literally be pouring salt into an open wound, right?
@Gingerninja already gave you good advice - do your research and don't be in a hurry.
That's not the plan I'd be taking. I have never heard of either "no ink to lighten it up" nor "wash with sea salt" before.
Not doing laser? As an ex-Atascocitaian myself (Gnarled Oaks Ct) I'm curious to see what Frank leaves you with.
More progress (3 more hours) and some touch up on areas that healed less well - still a long way from finishing but starting to really take shape! - FYI found a morning session so much easier than my normal late afternoon! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk