How to spike a mohawk: putting up a mohawk into a fan

I felt like I needed to make yet anther video, just finish off with 3 videos of me putting me up my hair.
Music by Chaser:
"Kids These Days"
"No Hope"
So if you're too lazy to watch the whole video, I guess I'll go over a few things here.
The hairspray I use is Aquanet: megahold 3. I used Manic Panic "Pillarbox Red" hair dye. The shampoo is Neutrogena Clean Volume.
uhm, I've had 2 mohawks over the past 3 years. the first one I had for 16 months, and the second one(this one) I had for 5 months. When I cut my first one it was 9 inches, and the second one was 8 inches in this video.

[@atylerbrown7535]

I watch this every time I am missing my Mohawk really want to cut it back soon. Getting this right was the most fun and this was the video that taught me to do it properly.

[@downupon]

This dude's channel is literally American highschool in 2005

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

Lancur spot on, haha

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

American high school in 2007, haha. Its such a time capsule

[@downupon]

i assume lmao

[@ftceghionowam5814]

Don’t associate this cool shit with america🤮🤮🤮you make me want to kill myself🤮🤮🤮

[@joebezmen8778]

Hahahaaaa wooooord I was in 10th grade!!!!!

[@radcliffemcavoyeur5556]

THANK YOU!!! My brother has severe carpal tunnel in his hands and loves his hair to be spiked up like this but he can't get it right without my help and even then sometimes it doesn't stand up. This technique is freaking perfect. So thank you so much. I didn't even think of blow drying it while I styled it.

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

yeah. I went to a barber shop when I got my second one cut. And some lady at a salon did my first one. If you own a trimmer and have someone with dexterous hands, I recommend u do do that, but if you need to pay someone to do it, try a barbershop or a salon

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

I've done liberty spikes a few times, it just wanst really my thing. I liked the fan better.

[@MrSister127]

i've been growing my hair for over a year, its almost a foot long, next friday im getting a haircut you have just inspired me to get a mohawk, thank you

[@Maroon138]

Just cut my hair into a mohawk last night and thanks to your video it looks really sick, Thanks bro! It gave me the guts to finally do it, now i'm the only one on campus with one haha

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

I've alternated between special effects and Manic Panic. I tend to use Manic Panic when Special Effects is not available. Also, Walgreens has a brand called "Splat", I used that on my brother's hair and it turned out really well, for like $7 you get everything you need (gloves, bleach, dye)

[@danielespinal7044]

And all of a sudden you got up and you see that a netflix series is inspired by your hairstyle 🦅

[@rmch1996]

I hate when my arms start getting tired half way through but, I can't stop

[@CoyoteBongwater]

Your first one where ur hair was orange helped me so much! I've been experimenting with my hawk for a while, and i find its easy to rat it up first before applying spray. I hold it up with the comb like you do, but i use a brush and brush downward, then group it back and apply spray. This helps the final product almost guarantee no gaps.

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

15 minutes overall. 10 minutes on a good day. play around with different hairsprays and see which works best for you. Just look for things like "mega hold" "ice" and stuff like that.

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

"No Hope" and "Kids These Days" by Chaser Go check out their myspace, find their music on itunes

[@sonofashepherd6668]

sometimes come back to this vid for nostalgia sakes lmao, learned how to put my Mohawk up back in my teens. Man how time goes by,, hope you’re doing well bro

[@melon7559]

Just wanna say thank you, I needed reference on how to draw an unspiked mowhawk.

[@cybersaiyan2003]

thanks man, this video helped a lot, my hair is a foot tall and i looked up other "how-to" videos and yours was the simplest, thanks again

[@ivansantrizos8483]

Did you ever just slick that hawk back? slicked-back is my fav mohawk look!

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

Yeah, in the later years I didn’t put it up as much and just slicked it back. Like a greaser horse mullet

[@ivansantrizos8483]

@@Makeshiftmotorsports smooth;)

[@knowledgeispowerfful]

Very nice, and thanks for posting. Did you color your hair a week before you start using that spray. I want to color my hair and do a mohawk, but I'm afriad of hair breakage/falling out if I use spray or got 2 b gel soon after coloring my hair?? so, what would you suggest?

[@SquidgyBidgey]

Hey bud thanks for the great vid. I was wondering what your opinion would be. My lad has hair maybe 1.5 - 2 times as long as yours (fluorescent green to boot). He has decided that to make the most of his own hair, he wants to go out at Halloween as Troll (Yes the kiddies toys). Do you think given your experience that your technique could be adapted to a full head of hair to be able keep the lot going straight up.

[@Rawrizar]

So how long did that take you overall? Once the weather gets warmer I'm going to get a mohawk again, probably 3-4 inches. I used to use Got 2B glued, but this looks like it has much better results.

[@ohdamn5862]

How long does this last? Other methods I've seen last a couple days. I'm trying to spend as little money on hairs products as possible.

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

2 days. The hairspray is like $3 for the big can and used to last me two weeks

[@ohdamn5862]

+elcuellorojo Thanks :)

[@firunormal2]

Also before you change colours do you have to rebleach it or can you just burn out the colour with hot water?

[@bringthelight2421]

Im doing this for my daughter on her crazy hair day. Love it man

[@inkedshinigami]

nicely done. how long will this hold up? is it an all day kind of style or just a couple of hours? and do you use a heat setting on your blow dryer or the cool setting? thnx :)

[@snailmail5900]

ha, thanks. hmmm, thats interesting, i'll have to try trimming my hair..its pretty tall once i have it up. yeah, they tell me glue is really bad for my hair...i dont really care about that part, i can always just shave it off. but with glue in i can keep it up for about two weeks even while showering..but i will try it with just spray and see how it works. how long have you had a mo hawk?

[@driftke70]

hey dude nice hawk, was that red/black line regrowth from an all red head, or a neat dying job. If you died that edge how did you do it? Thanks

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

yeah man, I saw them at warped tour twice, one time they let me and my friends hang out in their tent to get out of the sun, so we sold some merch for them for like 2 hours. then the next time at warped tour my buddy's backpack got destroyed and so they let us put all our stuff over by their setup so it wouldnt get jacked. They're definitely the most personal band I've met, they've really done a lot to make a connection with their fans

[@sham-zt9jm]

If you're talking about chaser yeah they were coming through florida and were gonna stay at my parents house back in 2006 I was just a baby I'm 13 now but 14 in August just got my 1st mohawk and this video helped so much

[@cha0ssidy]

Well done, it looks good!

[@tylerbrown5949]

Bro how do you get the gaps in your mohawk out its so annoying thanks

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

You can see my technique at about 4:22 in the video. Once I have it all up, I go back and hit the section with some more hairspray so I can run a comb through it again. I pull a little hair from the thicker sections and hold it all together with the comb and blowdry it again.

[@tylerbrown5949]

Thanks so much helped alot!

[@walkingcorpse1224]

My hair unfortunately is too thick for that and it stands up on its own. Which means if I fuck up once, there is no going back unless I wanna start all over. So I just went with a thick wide mohawk. Now I don't get gaps at all anymore, but it's no longer a traditional punk styled mohawk anymore, idk what to call it. 😂 it's somewhere between a mohawk and a deathawk.

[@djdanger8773]

Tyler Brown get long hair

[@walkingcorpse1224]

DJ Danger Longer hair isn't gana help. More hair is gana help better.

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

Yeah, Manic Panic isnt really my favorite dye. I've used a red and a blue from them and they didnt turn out as good as special effects

[@bakersk8r4life]

hey man i got a question do u... use a straightener? i would really like to know man thanks nice mohawk mine is like yours but purple :)

[@oneofakind1334]

It was someone else's question, but I'm glad they asked (TheClownRampage). I have attempted to used manic panic, and it never works for me. I tried blow drying once, but I only did that for a few minutes. Your hair is really nice in this video.

[@JaedinnShannon]

How do I get my cool hair out? To do the same with you, I have a gift or I get at the shop or then do it. What's my hair?😢

[@kraigbroshears2023]

I have curly hair do I have to straighten it first before I use everything you showed?

[@affoidman123]

do you straighten your hair? or comb or anything before you put it up?

[@MilitiaMackMusic]

yo man my mohawk is nowhere near as long as yours haha .. but its getting there .. but my question is .. what kind of hair dye do you use ? cause i need a type that will stay in for a long time ... (proberly one that would last a few weeks)

[@nfaber1095]

question. i have the lil "emo\scene kid" hairstyle. im sik of it, ive always wanted a mohawk and im sik of hair in my eye 24/7, and the headaces from swishing it outta my eyes. if i get a mohawk, i dont think i have enough hair for a very big one...should i grow it out like you and then get it done, or have a short-ish one, see if i like it and grow it out from there?

[@pamrhodes529]

Thank you for this video. I have 3 boys and was having trouble with the Mohawks.❤🤘

[@bobbypoo]

how well did your hair dye stay in? Im debated to get mine died red but ive heard that it fades to pink pretty fast

[@Matbroek]

do you need to do this every day, or can you keep it in your hair for a day of 2? great vid ;) keep going like this man ^^ Grtz

[@marilynesco]

out of all the mohawk vids ive seen yours is the one that helped me ...now i put up my hawk every weekend thanks!!=)

[@darklordofstuff]

just got aqua net spray today and I have to say this is the best one yet. it has the best veiw out of the first two. Thanks!

[@mygermanmetal]

first of all, sweet mohawk. second (and this rly has nothing to do w/ the mohawk) what brand of dye do u use, cause my hair's the exact same color but i have to re-dye it like every 2 weeks...i've been trying to find something a little more permanent. idk how long urs lasts but it would b worth a try. sry for rambling haha.

[@johnsantrizos7638]

when you first cut your hair into a mohawk, how long was it?

[@senorpigeon9564]

Does this work with small Mohawks too? Just started one about 2 months in.

[@kylieLrumble]

how long does it take u in real time don;t think i could be bothered spending anymore time on my hair, but awesome as mohawk mate

[@tweakweak]

How long did it take to do this? roughly because i have a mohawk too and you made it look really fast.

[@wwemmy]

Do you do that every day? and Do you know if ti's better to have thik og thin hair?, cus I have problems hutting my mohawk up, and it's way shorter than yours..

[@ChipsDubbo06]

I’ve been trying to follow this guide but I can’t quite get the middle of the top to look right, always got a big gap, is it that I’m just using the wrong comb or do I just not have the hair for it?

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

You can start with that portion instead of starting with the front. That will let you use as much hair around the crown of your head and have that section as thick as possible before you fan the front/back

[@ChipsDubbo06]

@@Makeshiftmotorsports awesome mate cheers I appreciate it, I’m probably gonna have to trim my hawk down to tbf like

[@firunormal2]

I live in canada and can't seem to find Aqua Net any where, i use Got2b At the moment, but its expsensive at 8 bucks a bottle, what else do you recomend

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

oh, dang I guess thats what I forgot in the description. The band's name is Chaser Songs are: "Kids These Days" "No Hope" if you like their stuff, go check out their myspace, or you can download some songs off itunes.

[@HisGuardianAngel3]

Youre super cute! im a girl and i have just gotten a mohawk (im not all hardcore or anything!) and your tutorial is great!!! so you didnt use any gel at all???

[@fendi8854]

I just cut my hair into mohawk but not yet standing it up like that ... But do u think that will looks good to me because the back of my head is flat??

[@drumXskate]

do you paint the sides black or just razer it? hope you understand im from holland

[@BeylaKaythin]

Can you also do this without blowdrying? 🤔🤔

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

Erik Ezrin probably not. Maybe with a flat iron.

[@OSAME44]

Nice. dewd did u put ur tongue in ur cheek on purpous when u said blowdryer? 0:34

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

Ah, I get what you're saying. I prefer to keep it pretty straight back there. That way it doesnt get caught on my collar or hood or something. Also, I don't have my mohawk anymore. I needed to have a job for a few months so I shaved it off back in April. Right now my hair is only an inch or so. But I'm planning on getting a mohawk again within a few months.

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

"Kids These Days" and "No Hope" by Chaser find it on itunes, the songs are from a split record they did for Felony Records

[@Kunibelt]

have u ever tried putting gel on after u put your hair with the hairspray

[@firunormal2]

How much roughly is the dye, and how long does it last? Roughly of course

[@PrinzZombie]

How long does a mohawk like this last? Especially on festivals? Because I mostly put mine up for festivals, cause it takes forever to put it up xD

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

I dont think I showed it in this video, but normally I use a hand mirror to try and see the back and sides. In my other two "how to" videos I think I use this technique. Also, how long is your hair? a shorter mohawk (4-5 inches) is a lot easier to put up than something 7+ inches. and also, I can't stress it enough, but practice. I'd had a mohawk for 2 and a half years when I made this video.

[@HARDCORESKELETORN]

My hair is about a little less then half as long as yours, how long do you think it would take to put mine up in the morning?

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

have you tried using a straightener? I dont have curly hair but I have friends that do, and they use straighteners before they put up their hair

[@ericbanuelos3]

@elcuellorojo what do u mean "got 2 be glued" like actually put glue in gell and mix? cuz i need strong gell...

[@spacecat1974]

Special Effects dye holds up waaay better than Manic Panic. Better color selection too. But... Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. My son begged to get a mohawk and this video has been very helpful.

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

I normally keep the sides really short, like about the skin, but in this video was made about 30 minutes before I had to cut it all off for a job so I'd been growing the sides out. But, in about 3 months I'm cutting it back again.

[@left9143]

the original hawk

[@SnuggleLess]

I just got my hair cut for a mohawk and can't wait to put it up for the first time. This really helped, thanks. Sadly, I can only put i up on the weekends, school forbids 'upright' mohawks. :c

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

yes, if you use eggwhites work really well as a hair gel. So does mayonaise (which is mainly egg whites). I wouldn't recommend it, it probably smells bad.

[@Zacharyx94]

do you go through one can of hair spray each time o-o;

[@aywhosethatguy1269]

how long did it actually take to finish the mohawk mate?

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

@addressunknown123 not sure what u mean, but 8 inches in a year is extremely fast, its over half an inch a month. I've read 1/4 inch per month is average. And 1 inch after 6 months, is there a typo there?

[@LoogieV]

do you keep it up for few days? and how do you switch tshirts with it up?

[@marcyloopascual43]

Hey thanks for the video it really helped me a lot :D I really can't get my mohawk up and I was wondering if I'm doing something wrong? I use a lot of conditioner and my hair is really soft so maybe it has something to do with that?

[@MarvinHeemeyer44]

You could try got2b glue that's what works best for my hair

[@shanleyshoupe7873]

Marcyloo Pascual conditioner might be weighing your hair down. Maybe a mousse and a blow drying upside down will help build a little volume beforehand

[@Ridevans4life]

how often do u have to dye ur hair? i used n'Rage cobalt blue on bleached hair and it fades in like 4 days

[@firunormal2]

I don't have a proper comb yet i have this comb but its like half an inch thick, so i just use my hands to bring it up. Is that alright:? My mohawk is like 4 inches tops.

[@laurengadd2346]

Where did you get this hairspray from please? Cant find it anywhere.

[@punklover99]

Super late but just look in hair care shops for a super strong spray

[@firunormal2]

That's awesome how long did that take to grow?

[@bmh91993]

what happens if u get an ich under the spikes/mohawk? are u screwed or do u find a way to fight it

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

yes, if you want the color to be noticeable, bleach your hair beforehand (I recommend a few days in advance, the color doesnt seem to last as long when U dye immediately after bleach) The lighter you bleach your hair, the brighter and more vibrant the dye will be.

[@SquiddVicious]

last time they came to Reno, Mike made sure the show was all ages even though they would take a pay cut just so i could go see them again, then afterwards we went to hang out in downtown reno all night, right after the show me, mike and cameron went out to the Chaser tour van to listen to the new cd and it was AMAZING, i really liked the song with Jason DeVore from Authority Zero doing vocals

[@smokeyandme9869]

The original Hawk

[@Kikioxas]

I have a chelsea hawk and its pretty long, but before i had an undercut so the undercut it still there with my mohawk and its hard to style it to somewhat hide the bald part at the back of my head, do you have any suggestions on how I might fan my hair but make it so i can somewhat cover that spot?

[@sikkchaos]

man will ur products work on curly hair cuz mine always gets fucked up whenever i try to put it up it just curls back?

[@Segadoway]

Try doing the one side of the hawk all the way along and leaving the other side, bits will fall down but leave them, then fix it up. it makes the fan so much easier and looks better.

[@iBad527]

looks sick how long is your hair?

[@bobbypoo]

you used manic panic hair dye right? whats the name of the color?

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

Thanks man. and yeah, chicken eggs, like breakfast. You take out the yolk (yellow part) and just use the clear stuff, it works like gel and gets hard as a rock (but I've heard it stinks like crazy)

[@kittyelmorolo]

Can i just ask.. Why do you have it so long ? dont you like hit on door frames and stuff lol But i like it alot :)

[@Aznhunniebunnie16]

Thanks man, you really helped me a lot when my mohawk grew taller. But for the shortie mohawks out there, try using Gorilla snott. Fast drying, ultra sturdy and no crust and shit.

[@firunormal2]

Ok so your recomending Special Effects over Manic Panic? I remember you saying in your second video how you don't like it. My sister bought me to containers of Manic Panic so might as well use it then try to find Special Effects

[@Makeshiftmotorsports]

I used to do this every day, some days I would not shower from the previous day so it would stay up for a couple days in a row. I think the thick vs thin hair thing all depends on how wide your mohawk is. If you have thick hair, I'd cut the mohawk a little thinner, if you have thin hair you might need a little wider of a mohawk. If you are having problems you may need to swtich shampoos, stop using conditioner or try different hairsprays

[@seeeethhhe]

i just got a mohawk, and i usually tease it... mine is about nine inches, so how long do u think it would stay up?

[@CrunchieDan]

I have a mohawk, its green and I love it. But when I wanna fan it every other day for school I can't see the back to pull it out and spray it. There's nobody available to help in the morning and I don't think my mom wants to support the whole thing so doing it the night previous isn't an option.. Any solutions?

[@dunamtaz]

@elcuellorojo hey ahh, my hair at the middel dosent stand up all the time its really hard to get it up and I never got it really right and i always used gel and a littel bit of hairspray, so when i gel th middel section it never stud up like any where els and it was always a bit bend and i dont know if that would happen if i only hairspray do u think it will be streight?

[@angeeyc]

theres 2 types of aquanet hair spray, one is unscented the other one is fresh fragrance, which one is better?

[@hornylittlemonkeyy]

ey der, i got a hawk, but also cirly hair, and thick too... i have some wierd hairsprey which is damn good, but still keeps my hair up for like an hour then it falls over... meybeh i have been doing smth wrong, need the base real hard right?

[@NekroSkag]

has anyone ever told you look kinda of like tom waits when he was young lol its a compliment. my friend loves you

[@CloudyMao]

I like the roots on your hawk, looks good with the colour you've got.