FP done ahead of schedule @ Buena Park
We did our FP\'s at Buena Park today. Buena Park ASC is open from Tuesday to Saturday 8:00AM to 4:00PM and is across the street from the Buena Park Mall. The Security Guard looked at our FP notices and informed his Boss that our scheduled date was 11/24. She told him to go ahead and let us do it. It was around 3:40PM and there were a few people in the room, some seemed to be purely languishing. We filled out our application forms and were called up immediately. The FP operator gave us some lotion and told us to rub our palms and fingertips thoroughly. Then she took our fingerprints. Four fingers of both hands diagonally across the screen, no thumb. Then all 10 fingers individually. I got numerous "small ridge breaks". She explained that they were breaks in the lines. She simply redid those fingers until the machine signalled "Pass" in green. Then a supervisor inspected my prints and had me redo a couple of fingers. Then she approved my prints. We filled out survey forms and were out on the stroke of 4:00PM. I do have a sneaking suspicion that they "settled" on the prints for my right thumb and right ring finger as the best possible prints under the circumstances. I was not going to call and talk to an IIO about FP quality, but now have no choice.
Some pointers to a possible higher % of clean and hassle-free FP, based on our experience :
a) Do not apply any lotion prior to going there, whatever they provide is enough. I applied a very thick moisturizing cream prior to leaving home. The operator did ask me, after she redid a finger or two a few times, if I had applied any lotion prior to coming there. In fact, she had to rub some ammonia based liquid(I think) to some of my fingers to get the excess lotion off.
b) Do not apply pressure on your own when the individual fingers are being rolled for printing(easier said than done, you unconsciously want to help). Just relax and let the operator apply the required amount of pressure. They are experienced and know what gets the best result. That should minimize "ridge breaks".
c) Don\'t go if you have any cuts on your fingers. Wait for a few days and let it heal. If you have dry fingers with skin peeling off due to the weather (like I do), constantly moisturize your hands for a few days prior to going for FP. Somebody on this board suggested that you wear gloves for a couple days prior to FP. The thought had occured to me but imagine answering all the questions at work.
None of the above may change anything, but, we want to do anything we can to not slow down the process, do we not?
