TexasCHLforum.com

GOT MY CHL TODAY
Completed class and test: 1/14/12
Fingerprints complete: 2/8/12
Background check complete : 2/10/12
CHL mailed: 2/14/12
Received CHL card: 2/18/12

Overall, very quick service from CHL which I appreciate.

Crossfire wrote:Plain water will hydrate the fingertips enough to raise ridges in about 90% of people. For the others, we use CornHusker's Lotion. Not just any lotion - has to be CornHusker's. Don't know what magic ingredient is in there. Don't know why it works. We just know that it does. Like Keith said - other lotion just mucks up the prints.

And still, there are a very few people that just do not have classifiable prints. Age, occupation, and hydration level all play a part. We do all we can, but around 1% of you people just don't have fingerprints!

BTW - if you need it, best place to find CornHusker's is Walmart or Walgreens.

Great news! This morning I logged in to the CHL Status page https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/chl/login.do" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and saw Fingerprints: Complete
Thanks for the help so many of you offered. Now I just sit back and wait for the plastic to come in.

The L1 tech simply sprayed water on my fingers both times. Maybe she needs some additional training. Wish I had known about the lotion.

You may be right since there will be no opportunity for a third fingerprint set to be rejected since L1 won't do a third set. This morning I called DPS/CHL and asked what the next step was going to be. The lady checked my status and asked me to call again in a week. She did tell me that upon a second rejection they will usually give it a pass. That gave me a little hope. So, I went to the range and put a 100 rounds through my Nano. Anyone else have the same fingerprint problem?

I'm in that group of folks who have very little ridge detail on my fingers. I have completed all of my requirements for a CHL and all of my documentation has been received. I have been to L1 twice and twice I have received an e-mail that my fingerprints have been rejected. I understand from L1 that they don't do fingerprints a third time. I contacted CHL by phone and got very little information there. They said that they would look in to it. I would like to hear from some of you who have gone through this same thing and how yours was resolved. Wish I had heard about the Corn-huskers lotion trick and chug a lugging water before the second trip to L1.