When NFW! is new, that certain thing will be far too strong and the usual suggestion is to keep patting it with your finger tips to add a bit of the natural grease etc which will make the certain thing a little less strong than it is. If all else fails, that certain thing can be replaced with a little more certain thing of one or two types. When doing the EC, the certain thing ought to be doing the job it's intended to do so shouldn't be exposed or visible and certainly not ripping anything.
(I know, clear as mud and twice as useless!

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