You only need to backcomb the dreads when they are new, you should not be backcombing them after they are two months old. The only reason you might backcomb your dreads, after the initial backcombing you did to put them in, is if they became so loose, that you had all kinds of loose hair floating around, and parts of the dred were completely undreaded.

After your dreads are about 6 months old you will only need to use wax for little loose hairs, frizzes, and to condition them so they don't get brittle.

Use the clockwise rubbing method. Rub the dread against your scalp in a clockwise motion.

How do I get wax out of my hair?

Wash it out using hot/warm water, it will take a washing or two to get it all out.

How do you dye your dreads?

If your hair is a very light blonde then it's really easy. If not, then you have to bleach them first. I have heard of people using regular household bleach, but I have never tried it and I don't think it's a smart idea so I do not recommend it. Go to Wal-Mart or Sally's and get the cheapest hair bleach you can find. I have used Clairol and it worked great. Some bleach will make your hair turn orange, but this one turns you hair a very light blonde. Let the bleach sit in the hair for a while, because you want to make sure you get all the hair, and make sure you squeeze it into the dread when you do it, otherwise the dark hair will show through. Make sure you wash all the bleach out, and wait a day before coloring your hair, because your hair may be very delicate right after you do it. When applying the color, do it the same way you applied the bleach, squeeze it in the dred locks to make sure you get all the hair you can, and make sure you wash all of it out.

You should use the crocheting method. Just thread the dread through the loop and pull it through, kind of like sewing.

Dreads do get fatter with time, because the hair that would have fallen out, builds up inside the dread. This is what makes the dreads become hard after a while. But if you want really big dreads and you haven't started them yet it's easy to make them fat, just make bigger sections. And it's pretty easy to make the bigger if the dreads are only about two months old or younger, just rubber band them together and palm roll them as much as you can. But once they are hard it's really hard to connect them, you can still rubber band them together, but you take a chance of having folds or creases in your dreads.