How To Apply Gel Over Acrylic Nails

Gel nails can be applied right over the nail bed or applied to the nail tip to extend it.

How to apply gel over acrylic nails. This makes them great for people who get. When applying acrylic nails it is important that the natural nail is clean and dry with polish removed first. After applying the acrylic contour and shape the nail with a 180-grit file skip the buffing and remove the dust off the nail.

Think of a plastic cup gel versus a glass cup acrylic. When your second layer of the base coat has dried as well you can paint over acrylic nails in any ways you like. Pour the liquid acrylic into the dampen dish.

Buff off as part of your rebalancemaintenance appointment for the enhancements. After ten minutes your acrylic should be dry. The gel nails are different from acrylic nails because no mixture is required to make a gel.

When I go for a fill they use the electric file and file the color off. Watch Greg apply hard gel over a glued nail tip. The final result is nails that sport a glossy.

Gel nails are wonderful because they are completely odorless and require little to no filing. The first step to any manicure is to start clean. For more natural looking nails builder gel is often preferred over acrylic as it can be applied quickly with a high-shine finish.

Gel nail extension has the consistency of hair gel used to apply on top of a nail extension or apply it directly onto the natural nail. John Hauk is the owner of Salon Vicenzo in Centerville Ohio and was second runner-up for Nail Technician of the Year in NAILS 2007 AVAs. Apply gel and cure under a UV lamp.