How To Fix A Cracked Acrylic Nail

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How to fix a cracked acrylic nail. Take a brush and use some acrylic to shape your nail. In this video I will demonstrate how you can fix a cracked or chipped OR broken nail right from home. After taking off the acrylic file the entire nail.

Apply the paper and smooth it out so that there are no wrinkles or bubbles. 2 If the acrylic or gel nail has split at the top cover it with a band-aid until you can get to a nail salon. If we will leave it like this the crack will continue to grow and the nail will eventually break.

When the acrylic has been removed the nail technician can simply cut off the broken nail if it is over the free edge. Carefully clean as much as you can. Another layer of topcoat will make it translucent.

File the crevice down to the natural nail just until you get to the natural nail. If the acrylic around the crack has lifted file the lifted product away as well. Sometimes you dont need more than a fresh coat of clear polish to fix a cracked nail.

If the crack happened beneath your top coat youre going to need to buff the surface away so that you can reach the crack. Make sure that you dip your entire nail into the powder. I am fixing my chipped gel.

How to deal with a broken acrylic nail. 1 Try to keep your nails dry what a great excuse to get out of washing dishes. You will want to lay the nail drill bit parallel to the acrylic nail crack.