How To Get Gel Polish Off Acrylic Nails

The best way I have found is to take a file and lightly buff the gel polish off.

How to get gel polish off acrylic nails. Gently push the acrylic off your nails using a steel cuticle pusher. Cover the nail with oil and also the fingernail you are using to push off the gel polish. Soak cottonballs in nail polish remover.

The slight penetration the acetone has can be used to remove a very thin layer of the buff off gel on the natural nail after you have removed the bulk of the gel with a file but to avoid any possible damage to the natural nail it is best to leave this thin layer and let it grow out. When someone comes to me with acrylics from another salon and potential damage to the natural nail Ive had great success with filing off most but not all of the acrylic using the following process. Place the soaked cotton ball on top of the nail then wrap a square of tinfoil around it to keep it in place.

4 Try to restrict your exposure to the light. Next gently scrape the nail dry with an uncooked pasta fork. If it looks white and you are using a solution to clean your gel nails then you know that you will need to clean them with acetone.

If you get your filing technique fine tuned hold the file. 6 Stay away from water if you want them to last. Gently push the polish off your nails pushing from your cuticles downward.

Picture SourceThis Is How to Remove Gel Polish From Acrylic Nails. Repeat for all fingers leave on for 1020 minutes and you should be able to wipe the gel polish off with the cotton balls after theyve soaked. Soak your nails in a bowl of acetone for 5 minutes.

But you cannot mix nail polish and acrylic paint together the chemical structure is completely different and the water in the paint will coagulate the nail polish. Try not to get the polish on your cuticles because this may cause infection. The success of a gel or acrylic manicure is entirely depended upon the skills of the nail technician.