Acrylic help

[showson]

Hi

I have been using the same prodcuts for around six months and have had no prods with it at all, no lifting air bubbles or anything.

So dont know what i am now doing wrong but the past few days the product seems to be sticking to brush when putting a bead onto the nail and when i am trying to pat it it keeps sticking as well and now i am getting little tiny air bubbles, can anyone tell me why please, i use Nfu oh X

 

[mizzy_dizzy]

If the acrylic is sticking to your brush im thinking your brush has some dryed (old ) acrylic in it ,
other things I can think of it could be your mix ratio but if your sure that it isnt that then I would think it is your brush.
out of interest could it be your monomer ? maybe your at the end of the bottle? or had the lid off a little to long ?

 

[showson]

i dont think it is my mix ratio as i have not done anything different, i have been using the same brush for around the same time as the system and have given it a good clean with acrylic liquid and there does not seem to be anything in it that i can see, i have just finished a bottle of liquid today could be that not sure as i have only been doing nails since last august so still new, do you think that i could maybe do with a new brush as i have been using the same one all the time X

 

[Envy]

mix ratio is the cause

when the ratio is too wet the product will smear into the hair of the brush, a right hassle!

An old brush can be the reason, when they wear out the hairs liquid holding ability can change and you may find this throws the mix.
Option 2 is the change of season... different temperature/humidity will affect your products ability to work and therefore change your mix...

I recommend every tech checks their mix at least once a day, simply by producing a practise bead before application to see how the mix is performing for them.... and then of course adjust your pick up to get a good mix ratio.

(a laminated card is perfect as this will allow you to look at the bead settling... it should take a full 3 seconds to settle into a nice high round dome. if it flattens, or has an 'oily' ring around it then it's way too wet. if it is still lumpy then its too dry...)

hth's