A bonder gel is to act like a double sided sticky tape sort of, to help the other gels adhere to the nail plate.
A builder gel is a thick consistency, with very little movement (doesn't self level) for 'building' the nail and the 'arch'.
A self leveller is exactly that, it self levels without any bumps. It's a runnier gel that you can not really build with UNLESS you do it in sections and levels as I describe below.
A gloss is also a self leveller that is very thin and is for the finishing 'shine'.. though all gels will shine.. gloss is just shinier.
"clear" refers to 'color' or absence of it, and not the kind of gel it is.
Ok, the way that I build witha self leveller is similar to a technique that I was taught to use with Gel-Resins and I adapted it.
Prep nail etc, apply tip.
- apply gel only along seam of the tip and natural nail only along the middle of the seam, and not going all the way to the sides.
- semi cure 1min
- apply gel over seam, overlapping on either side and either end. (bring it back to halfway to the cuticle...)
- semi cure 1min
- Apply gel over 'new' seam, overlapping again, either side and either end (should reach the margin next to the cuticle now) and all the way to the end of the free edge & cap
- semi cure 1min
- apply gel over entire nail, cap again.
File and buff as necessary.. apply gloss....
voila