Calgel curing question

[Cazbar]

Hi Geeks,

I did a full set of colour calgel today and it took me ages !

I am doing two nails in colour and then curing for 3 mins and doing two nails on the other hand and then waiting for the first hand to finish curing. If I try and do any more nails in one go I am finding the gel shrinking back from the free edge.

Any tips on how to speed up or stop the gel shrinking back whilst waiting to go in the lamp ?

Also, when sculpting and doing one nail at a time can the whole hand go in the lamp each time or will this turn the already cured nails yellow ? Should I get the client to just put the one nail I have done in and not the others ?

Thanks in advance :hug:

 

[alisondenn]

Hi Geeks,

I did a full set of colour calgel today and it took me ages !

I am doing two nails in colour and then curing for 3 mins and doing two nails on the other hand and then waiting for the first hand to finish curing. If I try and do any more nails in one go I am finding the gel shrinking back from the free edge.

Any tips on how to speed up or stop the gel shrinking back whilst waiting to go in the lamp ?

Also, when sculpting and doing one nail at a time can the whole hand go in the lamp each time or will this turn the already cured nails yellow ? Should I get the client to just put the one nail I have done in and not the others ?

Thanks in advance :hug:

Hi all you do is freeze cure the first two fingers on one hand while you are doing the 2nd hand, the 2nd hand goes in, then you work on the 1st hand applying to the other 2 fingers and thumb, back in lamp and cure. Repeat this on 2nd hand. Then put both hands in for 3 minutes. The 2nd layer can be applied to all 5 fingers cure 3 minutes and then onto the 2nd hand. I hope you understand this as i dont, but it works for me - only takes around half hour for application

 

[CurlyQs]

Hi Geeks,

I did a full set of colour calgel today and it took me ages !

I am doing two nails in colour and then curing for 3 mins and doing two nails on the other hand and then waiting for the first hand to finish curing. If I try and do any more nails in one go I am finding the gel shrinking back from the free edge.

Any tips on how to speed up or stop the gel shrinking back whilst waiting to go in the lamp ?

Also, when sculpting and doing one nail at a time can the whole hand go in the lamp each time or will this turn the already cured nails yellow ? Should I get the client to just put the one nail I have done in and not the others ?

Thanks in advance :hug:

If you just 'freeze' cure the gel for 10 seconds, it will lock the gel and keep the gel from shrinking and allow you to finish the hand it a timely manner. Then cure the whole hand the full time.

I do find that Calgel clear yellows ever so slightly if I overcure (like over a minute compared to the required 30 sec.). When doing a French I am careful. It's kind of hard for the client to only put in one nail with the forms on, though - they find it tricky trying not to touch the other nails to anything. Again I would freeze it for ten and then cure the entire hand. HTHs!

 

[CurlyQs]

Hi all you do is freeze cure the first two fingers on one hand while you are doing the 2nd hand, the 2nd hand goes in, then you work on the 1st hand applying to the other 2 fingers and thumb, back in lamp and cure. Repeat this on 2nd hand. Then put both hands in for 3 minutes. The 2nd layer can be applied to all 5 fingers cure 3 minutes and then onto the 2nd hand. I hope you understand this as i dont, but it works for me - only takes around half hour for application

You beat me to it! I type too slow...

 

[ValencianNails]

Freeze curing not only works for coloured gel but also when you're applying the white gel

 

[Cazbar]

Thank you all

That makes sense to freeze cure for the colour. Can the whole hand including the thumb go in and cure at one time ? I have been doing 2 nails, then the other 2 and then the thumbs separate.

Ok so when sculpting with clear that only takes 30 secs to cure anyway, I can do one nail at a time and freeze for 10 secs then cure the whole hand at the end ? So one nail will have already had 40 secs cure time ?

 

[ValencianNails]

You can freeze cure 2 nails, then the other hand (2 nails), then the first hand, second 2 for a full cure (all 4) and vice versa. (hope that doesn't sound confusing)

I always do the thumbs separate to make sure they're in the right position for curing.