Calgel problem...

[c-b0t]

So yesterday at work I had a client that wanted NNO with red colour. I put a coat of red and cured, but it wasn't curing completely! When I tried to put a second coat, some of it came off and it was looking all lumpy.. like what happens when you put a second coat of polish on too quickly. Another client requested the same colour and it was doing the same thing... This has never happened before...

Could it be the colour gel itself? It's almost gone.. I wonder if it's perhaps contaminated?

I am trained, and my boss is a calgel distributor. I asked her about it and she didn't know what was wrong either. Could it be the lamp I'm using as well? Maybe I should try wiping the bulbs or changing them?

 

[Bagpuss]

it could be your lamp....when did you last change the bulbs...? you might just have to put it down to experiance and throw it away...get another pot and see if it happens again.

 

[Mrs.Clooney]

Could be that you applied the red to thickly, thus not allowing the UV light to penetrate the deep pigment of the red. However, I tend to agree with Angie about the bulbs in your lamp.

Another thought would be that the little remaining red left in your pot, has thickened. May need to be ditched, but check your bulbs first using other deep colours.

 

[lilly]

to test ur lamp, apply the red as you normally would, peal it off and see if its cured all the way through or wether its still wet underneath, i learnt this from geeks ! I used to find if colour was applied too thickly it would sort of wrinkle up. hth x

 

[Pink Pink Pink]

I would have thought it was maybe a little thick for a darker colour. With it being almost empty, maybe the 'heavy' pigment has settled (as it does cos you have to stir rhe pot to mix them back up again). If thats all thats left in the bottom then maybe it's not the right consistensy?????

 

[pippadoodle]

sounds like you have applied the gel too thick, is it no 18 by any chance, this can have a tendency to do this if applied to thick. xx

 

[gillian w]

Yes no 18 is a devil especially on the thumb where it comes off the corner if they havent held their thumbs into the light enough.I always give the thumbs extra time and flat on their own with some colours.

 

[c-b0t]

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I might be applying the colour too thickly! But I'll check on the lamps as well. I don't know how old the bulbs are because it's not mine, but it looks like my boss didn't touch the lamp in a while so I may have to change it.

Also, I'm sure the colour was 17. It was a bright red

 

[Nco London Gina]

The problem is the fact that you are near the bottom of the jar and the ratio of colour pigment to gel is incorrect.

There is too much colour pigment and not enough gel and therefore it will not cure. This is why you have to stir colour gels really thoroughly.

This applies to every brand of colour gels.

You can fix the problem by adding some clear gel to the red colour

Gina xx

 

[Carmen]

Another way to check your bulbs is to pull one out and if you see a dark ring around the bulb, it's time to change them. Make sure to change all of them at the same time as it's the easiest to keep track this way.