My nails do this all the time :| that is when I'm not being good and using my Solar Oil daily :o
I guess you can educate her about looking after her nails and regularly apply oil, good retail opportunity for you.
As for a solution for polish, not sure I'd do it on a client but I remove the flaking with a file and then buff to a shine on my own nails - seems to work.
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