Gel overlays

[Lauralou991]

Hi I'm doing a gel over lay on a client later and then orly gel fx on the top... Can anyone tell me if I need to buff the over lay down to allow the gel fx to grip to the surface of the nail or do I just cleanse prime. Base coat and colour as normal?
I just want to check as its the first time I have combined the 2 treatments together
Many thanks

 

[Chickafish]

I don't use gel fx, but I'm sure it's the same as using any gel polish over an overlay/enhancement. Buff the surface of the overlay with a 180 grit file, cleanse, and proceed with the gel polish without base. To remove, file off the gel polish.

 

[NoticeableNails]

It's probably too late now but chickafish is right.
No need for the base coat after refining the shape with a 180 grit file.

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[Lauralou991]

Thanks guys.... I was an idiot I didn't realise my led lamp wouldn't cure naive balance gel.. So I couldn't do it I still did the gel manicure though.. Fortunately the client was only my gran :/ how embarrassing would that have been on a paying client