vanessas11
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Does anyone have any preference to which they prefer to use? Just wondered.:Grope:
Gelbond or Speedbond?
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I tend to use Gelbond for problem nails. The gel consistency helps fill in gaps where a tip might not fit as flush as I would like.
Speedbond for speed.
Speedbond for speed.
I prefer gelbond as well. I like its texture and I feel it easier to handle than runnier adhesives. And my choice the pink gelbond, with performance tips - tipping can´t get much easier than with these babies! :green:
Well I´m a "tipper" anyway (you know, tipping or sculpting - but that is only due to my poor sculpting skills which is something I´m working on)... And I can tell you, I´ve tried dozens of different adhesives and tips from dozens of different manufacturers, finally feel like I found what I was looking for. :Love:
Nope, they ain´t cheap, but boy are they pure pleasure to work with and the adhesive is very, very efficient!
Well I´m a "tipper" anyway (you know, tipping or sculpting - but that is only due to my poor sculpting skills which is something I´m working on)... And I can tell you, I´ve tried dozens of different adhesives and tips from dozens of different manufacturers, finally feel like I found what I was looking for. :Love:
Nope, they ain´t cheap, but boy are they pure pleasure to work with and the adhesive is very, very efficient!
For well-less tips, I use Speedbond, for tips with wells, I use Gelbond. HTH!
adelekeegan1
Chatty geek
I use Gelbond all the time - I really love the pink one
jojosnails
Well-Known Member
I too love the pink gelbond!
Violet Star
Well-Known Member
I use gel bond x
champagne
Well-Known Member
Gel bond for problem or gap filling......Speedbond for all other tips....
geeg
Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
For tipping I always use Gel Bond no matter what type of nail.
It is totally controllable and never a chance of bubbles or weak spots.
It is totally controllable and never a chance of bubbles or weak spots.
*sarah*
Pmu Geek
I thougt CND stopped selling speedbond beacuse of all the problems people were getting??? anyhoo I like the gel bond better only thing is I seem to have to put the lid on between each tip app coz it leeks out :irked: xx
only thing is I seem to have to put the lid on between each tip app coz it leeks out :irked: xxspn01
Well-Known Member
Gel Bond for me (Pink)
Leaking/oozing out? don't we just love that "not"
To correct gently squeeze tube with thumb and forefinger on the parallel sides without the writing - this tends to make it stop. Then keep using with tender loving care.
Also look at the nozzle and check that you do not have an air bubble.
I am interested to find out why oozing sometimes happens,
Leaking/oozing out? don't we just love that "not"
To correct gently squeeze tube with thumb and forefinger on the parallel sides without the writing - this tends to make it stop. Then keep using with tender loving care.
Also look at the nozzle and check that you do not have an air bubble.
I am interested to find out why oozing sometimes happens,
NoLimitNails
Well-Known Member
When you press the gelbond for the first time, you have to do it very gentle. I press till I can see the gelbond comming into the nozzle and then stop. That way it won't keep leaking, and ofcourse when I use it after that I press gently..
Oh and I store it standing with the nozzle in´the air, don't know if this matters, but I feel it keeps air from getting trapped so i wont have to push that hard.
I don't quite feel like I'm explaining myself properly, hope you understand...:irked:
Oh and I store it standing with the nozzle in´the air, don't know if this matters, but I feel it keeps air from getting trapped so i wont have to push that hard.
I don't quite feel like I'm explaining myself properly, hope you understand...:irked:
geeg
Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
Toothpaste you squeeze from the bottom of the tube .... GelBond you do NOT.
Squeeze gently from the middle of the tube. If it leaks out it is because you have built up too much pressure inside the tube.
Be gentle .. that is the only trick to it. Once you get it you don't have problems again.
Squeeze gently from the middle of the tube. If it leaks out it is because you have built up too much pressure inside the tube.
Be gentle .. that is the only trick to it. Once you get it you don't have problems again.
shell28
Well-Known Member
May i ask a question which may be a stupid one:lol: I use Gel Bond when i use velocity tips but can i use Gel Bond with well less tips?
adelekeegan1
Chatty geek
shell28
Well-Known Member
Thank you i may have been going mad as im sure i read some where you couldnt use it on well less tips:lol:
sknight
Well-Known Member
Gel bond instantly made tipping much easier I would never use anything else.
Vetty
Lost and happy geek!
Gel Bond all the time for me, and I put a pin in the end of mine so it doesn't leak or clog - as I'm mobile I can't guarantee how it will lie in my box and the pin never fails!
*sarah*
Pmu Geek
ah thanks ladies! I have obviously squeezed to hard when I 1st got it, mind you I had to squeeze the speed bond like a mad person to get it coz there was something wrong with it lol and the pin great idea as I am mobile too :hug: 1 question thou do you put the pin in and then the lid yeah? xx
