infills dirty marks???

[joanne...]

Is this just me or does this hapen to anyone else?
If i do infills on myself or a client that should i say is carefull with there nails they just look like a new set when i have done them but if i have a client who keeps horses for instance or has been gardening they have markes under the infill. Can i do anthing to solve this problem???

 

[Bev Rose]

Are you sure you are getting every last bit of lifted product off the nail bed?
It sounds like this type of client is likely to get lifting as they will be hard on their enhancements & then to also get muck & other debris under the lifted product. Nightmare!

Do you think it might be that?

If so, address your prep procedure to eliminate the lifting problems & keep the nails shorter.

 

[joanne...]

Its a very thin line think its kind of on the nail and next to the unlifted acrylic if that makes sence any lifted areas i remove.

 

[kaz]

What colour are the marks?

 

[blossom]

Are you talking about where muck etc has crept in under lifted product (which should then be removed of course at infill time) in the cuticle area, or about where it has crept in along the free edge where the product has separated from the natural nail?

 

[Bev Rose]

Are you talking about where muck etc has crept in under lifted product (which should then be removed of course at infill time) in the cuticle area, or about where it has crept in along the free edge where the product has separated from the natural nail?

I forgot to say that Blossom, thanks for that.

 

[joanne...]

What colour are the marks?

Black very thin.

 

[Bev Rose]

TBH, it's hard to say exactly what this is without seeing a pic of the nails before & after.

Is the there black looking debris behind any lifted product before you start?
I'm guessing there is.

Once you have done your filing to remove the lifting it will be hard to see as the filing dulls the product. I wipe over with scrubfresh which help to identify any areas I may of missed.
Then you can see the remaining lifted product and remove it.

To remove the lifting, you need to file or trench out a line below the lifted product and once you have broken through (be very careful & gentle) the lift should just fall away & the debris will be left on the nail. You need to then remove this, I would use scrubfresh again & I would also apply cuticle remover & prep the area again, you'd do it in the manner of your chosen system or product.

I hope that helps hun.

Have a look in the tutorials and you'll find Gigi's file control tutorial which is a great help.

 

[joanne...]

Thanks for your help Bev. I know what you mean about dirt under areas of lifting and filing to the other side of the lift Supose it could be lift think i will have a look with a magnifying glass to have a closer look its a realy thin line.

 

[Cathie!]

Is it at the free edge?

It sounds to me like there has been curling/lifting at the free edge and the dirt gets under this.

All that lifted white needs to be removed before applying your new product....if you can still see the dirt marks after you believe you have finished prep filing, you haven't finished, there is still lifting and you need to prep file some more until it's removed....you'll haveto go so far as to reveal that natural free edge.

HTH

 

[joanne...]

Its at the cuticle area following the curve. its just such a fine line she did have lifted areas with dirt under on about two fingers thats easy sorted this is different.

 

[Cathie!]

It's not grit off your file collecting there is it?

 

[joanne...]

No its there to start with just carnt seem to remove it when i prep its kind of where the acrylic meets the nail. Im gonna take a pic of it. I hate not being happy with my work.

 

[crazysaz]

i get this on a few miserable clients who try to stretch months out of their nails! usually with mine its a combo of bleach (lifting) and tan. once you start filing the nail the lifting just keeps coming. i file as much as is poss, then to hide the line if im really stuck just use a mix of cover pink and normal pink. (if you use a cover pink on its own then youll see a line where it meets your normal pink) hth

 

[Bev Rose]

i get this on a few miserable clients who try to stretch months out of their nails! usually with mine its a combo of bleach (lifting) and tan. once you start filing the nail the lifting just keeps coming. i file as much as is poss, then to hide the line if im really stuck just use a mix of cover pink and normal pink. (if you use a cover pink on its own then youll see a line where it meets your normal pink) hth

If there is still lifting on the nail, with possible debris there too and you 'hide' it with a masking colour you are just asking for trouble!!!
You will be harbouring some nasties under that 'cover' that will most likley end up in a bacterial infection for the client.
To make matters worse, you won't be able to see the slight colour change to begin with and it will manifest itself in a nasty greenie.

If you can't get rid of the problem area, then you need to soak the blooming stuff off! Prep the nail again and reapply a new enhancement. That way you will be sure you have done a professional job for your client and you will avoid any problems in the future.

Cutting corners & trying to use short cuts is not the way to deal with a problem like this. You should deal with it in a professional manner - the client is paying for a professional service.