angel fingers
Well-Known Member
you remember ages ago when we were all awaiting the launch of popits from s2? well there was a thread about how to do a similar procedure using tips as a mold.
gel worked, but l/p acrylic stuck fast to the tip despite several attempts to form a barrier. this problem nagged away at me and i think i might have found an answer.
i used a tip and painted on a layer of gel and cured to set. i left the sticky layer in place.
i filled the tip with l/p acrylic and left it to set.
when it was hard , the tip popped off as easy as pie and i wiped the surface to make sure no uncured gel was present on the finished result.
a bit of a faff as you obviously need to have gel and l/p acrylic to do it. but i thought it might help if anyone uses the popits method but runs out of the correct size and needs an emergency option.
i dont have any clear nails at the mo, but i'll try to forward my investigations when i have a chance:lol:
gel worked, but l/p acrylic stuck fast to the tip despite several attempts to form a barrier. this problem nagged away at me and i think i might have found an answer.
i used a tip and painted on a layer of gel and cured to set. i left the sticky layer in place.
i filled the tip with l/p acrylic and left it to set.
when it was hard , the tip popped off as easy as pie and i wiped the surface to make sure no uncured gel was present on the finished result.
a bit of a faff as you obviously need to have gel and l/p acrylic to do it. but i thought it might help if anyone uses the popits method but runs out of the correct size and needs an emergency option.
i dont have any clear nails at the mo, but i'll try to forward my investigations when i have a chance:lol:
