Looks like a crack in my acrylic, but it isn't?

[Kitten]

Hi geeks, hope you can help me (yet again!) - I'm doing my VTCT Nail Extensions course at the moment, and trying to get to grips with applying the acrylic in three zones, but I seem to sometimes get a line, that looks like a crack (sort of) in the acrylic, and I am fairly certain it's the line between my zone 2 & zone 3. Why is this happening? Am I leaving a tiny gap between the beads, not patting it in properly? I'm confused, please help! xxx

 

[Trinity]

You need to make sure you make the edge of the bead in zone 2 melt into the natural nail almost as much as you do with Zone 3 - then you won't see the line it will disappear nicely under zone 3 bead

Does that make sense???

HTH
Trin
xx

 

[Kitten]

Yep, that makes sense, I think maybe I'm leaving mine a bit like a ledge rather than tapering it down (basically cos the tutor didn't tell us to do it!) hence it's causing the line thingy to appear. I'll give it another go tomorrow - I noticed it last week when we were doing rebalances, and in the end I soaked the flipping thing off! Yet again you've solved the mystery brilliantly. Thanks hun xxx

 

[Jaydee]

Hi Bea, I had this problem also until I started using the push pull method and it has helped sort it out for me. Also check the angle that you are using your brush.

David

 

[Cathie!]

How long after you have applied the enhancement is the 'crack' appearing, are you sure that your client hasn't bashed her nail and it is a crack which may be coming from the inside out and not cracked the surface...if you see what I mean, as this can happen especially with a head on bang, commonly caused by pushing sofa cushions in or cleaning the car?