Nail advice.....HELP!!

[Playaxvx]

Hi all...

Okay - I do gel nails...

Ive had a client recommend me to one of her friends... this friend normally has acrylic nails done by a possible NSS. She has recently been in and out of hospital having operations on her knee's and hips and is no longer mobile enough to go to the salon...

She has rang me and asked me if I could do her nails...

How would i go about getting the acrylic off (if it is even acrylic lol) as in the salon they use the electric tools.... Would it not take AGES to file off manually...

I do not want to take on this client if it is not going to be easy for her or me if that makes sence... and i want to give her the best advice possible!

Replies ASAP would be much appreciated!
Thanks v much
Vanessa xxx

 

[anna592]

acetone will soak acrylic nails off. it can take a while.....

i would soak a lint free cotton pad in acetone, place over each nail, wrap in a piece of tin foil and leave for about 10 mins. the acrylic should go rubbery (this is the only way i can think of to describe it!!). u can file this off, wrap back up again and repeat process until the acrylic is removed. you can place the tin foil fingers in a bowl of warm water to help speed up the process .

alternatively you can just place fingers straight into a bowl of acetone (with a few drops of cuticle oil so it doesnt dry the skin out too much). again leave to soak for a while, check for rubbery status then file this off and place back into bowl. again you can place a smaller bowl of acetone into a bigger bowl of warm water to speed up the process. hope this helps xx

 

[sknight]

Couldn't you just rebalance them?
I personally love a challenge as the result is what makes me love my job even more.

 

[rtheoni]

acetone will soak acrylic nails off. it can take a while.....

i would soak a lint free cotton pad in acetone, place over each nail, wrap in a piece of tin foil and leave for about 10 mins. the acrylic should go rubbery (this is the only way i can think of to describe it!!). u can file this off, wrap back up again and repeat process until the acrylic is removed. you can place the tin foil fingers in a bowl of warm water to help speed up the process .
xx

I've never heard of this trick with warm water before.
Does it really speed up the procedure? If so, it is very useful!
:hug:

 

[Playaxvx]

What do you mean rebalance them?? As i do gel...?? surely i couldnt just put gel on top of the acrylic??
xxx

 

[xAnnaBannAx]

I've never heard of this trick with warm water before.
Does it really speed up the procedure? If so, it is very useful!
:hug:

Gentle heat does speed up the process but tinfoil is usually sufficient enough without adding extra heat as it contains the body heat within the foil anyway if you see what i mean.

If you decide to soak off....trim the free edge off and file some of the product off first (this breaks the seal allowing the acetone to penetrate the product better) and also will save some time soaking. Then put oil on the skin all around the nail ( to help protect) personally I dont think oil in acetone would have much benefit as they dont actually mix together...but anyway....then as already said place cotton wool in acetone and then onto the nail and wrap in tinfoil...give it ten mins at the very least (depends how thick the nails are) then check the first one...use an orange wood stick to gently scrape the product off...dont try and force/prise it...if its still hard continue to soak x

 

[sknight]

What do you mean rebalance them?? As i do gel...?? surely i couldnt just put gel on top of the acrylic??
xxx

Why not? cant you debulk the acrylic and replace with gel and cure as normal

 

[geeg]

Why not? cant you debulk the acrylic and replace with gel and cure as normal

Yes you can.

I often think it is less traumatic for the nails (especially if they have had a drill used on them) to just rebalance and then let the old product grow out naturally.

If there is some colour discrepancy then you can always use polish to disguise it until the old product is completely replaced with the new.

 

[sknight]

Yes you can.

I often think it is less traumatic for the nails (especially if they have had a drill used on them) to just rebalance and then let the old product grow out naturally.

If there is some colour discrepancy then you can always use polish to disguise it until the old product is completely replaced with the new.

Thought so. Ive done it loads in the past and was thinking "i'm sure it's ok"

 

[Bev Rose]

I agree with the above regarding rebalancing them. But, be sure there are no nasties like bacterial infections, as you'd need to remove that nail product and sanitise the nail plate.
If the client has been in and out of hospital, it's a possibility she may have some lifting due to poor health.
I would definitely want to be sure not to cause any more trauma for this lady & assuming everything was OK, then there's no reason why you cannot file & thin out the other product (you'll need some strong, new files) and rebalance with your gel.
As Geeg says, I find it much better for the client to allow this product to grow out naturally if there's no contra-indication.
Good luck with it, and you'll have a very happy client at the end of your hard work.