Need help with lifting at sidewalls where the free edge starts

[kel's25]

Hi Guys,

I keep getting lifting down the side walls where the free edge starts. i have done a acrylic nno today, but i got a few lifting patches in this area.
i done a thorough prep buffed the shine of with a koala buff and then scrub freshed making sure i got down the corners etc. Also before i put the nsi glaze and go on, she went to the bathroom . she washed hands and the lifting had got worse already! so i filed it and refilled.

i filed them until i was happy with the profile etc but noticed lifting, the acrylic hadnt touched the skin, i pressed the acrylic into the nail. so not sure what else to do. any advice would be greatly recieved!

i have another client like it, but dont really have troubles with lifting any where else on anyone else.



thanks xx

p.s. cant stop thinking about the nails hope they dont lift again

 

[Bagpuss]

did you remove the non living skin from the nail plate....?? cuticle area and sidewalls..

are you 100% sure that no product was on the skin...did you leave a big enough margin....?

 

[Karen Minx]

Did you make sure their was no traces of cuticle remover left on, maybe some was still present in the sidewalls? This needs to be washed off and throughly dried before application. Also scrubfresh and nail prime needs to be dry before application. You need to really scrub at the nails with scrubfresh and make sure you get right into them sidewalls, scrub them for at least 5 secs per nail.:hug: xx

 

[kel's25]

hi, i did a dry cuticle prep i really made sure there was nothing there, cos it happened before. i proper scrubed down the side walls, made sure the primer went matte/dry. Also ilooked and il probably say i could have been closer to the sidewalls. the only thing i can think of is that my file is too abrasive (80/100)but i dont get lifting any where else on the nail, i made sure i clamped and pressed the edges.

its just so soul destrying when i made extra sure of all the point your raised

oh well i shall keep thinking

 

[Bagpuss]

the only thing i can think of is that my file is too abrasive (80/100)but i dont get lifting any where else on the nail, i made sure i clamped and pressed the edges.

using a 80/100 file on the nail wont cause lifting but it will cause thinning and damage to the nail....its way to harsh.

you try using a cuticle remover to remove the non living skin from the nail plate but you have to ensure that you remove it fully and that the nail is 100% dry before you carry on.

 

[Northern Nails]

I would say a 80/100 grit was way too harsh for freshly applied product. Acrylic can as long as 48 hours to fully polymerise. If you are going hammer and tong with what may as well be a jack hammer you are disturbing the molecules before they have time to "set".

Changing your file would be my first port of call to a 180/240. When i press the sides a turn my brush to a 90 degree angle and pat and gently pull up towards the apex of the nail. Also when creating your smile make sure that the "ears" are flush to the nail otherwise you could create an air pocket between here and zone 2.

I hope that makes sense to ya,x

 

[kel's25]

Thank you all for your advice. i do check the ears are tucked and angle my brush. ive trying to cut my time down on treatments, so was cheating with 80/100 grit, so will go back to my hot shots and just use those for de bulking.

Think im going to book a one to one with a creative nail tech, she might see something im missing.

xx

 

[Northern Nails]

check the thickness too

 

[Klassy Klaws]

If you have been using a 80/100 grit file you will be removing the layers of the nail plate containing the most Keratin and without Keratin the product will not adhere completely to the nail plate.

Nothing less than a 240 grit should ever be used on a natural nail:hug: