Shellac peeling off acrylics

[TashTurps]

Done a few clients recently and they’ve come back to say the shellac had peeled off theire acrylic nail enhancements. When shellacing I am always taking care and doing a neat job I also ensure that my acrylics are well buffed before painting and I cap the ends of the acrylic to ensure longer durability. I am beginning to think it is because I am capping they are peeling off acrylics or maybe I should scrub fresh instead of wiping nails with non acetone nail varnish remover before painting. Help and advice please would be very much appreciated.

 

[Nailgirl9217]

Are you possibly buffing the acrylic too smooth? I was guilty of this and found Polish chippedand peeled away easy as the surface wasn’t rough enough for the shellac to stay put. However I barley buff them now and cap my edges and I’ve had no issues xx

 

[TashTurps]

Are you possibly buffing the acrylic too smooth? I was guilty of this and found Polish chippedand peeled away easy as the surface wasn’t rough enough for the shellac to stay put. However I barley buff them now and cap my edges and I’ve had no issues xx

Did you say you cap the free edge? And if I didn’t really buff the nails there could be rough bits, debris. And that wouldn’t be ideal when painting over .

 

[Cindy2021]

Did you say you cap the free edge? And if I didn’t really buff the nails there could be rough bits, debris. And that wouldn’t be ideal when painting over .

A 180 grit is sufficient when you’re applying shellac/gel polish.