Hello, first off I am sorry you are having such a hard time removing these acrylics. Seems like they were put on too thick or was just not filed down enough before soaking in acetone!
Do you own an e-file, If not I would highly suggest you get one if you work a lot with acrylics. It will save you time filing by hand & hurting your wrists in the process!
The way I used to do it is the old fashion way! remove top coat or color if there is one & then file down as much as you can without causing any discomfort to the client. Once it is done I used the old method of acetone on a cotton swab wrapped with foil. Leave on for 15 mins & check back. If it was still not enough I would leave it on for an additional 15 mins.
By then it was ready & coming off with a bit of a buff.
TBH, I really never liked doing a new full set after removal. The nails are always thin & weak & so I always advised to just buff with a 4 sided buffer & buff it to a natural shine. Use a lot of moisturizer & then cuticle oil.
I wont lie, I once had a client that took me 4 hours to remove g-d only knows what she had on those nails. For all I know it was acrylic used by dentists to do a tooth filling. Why do I think it was that, because no matter how long I tried filling her nails down it just didnt budge! No matter how long I tried the acetone in foil routine that didnt budge either! By the time I was done I told her that her nails were so weak & so brittle all I would do for her was offer to buff them to a natural shine, moisturize very well & top it off with cuticle oil. She so thanked me for helping her & I couldnt wait til she left because it was the worst set I ever had to remove in my life! I cried so much I really questioned if I was in the right business because it never took me 4 hours to remove a set!
If it took you only 1 hour & 15 mins, it's fine, dont beat yourself up for it!
Just keep on doing the best you can to keep it from getting all bulky looking!
Hope this helped.