Can You Put Builder Gel Over Acrylic Nails

For instance you will need to prepare the acrylics with a nail file before applying the gel to ensure it adheres correctly.

Can you put builder gel over acrylic nails. After applying the acrylic contour and shape the nail with a 180-grit file skip the buffing and remove the dust off the nail. Both hard gel nails and acrylic nails last 2-3 weeks. Acrylic refers to the synthetic substance not to the aesthetics.

Cure for 1 minute with LED and 2 minutes for UV. 10-29-2014 1050 AM. I have been doing it for about a year now.

This makes them great for people who get. John Hauk is the owner of Salon Vicenzo in Centerville Ohio and was second runner-up for Nail Technician of the Year in NAILS 2007 AVAs. It is possible to use gel polish over acrylics.

Either way heres everything you should know about painting nail polish over gel nails. Polygel will stay in place and it doesnt dry. Acrylic nails are cured by air and gel nails have to be placed under a UV light.

The same rules apply you will need to make sure that you paint over the colour underneath to avoid it looking messy and unprofessional. What tips are you talking about. I usually use a 100180 grit file.

Todays gels have a texture similar to nail polish so it feels light and comfortable to wear. Once cured if you are happy with the finish. As an example a.