How To Take Gel Nail Polish Off Of Acrylics

This will protect them from the dryness that acetone can cause.

How to take gel nail polish off of acrylics. Make sure to apply a nail strengthener or conditioning treatment after buffing the polish off. Use a large buffer to remove the topcoat off your nails. If not dont stress.

If you have a fragrance-free soap use it. Then soak cotton balls in the non-acetone-based nail polish remover until its saturated. Just soak your nails for a further two to five minutes.

The best way I have found is to take a file and lightly buff the gel polish off. They are simple to put on and pain-free to take off. Once youre ready remove the gel by gently scraping it with the cuticle pusher.

Without applying too much pressure rub the cotton balls on your nails to take off the polish. Remove gently test a nail with a cuticle pusher to see if any gel polish has come away. This is a video on how to file off gel polish from acrylics overlays or extensions using a 180 or 150 grit file from SallysHow to score a nail file featured.

The slight penetration the acetone has can be used to remove a very thin layer of the buff off gel on the natural nail after you have removed the bulk of the gel with a file but to avoid any possible damage to the natural nail it is best to leave this thin layer and let it grow out. If you get your filing technique fine tuned hold the file. Remove any remaining gel nail polish with a washcloth that youve just run under warm water.

Repeat for all fingers leave on for 1020 minutes and you should be able to wipe the gel polish off with the cotton balls after theyve soaked. Place the soaked cotton ball on top of the nail then wrap a square of tinfoil around it to keep it in place. File back and forth across the gel until you get down to a thin layer of gel.