How To Get Gel Polish Off Acrylic Nails

Use an orange stick or a plastic tool to help get the excess polish off the nail.

How to get gel polish off acrylic nails. Secure cotton balls to your fingernails with aluminum. When someone comes to me with acrylics from another salon and potential damage to the natural nail Ive had great success with filing off most but not all of the acrylic using the following process. Using an alcohol-based remover wipe away any excess nail polish remover that comes off of the acrylic tips.

You can also use olive oil or cuticle oil instead of water. 8 Provide your skin some TLC after the gel. Picking and scraping off the polish can damage your nails.

If you feel resistance do not yankjust soak it for longer. This leaves a dull finish on the acrylic. Buff off any remaining acrylic with a nail buffer.

If you choose this option you need to resist the urge to pick at your gel nail polish. Soak cottonballs in nail polish remover. Next apply a small amount of acetone or nail polish remover to the tip of your nail.

Cover the nail with oil and also the fingernail you are using to push off the gel polish. You can use this over your regular nail polish and base or simply with the acrylic paint you used as the color. 4 Try to restrict your exposure to the light.

If you get your filing technique fine tuned hold the file. Today Im showing you how I remove my gel nails at home without breakage. Gel and acrylic nails create a layer between the polish and your nail bed helping the polish last for weeks at a time without chipping.