Acrylic Nail crack repair

December 15, 2008 angelywu

We talked about how to make Acrylic nails last week. We will mention acrylic repair today, acrylic nails are not easy to be damaged, but they still need to rebuild after few weeks. Acrylic crack repair is the addition of extra acrylic to fill the crack in an acrylic nail and reinforce the rest of the nail. The procedure is similar to make an acrylic nail.

Use the following steps for crack repairs.

Remove old polish.
File cracked acrylic. File a V shape into the crack of file flush to remove crack.
Clean nails.
Apply nail antiseptic. Apply nail antiseptic to nails using cotton-tipped orangewood stick, cotton, or spray.
Apply primer: Apply a dot primer to the cracked area.
Apply nail form: If the crack is large, apply a nail form for added support.
Prepare acrylic liquid and powder: Pour acrylic liquid and powder into separate small jars.
Place balls of acrylic: Pick up one or more small balls of acrylic and apply them to the cracked area with a paint brush.
Shape balls of acrylic: Dab and press the acrylic to fill crack. Be careful not to let acrylic seep under form or under existing nail.
Remove form and reshape nail.
Buff nail until smooth and clean nail.
Apply cuticle oil and polish or topcoat.