How To Do Acrylic Nails With Uv Gel

Acrylic is very different to gel and as such the process invovled with setting and curing does differ between the two.

How to do acrylic nails with uv gel. The difficult part of having these nails is the use of UV light. Soak the lower half of a gel polish bottle in a bowl of very warm water for about 3 minutes. High heat will make an old thick gel polish thinner.

You do not need a UV light to dry acrylic nails. Once cured the layer of gel polish hardens and wont smudge like a regular nail polish. This way you can save a lot of money and you get UV light with your UV lamp which isnt necessary in this method.

This method can be used on acrylic and polygel nails as well. You can just buy a UV curing gel top coat or mini nail gel which is a bit thicker than the normal nail glue but only by a tiny fraction and apply it to your nail. Cover entire fingernail with a thin layer of clear UV nail gel using a brush.

Then put on your acrylic nails. Gel nail extensions and acrylic nails are two long-lasting manicure options. The final result is nails that sport a glossy finish and freshly manicured look.

Follow the curing times recommended by the gel. Start with the Clear gel and apply a small amount onto the Gel Brush wiping off the excess. If you want to have gel nails you have to follow three simple steps.

This is a small part of my Need for speed. Firstly a base coat then a nail polish and after that the desired nail polish or design is applied on top of the nails. It takes about 10-15 minutes for Acrylics to dry.