Acrylic Nails
Step 4: Acrylic Nail Buffing
Here I'll show you how to buff and shine your just made acrylic nails!
What you need is...
- 100/120 Grit Nail File
- Various Grit Sponge Buffers
- Shiner
- Dust Brush
- Cuticle Oil
Acrylic Nails Buffing Procedure
- File down the length of free edges with a 100 grit nail file. You can move the file from side to side for acrylic nails which differs from manicure on natural nails.
- Straighten under the sides of the free edges by stroking a few times. Move the file in the direction of the blue arrow.
- Carefully stroke the side walls from the base of the nail towards the free edge to make them straight.
- Change the file to a finer nail file or coarse sponge buffer (both are about 150 to 180 grit) and buff the entire surface of the nail.
- Progressively switch from coarse buffer to medium-fine sponge buffer (about 220 to 300 grit) and buff the entire surface of the nail.
- Switch to a finer sponge buffer or shiner (about 400 grit) and buff the entire surface of the nail until they become smooth and shiny.
- Remove any dust and wash hands thoroughly with hand soap.
- After drying the hands well, buff nails with a very smooth shiner (1000/4000 grit or wipe the buffer from Step 7 and use again) until they shine like a glass!!
- Wash hands and dry thoroughly again and apply cuticle oil around the cuticle area.
- Massage cuticle oil into the skin and done!!
Congratulations!!
Next, lets have a look at how to do a quick French Nails with Acrylics!!Acrylic Nails Step 4 - Permanent French Nails
