Find solutions to everyday problems regarding Gel enhancements and Liquid & Powder enhancements by clicking on the related topic below.
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UV Gel Troubleshooting document
Topics include the following:
- Undercuring
- Surface pitting
- Gel enhancements look cloudy, not shiny
- Nail plate heats up while UV gel product is curing
- Tiny bubbles appear, trapped in the gel enhancement
- Sculpting gel or UV finishing gloss curing in container
- Skin allergies or irritation from uncured UV gel product
- White sculpting gel is not curing
- Pooling
- Cured gel enhancement has an uneven surface
- Sculpting gel or UV finishing gloss is too thick
- Sculpting gel or UV finishing floss is too runny
- UV gel product has discoloration
- Free edge separation - lifting between gel and nail
- UV finishing gloss pulls away from sidewalls and free edge
- Balding
- Popping off
- Peeling
- Chipping at the gel enhancement edges
- Gel enhancement is cracked at stress point
- Gel enhancement extension is weak and tears
- Lifting around the cuticle
- Sculpting gel product looks unevenly colored in container
- Sculpting gel looks streaky while applying pigmented gel
- Blurred, uneven smile lines
- UV gel product is running into the sidewalls and cuticle area
- Center pocket lifting
Liquid & Powder Troubleshooting document
Topics include the following:
- Cracking
- Green bacterial infections
- Burning, itching throbbing, redness or irritation
- Fungal infections
- Product yellowing
- Lifting
- Bubbles
- Radical frosting
- Natural nail yellowing