How To File Down Long Acrylic Nails At Home

I have acrylics every now and then to keep nailbiting at bay.

How to file down long acrylic nails at home. To attach your new acrylic nail first buff and file your natural nail then attach the replacement nail with adhesive gel. Pour the acrylic liquid and powder into separate acrylic dishes. Once you feel its all even take nail buffer buffer where you filed.

Your nail should now feel even look dull no longer shiney. Cut and file it down to match your other nails apply a coat of. Yes just file them down to a more manageable length - itll be fine.

Just make sure you dont over file. Hold the tip down for 10 seconds to allow the glue to dry. Yes you can file them i think they look better shorter as well.

Prepare The Acrylic Materials. First run your nail file across your nail in one direction then rotate it at a 90 angle and run the file over the same spot again. Rub with your nail to determine how much filing it needs.

Keep dusting the flakes away so you can clearly see when you hit your natural nail. Next file down the top of the acrylic or gel extension making it as thin as possible. You do not have to file entire nail just where youre evening them out.

After you cut your acrylic nails they will likely be thicker than you want. She did file them in the shop but wondered whether they used a special file. Thin out your nails using a nail file or motorized nail grinder.