Fixing A Broken Acrylic Nail

Apply gel to the bottom of the nail bed near cuticle but not on and fill in where gel or acrylic has begun to recede.

Fixing a broken acrylic nail. Dont forget to spray alcohol and wait until it drys before you apply any type of adhesive. If it bleeds with pain then thats a sign the nail bed is damaged. Cure for 1 minute.

In either case there are things to know before you attempt to fix or remove the acrylic nail. Scrape the softened acrylics off your nail using an orange-wood stick or cuticle pusher every 5 minutes until no more acrylics on your nail. Use a thin coarse-grit board to file a crevice where the crack is extending the width and length of the crack slightly.

When the nail gets injured the whole nail wont get ripped off easily. Apply UV gel or acrylic to the chipped area of the nail in a light sweeping motion for UV gel and in a brush on method for acrylic until it is filled in. Some at-home remedies also make use of a piece of teabag then nail glue over the nails.

Cure for 30 seconds. If there is pain then thats a sign that the acrylic nail has removed part of the natural nail with it. After taking off the acrylic file the entire nail.

Once the acrylic nails have been filled off the natural nails will be exposed. Using a glass or crystal file gently file any snags but be sure to avoid the split itself. Clip the broken nail as close to the fingertip as you can.

And if the natural nail broke after taking off the acrylic part coat a nail glue once on it. This gives support for the nails until they grow out and could be finally cut. If the natural nail under acrylic didnt break then take off the acrylic part from the cracked place.