How To Fix A Cracked Acrylic Nail

When the acrylic has been removed the nail technician can simply cut off the broken nail if it is over the free edge.

How to fix a cracked acrylic nail. You can make use of a. Clear nail polish not only mends a broken nail but also helps to hide scuff marks. If there may be ache then thats an indication that the acrylic nail has eliminated a part of the pure nail with it.

Apply a clear base coat to your nail and wait a few seconds for it to get tacky. She shows you how to safely electric file the lifting acryl. Cracks on the sides happen both with acrylic and gel nails.

Take a brush and use some acrylic to shape your nail. Before going forward with any other steps make sure that your nail is healthy has no redness or irritation and is not in any pain. If the crack happened beneath your top coat youre going to need to buff the surface away so that you can reach the crack.

Quickly file the acrylic nail down to the natural nail to avoid too much heat buildup around the nail. Today Melissa DeLaCruz shows you how to repair an acrylic nail with a crack near the stress area. File the crevice down to the natural nail just until you get to the natural nail.

If we will leave it like this the crack will continue to grow and the nail will eventually break. Applying an acrylic nail to a broken natural nail can lead to infection. In this video I will demonstrate how you can fix a cracked or chipped OR broken nail right from home.

If the natural nail under acrylic didnt break then take off the acrylic part from the cracked place. You will want to lay the nail drill bit parallel to the acrylic nail crack. Alternatively you may also choose not to lengthen the nail and just to have the others shorten to match.