How To File Down Thick Acrylic Nails

To begin with for extremely fungal toenails it is easier if you use a nail nipper to take some of the thickness down.

How to file down thick acrylic nails. Be sure to grab only a small amount. File the tips of your acrylic nails into your desired shape. I love a good fluted bit.

Use sturdy nail clippers or special nail pedicure scissors to cut the nails neatly and straight making sure the corners are not too short. Switch to a medium 180-220 grit or fine 400-600 grit file to shape the tips of your nails into the desired look. These are ideal for shaping and polishing unevenness in the nails.

Lay a bead at the middle of your nail by striking. Use the course side of a buffing tool to file down each acrylic nail. Thick acrylic easiest way is with an electronic nail file e-file nail drill.

14 X Research source Three of the most common nail. Steps to File Down Acrylic Nails at Home. File with a gentle touch.

If all else fails you could have to make use of acetone. Continue until youve filed away as much of the acrylic from each nail as possible. Work on one nail at a time filing away the acrylic until it has become a thin layer overlaying your natural nail.

They contain specially formulated acrylic material that bonds to each individual nail and works together providing strength and shape to the nail. They are obviously quite thick and strong so would they break if i tried to file them. Clip away length and any sharp edges you may have.