I almost bought an LED light, but then I read about how it wouldn't cure all gel products, so I'm holding off on that purchase now. The appeal is not the speed, because I take as long as you do to apply the polish. The appeal for me is not having to replace the bulbs constantly. Speed would be good for repairing 1 nail at a time though.
As for clients messing their nails up when the timer goes off and you're still working on their other hand......I'd just warn them straight up not to take that hand out of the dryer no matter what because I do not have the time to repair their boo-boo's and they would have to live with it for 2 weeks until their next appointment rolled around. That would pretty much take care of that problem:) If you could invent a light that would cure ALL gel/gel polish products, the bulbs lasted longer like an LED, was affordable (under $200), and had an indicator to let you know when the bulbs were losing power....that would be ideal! Jill Wright Bowling Green, KY. On Sep 22, 10:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I like to think of this emailing list as a little fish bowl of information. > Even when I'm not replying, I'm reading all of your emails and responses. > It frequently helps me with my research. I'm currently working on my next > project. I can't say too much just yet, but I do have a question for each > of you. > > LED vs UV > > Tony and I were getting heavily involved in LED to the point where I've > designed a very special lamp. But while in London I made a startling > discovery while demonstrating Soak Off UV Gel. > > On average, color app takes me about 15 minutes. 20 minutes tops. That > isn't counting prep. I count that in the manicure service. I mean actual > color app. I'm about the same as Polish. My longest cure is 2:00 (color > coats). I was never waiting on the lamp. My 2 min timer would shut the > lamp off just as I was finishing my last nail. So I would immediately put > the hand I was working on in the lamp and take the other hand out without > missing a beat. > > This got me thinking. If I continue on this LED thing....why does 10 > seconds cure time matter? If her coat is cured, but I still take 2 minutes > to apply my next layer, what good is it to be done curing in 10 seconds? It > was really funny that a show attendee that I was demo'ing on was the one > that enlightened me to this. I'm so busy with work stuff here, that I > didn't think like a tech and observe this all on my own. > > I need arguments for both sides. I just am not so sure I want to continue > my LED project unless it is really going to be something beneficial to all > of you. > > Thanks to you all, in advance. > > Kind Regards, > Elaine T. Watson > Star Nail International > Vice President of Marketing and Sales > Global Education Director > 800.782.7624 extension 321 > fax 661.257.5856 > [email protected] > Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
