Yes. You are correct. The whites are replaced during a backfill. I guess I had a momentary...er...senior moment. The white isn't what gets brittle, now that I'm thinking about it. But the pink certainly does. I apologize for not thinking this through before posting.
:-) Debbie in VA On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:09 AM, Pati <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question... you mentioned the whites getting old and/or yellow > with age... do you not replace the white totally when doing a backfill? It > has been my experience and observations that when doing pink and whites ... > you have to replace the whites during backfills and then the pink grows up > and eventually gets removed because that moves into the free edge area..so > in essence is getting replaced also. > I have found, after moving back to NY..(where not everyone is wearing > p+w's like in Florida) the acrylic is starting to get old and brittle before > reaching the free edge area... something I haven't seen in years...(because > everyone in Florida wore p+w's!)..JMHO > > Pati > > 'Good friends are like stars... > You don't always see them, But you know they are always there. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Debbie Wade <[email protected]> > To: nailtech <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 7:08 pm > Subject: Re: NailTech:: Do Nails REALLY need to "BREATHE"????? > > Nope...no lungs. If the nails need anything to sustain them, they get it > from the nail bed beneath the nail plate. However, they are comprised of > keratin, like hair (well, similar), and while porous with the ability to > absorb certain substances (oil, water, etc), these substances aren't really > needed to "survive". That being said I do advise clients to remove acrylic > periodically for a couple of reasons, the length of time being determined on > an individual basis: As acrylic ages, it becomes "dingy" meaning the pinks > begin to appear more beige and the whites lose their crispness (an effect of > UV exposure). It also becomes brittle and tends to crack more easily. It > also sometimes lifts more as it ages. I don't advise soaking off and > getting a new set for financial gain for myself. But my clients seem happy > to do so when they see the advantages of an occasional new set. Some get a > new set every 2-3 months and others go 6-8 months. A very few never soak > off, yet complain that their nails are brittle and break easily. One client > has never gotten a new set, but seems to regularly have to have multiple > repairs and replacements due to damage or lifting. She says she "gets a new > set by default without having to pay for it this way." Whatever... ;-) > > I'll stop the rant now...lol > > Debbie in VA > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Sherri Evans <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Nails got lungs!? >> >> On Feb 10, 2011 9:33 PM, "Heather Lackey" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I tell my clients that if they can get something dead to breathe then >> more power to them! :0) >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> >> On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:25 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> > Ok Techs, my one long time client comes ... >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NailTech" group. >> To ... >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
