Ugh! The dreaded striping tape application! Here are a few tips that may help: Try to "unroll" the tape so it stays flat, if you unroll it and it has curled up, it WILL lift up! So, slowly unroll the sticky stuff from the roll and try to keep it flat, flat, flat. Cut off any parts that are NOT sticky. Sometimes the beginning of the roll, maybe a couple of inches, are not as sticky as the rest of the roll. So, as you unroll, test for stickiness on the underside. Cut away any portion you have touched, as it will NOT stick! Using tweezers, or nippers, handle the tape, do not touch it with your skin or allow to come into contact with dust. Cut the beginning of the roll at an angle, actually angle the scissors so the tape is cut angled and not chopped off flat. This will allow the tape to adhere better to the angle of the nail, where a chopped off flat edge will be prone to curling up. Cut the end of the piece at another angle so that it does not hang over the edge and has what I would call a beveled edge at the end of the nail. Apply to slightly tacky polish, you can paint a line where you want to place the tape, allow to dry a minute or so, then place the tape with tweezers and cut the excess tape at an angle. Use an orangewood stick to gently and evenly press the tape onto the polish, not into the polish. Dry the polish where you placed the tape. Now you can apply top coat (or two!) I brush a thin layer of topcoat along each side of the tape, (this brings the polish and the tape to the same level) and a tiny smear of topcoat to each end and then blow dry, then brush a coat over the entire design/nail. I would advise the client to use top coat on a schedule of one coat later that day, and then every couple days add another one. If they notice a rough edge, tell them to gently smooth it with a fine emery board, and apply topcoat over the whole nail. Some nail art tape is just a better quality than others, so if yours is still curling, try another brand. Hope this helps! Pam Nail Designs Unlimited Ohio
-----Original Message----- From: Wet Paint Nail Spa <[email protected]> To: nailtech <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Aug 28, 2013 9:42 pm Subject: NailTech:: Striping tape on natural nails How dies everyone get it to stay on we'll? I just bought some and have used two oats if top coat. Anyone have any other methods? Michelle Phoenix, Owner/Elite Nail Technician et Paint Nail Spa ails & Skin ww.wetpaintnailspa.com -- ou received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NailTech" group. o unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email o [email protected]. o post to this group, send email to [email protected]. isit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. or more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
