Nail Polish

[pixiegirl]

Anyone have any tricks for making it stay on? I use a base coat, two coats of color and a top coat and after just one day it's peeling. No matter what I do it happens every time I paint my nails.

 

[mAlice]

More time in between coats.

 

[morganj614]

Anyone have any tricks for making it stay on? I use a base coat, two coats of color and a top coat and after just one day it's peeling. No matter what I do it happens every time I paint my nails.

What brand are you using? I use OPI and the only reason I have to redo my nails is because they grow out so fast. It stays on. Make sure there are no oils on your nails, do them right after you use polish remover.

 

[crabcake]

My first thought was the quality of polish, then I saw the thread starter.

 

[jwwb2000]

Anyone have any tricks for making it stay on? I use a base coat, two coats of color and a top coat and after just one day it's peeling. No matter what I do it happens every time I paint my nails.

a different brand of nail polish :shrug:

 

[workin hard]

The nail polish they have at the salon always stays on and last so much longer than what is available in the stores....

 

[pixiegirl]

What brand are you using? I use OPI and the only reason I have to redo my nails is because they grow out so fast. It stays on. Make sure there are no oils on your nails, do them right after you use polish remover.

I use all brands. I've never found one that doesn't peel and chip. I buff before then use remover to remove the dust/oils.

 

[kwillia]

I use all brands. I've never found one that doesn't peel and chip. I buff before then use remover to remove the dust/oils.

Me too...

 

[Chasey_Lane]

I'm constantly typing at work and I've always found that it's harder to keep nail polish looking fresh.

 

[morganj614]

More time in between coats.

and thinner coats.

 

[huntr1]

Don't buff beforehand, slightly rough nails allow the polish to stick better. In fact, you could try LIGHTLY scuffing your nails with the emory board first to help the polish adhere better. Use light coats, allow more time between coats, and if the polish is rough after the final clear coat, buff that coat and then put on another very thin coat of clear. Kind of like painting a car.

 

[kwillia]

Don't buff beforehand, slightly rough nails allow the polish to stick better. In fact, you could try LIGHTLY scuffing your nails with the emory board first to help the polish adhere better. Use light coats, allow more time between coats, and if the polish is rough after the final clear coat, buff that coat and then put on another very thin coat of clear. Kind of like painting a car.

So that's how you have been keeping your toes so purty and pink...

 

[crabcake]

Don't buff beforehand, slightly rough nails allow the polish to stick better. In fact, you could try LIGHTLY scuffing your nails with the emory board first to help the polish adhere better. Use light coats, allow more time between coats, and if the polish is rough after the final clear coat, buff that coat and then put on another very thin coat of clear.

no comment

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Don't buff beforehand, slightly rough nails allow the polish to stick better. In fact, you could try LIGHTLY scuffing your nails with the emory board first to help the polish adhere better. Use light coats, allow more time between coats, and if the polish is rough after the final clear coat, buff that coat and then put on another very thin coat of clear. Kind of like painting a car.

And there you have it, Pix.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Don't buff beforehand, slightly rough nails allow the polish to stick better. In fact, you could try LIGHTLY scuffing your nails with the emory board first to help the polish adhere better. Use light coats, allow more time between coats, and if the polish is rough after the final clear coat, buff that coat and then put on another very thin coat of clear. Kind of like painting a car.

:lacquerthinnerandspraypaint:

 

[AMP]

CVS sells that spray stuff they use in the salons to dry nails faster between coats. I have used that Sally Hansen Chrome - the clear stuff in the silver bottle - as a top coat, and it helps the polish stay on longer.

 

[bluecat]

Sally Hanson Nail polish ''tough as nails'' I found stays on very well and it's even hard to get off.

Once you take off your nail polish, wash nails with soap and rinse and dry them really good.

 

[huntr1]

So that's how you have been keeping your toes so purty and pink...

no comment

And there you have it, Pix.

I just substituted "finish on furniture" for "nail polish on fingers". What I posted was my basic procedure for getting a high quality, durable finish on antiques that I have restored. Since I buy them in beyond crappy condition, when I refinish them, I do them the way I want them, not the way they were originally (i.e. gloss polyurethane instead of laquer).

 

[Kizzy]

1st paint your nails with clear, let that dry, then apply 2 coats of color, dry, then another coat of clear.

 

[Shutterbug]

1st paint your nails with clear, let that dry, then apply 2 coats of color, dry, then another coat of clear.

Ummmmm....Kizzy??? (see Pix's original post)

Anyone have any tricks for making it stay on? I use a base coat, two coats of color and a top coat and after just one day it's peeling. No matter what I do it happens every time I paint my nails.