How do I to get gel off my nail extensions?

Hi everyone, i got my gel nails done a week ago. I want to keep my nail extensions but remove the gel (which is just impossible to remove!) any information gratefully appricated. thank you!How do I to get gel off my nail extensions?
Hi,


If they are full gel nails if you dont know if they are was they constantly in and out of a uva lamp throught out the procdure? if so then they will have to be filed off acetone wont touch them, although if gel was only put on at the end and under the uva lamp once its most likey they are acrylic with gel overlays, in which case you can file over the top of the nails so to get the thin layer of gel off then soak them in acetone for i dunno it will take ages as they new set new acrylic it may take an hour or so even more depends on how thick they are. You will need to leave them for at least 20 mins at a time.


Then file off the jelly like substance then back in the acetone if you keep taking them out too much it wil take longer,


If this seems to much hard work go to a salon it shouldnt be too expensive your only having them taken off.


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xHow do I to get gel off my nail extensions?
Some of the answers have been pretty good! I would just like to expand on them a bit though.


I'm not really certain what you mean by 'keeping the extensions.'


OK, if you had acrylic nails put on, and then the tech applied a UV gel topcoat over the acrylic, then yes, you can keep the extensions. Do this by simply removing the UV gel topcoat. Buy a good 180 grit nail file, and remove the UV gel topcoat by gently filing it off of the acrylic. Gel files really easily, and it should not take you very long to do this. But, keep a close eye on what you are doing as you may end up filing off some of the acrylic as well. While filing the gel off, keep using a nail brush or something to take the dust off so that you can see how much you have removed. You'll be able to tell when the UV gel is gone, though you will have to look closely because it has a similar look to that of acrylics. But once you have done a few nails, you'll be able to tell all that much easier when all the gel has been removed.


And if you have real gel nails - real meaning that the tech applied ONLY nail gels, and NO liquid and powder, then they cannot be soaked off. They must be filed off. Remember, no liquid and powder is ever used to make gel nails. Only gels are used - never anything else. If the tech used any liquid and powder, you have acrylic nails, even if they applied a UV gel topcoat, and cured them under a UV lamp - they are still acrylic nails. In this case, go to a tech who has a good amount of experience doing this because an unskilled tech will more than likely ruin your nails by filing off much of your natural nails along with the gel.


I hope this helps!
Hey Hunny_X





Sorry To Say But You Cant





Go Back To The Nail Salon And Get Them To Do It =]
There is no way to keep the extensions and not the gel.





The best thing to do is get them soaked off at your nail salon and re-done, the only problem there is that it takes AGES and costs quite a bit of money.





No win I'm afraid! I normally pick mine off, your nails will be damaged underneath (because they file them down before applying the extensions) but that would be the case if you had them soaked off too.





Don't worry if your own nails are thin and rough after you take the fakes off, they will grow again and there won't be any permanant damage.





Good luck!!!
if it is infact gel. you have to have it filed off. DO NOT do this by yourself. i did and completely screwed up my nails for like 3 months afterwards.





Go get it done at a place.





If they are acrylic then you can put it in acetone.