Also, hand filing takes quite a bit longer timewise to do. Sorry, I beg to differ. I do a fill in in 30-45 minutes, from taking off the polish to drying under the light. Back fills 45 minutes. ?The amount of filing you have to do depends on how thick you apply your acrylic, how smooth you apply your acrylic, how well you prep, and how well the client takes care of them. You sculpt with a brush, not your file. I do not have any thumb problems anymore because?I have learned to tell when my client is "fighting" me. lol I let go. :) I rest my hands after each client, I take an hour for lunch. My lunch is in my palm pilot permanently. lol I sometimes will trade it with a time before or after, but I ALWAYS take one. You need that re-energizing time mentally and physically, whether you hand file or efile. Genie Webber Alabama
-----Original Message----- From: shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 5:59 am Subject: NailTech:: Re: Hand filing HI Lisa, ? I hand filed for two years before I got my e-file.? I highly recommend the e-file it is saving my hands.? This is a field of severe repetitive motion.? Not only do we do the same thing over and over all day,? but we do it with force so to speak,? as we file we put pressure onto the nail to help the file work.??Sounds like you?use an e-file now,? why are you concidering going to all hand filing???Also, hand filing takes quite a bit longer timewise to do. ? ? But as for how?I did?a rebalance,? it was easier for me to just file the whole nail as usual then file the free edge portion of the nail a lot thinner,? and I didn't try to take off all the previous white,? just thinned in way down and rebuilt a new smile line,? works great and no need to cut in a smile line with your file.? I hope I explained it well enough.? ? Shannon A. Lisa Cianciotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ?I am considering going to all hand filing over using an e-file.? Does anyone here do all hand filing, if so, how do you do your rebalance without using a drill?? Also, when you put on primer do you let it dry or do you apply your product while the primer is still wet?? I have a TT video and she put on 2 coats of primer.? She lets the first one dry, then does a second coat, but applies the product while the 2nd coat is still wet.? What is the best way? Thanks! Lisa Cianciotti - PA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
