Hey Pam, If the bulbs are listed as "4 watt" that lamp wouldn't work with any of the gels in the entire Star Nail Company. 6 watt bulbs are pushing it these days. They're mostly ok for clear. But anything with a pigment in it (white, color) definitely needs a 9watt bulb to cure. It doesn't matter if there are several bulbs. They still will emit only 4 watts just with better coverage. The watts don't add up with increased number of bulbs despite some of us companies calling a "36 watt lamp" 36. It's actual 4 x 9watt.
There maybe some companies out there that still only need a 4 watt bulb. But I'd be shocked. That low emit is more like drying topcoat. Low UV bulbs do appear to cure btw, but microscopically, the gel has uncured bits and this causes allergic reactions over time. Kind Regards, Elaine T. Watson Star Nail International Vice President of Marketing and Sales Global Education Director 800.782.7624 extension 321 fax 661.257.5847 [email protected] Blog: itsnotarealjob.blogspot.com On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Teks, > I KNEW I had a nice UV gel lamp around here somewhere! I found it > tonight in my storage area. Brand new in the box! I think I bought it at > the Nailco sale a few years ago. The brand is "Au Lame" It is a 2 hand > unit, so both hands can cure at the same time. The price list has a retail > price of $219.00. It has a timer, although it is an annoying timer! It > actually has a shrill "BEEP" when it shuts off! Ew! I've gotta find that > beep box and kill it! You can set the lamp timer for anywhere from 30 > seconds to 5 minutes. It has 5 bulbs, and the replacement bulbs are listed > as 4 watt. I wonder if I can upgrade the lamp with better bulbs, although > these seem to work fine. The kit also came with UV gel topcoat for > artificial nails, and UV gel topcoat for natural nails. I tried the > artificial nail topcoat on my nail, and it worked fine to cure the gel. Has > anyone heard of this lamp or this company? I tried a google search and came > up with a confusing trademark website. > Any suggestions? > Thanks a bunch! > Pam > Nail Designs > Ohio > > > > > -- > 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]<nailtech%[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.
