What brand is the lamp that will not light? Some brands ( CND Shellac lamp for one ) will not turn on after the "bulb life timer" has run out. You must replace the bulbs AND reset the "bulb life timer" ( I'm not sure of the real name for the timer ) before it will work again. Directions are in the manual and on line.
Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On Dec 2, 2011, at 5:14 AM, "Laura Merzetti" <la...@scratchmyback.ca> wrote: > Pam, I’m pretty much strictly a gel tech now. A couple of things caught my > attention as I read your rant (and I swear I read it fast so it sounded like > one! LOL). > > Have you ever changed your bulbs in the 18 months you’ve had these lamps? > Even using them part-time, after 18 months they need to be changed. Or at > the very least, take the bulbs out, give them a good wipe, turn them around, > and insert them back in. Bulbs collect dirt, dust and gel over their > lifespan and if you’re not using your lamp that often, all this debris can > make a difference too. Depending on the brand of bulbs you’re using, the > UV they emit may be very, very low by now. > > Secondly, that pinky that didn’t cure – in conjunction with what I mentioned > about the bulbs, it’s possible the light just didn’t hit the pinky nail for > some reason, and if the bulbs are old, it’s double trouble. I see this > mostly on thumbs to be honest, when clients don’t position their hands in the > lamps properly. And if it keeps happening I just change the bulbs and that > generally takes care of it. > > I would hate to see you give up on gels because of a lamp issue. Those are > the easiest to fix J > > Laura > > > From: nailtech@googlegroups.com [mailto:nailtech@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of pamsna...@aol.com > Sent: December-01-11 11:35 PM > To: NailTech@googlegroups.com > Subject: NailTech:: Why are my Gel Lamps JUNK!? (A Furious Rant on Gels!) > > I don't know why I bothered to pay a pile of money for these stupid gel > lamps! I've only been doing gels now for 18 months and neither one of them > will work! I tried replacing the bulbs. I tried checking the fuse! I shook > it, pleaded with it, lightly tapped it on the table! prayed over it, > Threatened to THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW!!!! NOTHING! I am going to have to > have my son the electrician look at the dang thing and see if HE can figure > out why it won't work! Suddenly! WIth NO warning! Just KAPUT! I went to > turn it on and NOTHING! Not even a tiny little flicker! Leaving me in quite > a jam with clients sitting at my station staring at me! Gawd! Here's why I > don't like gels! Now.. acrylics? No problem! I sculpt them, they set, I > file, they are DONE! no questions! No problems! Not ONE dang bead of sweat > pops off my forehead like when I do gels! Grrrrrrrrr..... I just plain ole > do NOT trust gels! Or lamps! Or any other magical potions! I have a bottle > of Iced Cappuchino Shellac that will NOT cure in the lamp! NOT AT ALL! WTF!? > (which stands for Wednesday/Thursday/Friday in case you were wondering... > lol!) > Then I bought some Artisan Gels. Nice colors, but does NOT soak off! > Says they are SOG, but trust me, they are NOT! Shellac at least has the > decency to peel up and flake off after 5 minutes in the foil! Not this > stuff! It softens a teeny tiny bit after soaking, but I had to file the > stuff off! Bleh! > I just get so stressed out when I have gels on my book! Will it set up? > Will it just all wipe off when I take off the tacky layer? I had a client > last week whose ONE little finger kept wiping off one the last step! Did I > do anything different to this one little finger!? NO! I did all the prep > just like the other 9 fingers! After gelling and wiping the whole shebang > off twice, I polished her and sent her on her way, with me scratching my head > wondering what the heck I did different to cause this one stupid finger to > not cure! honestly! > Will it set? Will it bubble? Will it wrinkle? Will it wipe off!?? Who > knows! Spin the wheel and see what it lands on! I'll take my good ole > fashioned acrylics ANYDAY over these unpredictable gels! > I had to run to the beauty supply and buy a lamp till the one from PNI > could get here. When it arrived, I admit I felt a glimmer of hope because it > weighed about 3 times what the other lamps did. It feels a LOT heavier! > Maybe its built better, maybe it will last longer. I taped the dang receipt > to the bottom and will see how it goes. I wouldn't mind replacing them every > 2 or 3 years, but after just 18 months of part time use? Really!? Thats the > life expectancy? Am I the only one with these issues? > Then there's the clients who complain if they get even a TINY little chip > out of the gel! After 3 weeks! "Ohhh..... LOOK! Its not holding up very > well on my nails, is it!?" Grrrrr.. I explain that they have 9 perfect > nails, and just ONE tiny chip out of ONE nail after 3 whole friggin weeks, > and they act like the next set should be free because of the inconvenience > this tiny little chip has caused them! Seriously!? I explain its not meant > to last indefinately, and certainly not for 3 or 4 weeks! 10 days to 2 > weeks, tops! C'mon people! I'm under a lot of stressure! (stress + > pressure = stressure!) > > Thanks for letting me vent.. I feel better already! > Pam > Living in Gel Hell in Ohio > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 nailtech@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 nailtech@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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