August 26 2008 - Q&A: Technique

What should I look for when buying an electric file?

By Vicki Peters, Kupa Inc.

Ask yourself a few questions first, like how often you'll use it to what services you'll use it for.

Tags: BUYER'S GUIDES, BUYING AN ELECTRIC FILE, ELECTRIC FILES

October 21 2008 - Q&A: Technique

How do I reassure my clients that my electric filing is safe?

My teaching has taken me all over the world, most recently to Amsterdam to teach electric filing techniques. I was asked a question that is quite universal, “How do I reassure my clients that my electric filing is safe?”

Tags: CUSTOMER SERVICE, ELECTRIC FILE SAFETY, ELECTRIC FILES, FEARFUL CLIENTS

October 21 2008 - Q&A: Technique

How do you complete a backfill when hand filing? How can you trench out a new smile line with a file?

I serviced a new client with a set of pink-and-whites. She said she doesn’t like the electric file and wanted me to hand file. After I completed her service she made an appointment for her two-week backfill. How do you complete a backfill when hand filing? How can you trench out a new smile line with a file? Is this possible?

Tags: BACKFILLS

October 21 2008 - Q&A: Technique

What is the difference between 3/32 or 1/8 or even 3/8 when talking about drill bits?

Those sizes are the thickness of the shank sizes for electric file bits, not the level of grit coarseness.

Tags: DRILL BITS, DRILLS, ELECTRIC FILE BITS, ELECTRIC FILES, FILE BIT SIZES, SHANK SIZES

August 26 2008 - Q&A: Technique

How do you help restore the nail bed after a drill has been used on it leaving "rings of fire"?

What can be done when a client suffers the painful grooves in her nail from improper drill ulse?

Tags: ELECTRIC FILE SAFETY, ELECTRIC FILES

October 21 2008 - Q&A: Technique

Is there a certain technique for drilling out pink-and-white?

I use a French drill bit to rebalance my pink-and-whites. Is there a certain technique for drilling it out — for instance is there a certain angle? Do I do short nail beds and long nail beds the same way?

Tags: BACKFILLS, ELECTRIC FILE TECHNIQUES, ELECTRIC FILES, FRENCH FILL BIT, PINK AND WHITES, PROPER DRILL ANGLES

October 9 2008 - Q&A: Technique

Why won't gel nails stay on my client?

This client, a homemaker and nail biter, seemed a logical candidate for gels. But I can't get them to stay on!

August 30 2008 - Q&A: Technique

How do I know which electric file bit to use for which purpose?

Are all those bit sizes really necessary? How many do I actually need in my toolbox?

Tags: ELECTRIC FILE TECHNIQUES, ELECTRIC FILES, ELECTRIC FILING FOR BEGINNERS