Q&A

• What should I look for when buying an electric file?
• How do I reassure my clients that my electric filing is safe?
• How do you complete a backfill when hand filing? How can you trench out a new smile line with a file?
• What is the difference between 3/32 or 1/8 or even 3/8 when talking about drill bits?
• How do you help restore the nail bed after a drill has been used on it leaving "rings of fire"?
• Is there a certain technique for drilling out pink-and-white?
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resources

• Medicool Inc.
  Manufacturers of professional electric manicure and pedicure files, carbide, diamond, buffing and pedicure bits, and Kolinsky sable nail brushes.
• Nailsplash
  An educational website for professional nail technicians specializing in gel nail technology. Offering over 400 pages of free education and information for nail professionals.
• Q-Buffers
  Manufacturer of very fine and soft chamois buffer bits for use with electric files.

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