Do you have a cheat sheet for the specific use of each drill bits? One of my clients asks what every bit is for every time she comes in.
We asked Vicki Peters, vice president of the Vicki Peters Signature Series for Kupa Inc., to answer with this useful chart:
| Bit Style | Benefits | Use |
| 2-Week Backfill | Small 1/4-sized bit to cut new smile lines | To trench out a new smile line on a backfill |
| 4-Week Backfill | 1/2 barrel bit to cut new smile lines and remove product | To trench out a new smile line and remove product on a backfill |
| Inverted Backfill | 1/2 barrel angled bit for easier cutting | To trench out a new smile line and remove product on a backfill |
| Small Barrel | Slimmer and easy to see as you work | For surface work, refining C-curves, and shortening |
| Large Barrel | Larger for more surface contact | For surface work, refining C-curves, and shortening |
| UNC (Under the Nail Cleaner) | Tiny, slim pointed bit to get into tight spots and under the nails | For cleaning under the nail and drilling holes |
| Cone | Longer cone for more surface contact | For cuticle work, sidewalls, and under the nails |
| Slim Cone | For tight areas such as sidewalls | For cuticle work, sidewalls, and under the nails |
| Football | The curvature of the football allows you to get underneath a long, curved nail | For cuticle work and under long nails |
| Tapered Cone | Flat-topped cone for refining sidewalls and cuticle areas | For surface and cuticle work, and under the nail |
| Safety Bit | Rounded top for safe use at the cuticle | For surface and cuticle work, and under the nail |
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