Joe, I do not recommend using off the shelf monomer with Acrylikey. They are not all the same and may not be compatible. Although I have purchased acrylic powder and monomer from beauty supply stores, it is safest to use products that are from the same manufacturer and are designed to be used together. I had good success with "No lift Nails" brand. I once tried using an off the shelf monomer with Acrylikey powder and the results were not good. Ryan On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Laura Olsen <laura-olsen at att.net> wrote: > Thanks, Joe! > Laura > On Sep 10, 2011, at 7:17 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > > > Laura said: "OK. Here's my question. How does this wear? The texture is > > somewhat different from the original. Does it pick up dirt over time?" > > > > Laura, > > Since I've been using it for a really long time, I can say it lasts a > > Looooo nnnnnngggg time. However, there were versions that tend to turn > more > > and more yellow as they age! Yikes! I ran that past Richard and he blamed > > it on olde Monamer. If you have a really picky client, the stuff can be > > removed and replaced. The texture difference is usually caused by not > > following the mixing instructions...i.e. too much powder and not enough > > monamer. BTW, Since the powders have an indefinate shelf life and we use > so > > little of it, you need to get more monamer from time to time. It is > > available from Pianotec, but I recommend you get it from Beauty Supply > > places ...at less than half of what Pianotec charges.<G> Tell them what > > it's for and they have it in various sized quantities. IF the stuff is > > evaporating out of the container it came in. Get a Lab grade bottle from > > your local Pharmacy. (that is what Richard used originally and I've not > had > > any problems with evaporation. I use the monomer to clean out the > measuring > > cups and the tools, so I do go through a bunch of it. > > Hope that helps. > > Joe > > > > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > > Captain of the Tool Police > > Squares R I > > > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110911/05a9f40e/attachment.htm>
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