Sharpening manicure tool

Beautiful manicure gives the hands a well-groomed look. An important role in creating a truly neat and elegant nail design is played not only by the skill of a manicure specialist, but also by the quality tools that are used in the work. Nobody wants to cut fingers during the manicure process - or the cuticle has been partially removed, featuring "torn" edges. To prevent such a situation, masters periodically sharpen manicure tools.

For professional sharpening inventory will have to pay a decent amount of money. But such an investment justifies itself, as it prolongs the service life of the tools. In addition, well-sharpened scissors, tweezers or nippers do not injure the skin and do not harm the nail plate.

But first things first. It is necessary to understand the intricacies of professional sharpening and the implementation of such manipulations on their own. Not everyone knows how to avoid mistakes and not to spoil inventory.

Going to the workshop for sharpening tools for manicure, try to find reviews and opinions of customers who have already managed to use the services of this specialist. Do not trust your tool “wandering” masters, who in search of clients are moving from one beauty salon to another. They may carry out the necessary procedure poorly or simply invalidate the inventory.

There are two techniques for sharpening manicure devices:

1. Using a special machine.
2. Manually - or the so-called individual sharpening.

If the master uses the first technique, then your tools will be sharpened on special equipment using diamond and polishing wheels, and as the final phase - a felt washer. Such the machine allows:

• to return to tools the former sharpness;
• align the edges of the blades;
• remove nicks and roughness, which appeared in the process of using tools for manicure.

The main advantages of the easel grinding technique include:

• time saving - the process is much faster than in manual mode;
• exclusion of harm the structure of the blades themselves.

But do not forget that during the operation a sufficiently large amount of the blade is removed. Tweezers, scissors and nippers can withstand from 8 to 12 such manipulations - depending on the size of the blades themselves.

If the master performs manual grinding, then you have to be patient, because he can spend from 30 minutes to an hour with this procedure, depending on the condition of the tools. This process is carried out under a microscope using a diamond bar. Specialist polishes every millimeter of the blade.

If you entrust your instrument to a high-class specialist, then manual sharpening will be carried out at a higher level than with the use of a machine tool. If your devices fall into the hands of an inexperienced specialist, then there is a risk of permanently spoiling them.

Tweezers, scissors and nippers will be able to withstand from 25 to 35 such procedures - in contrast to the first option.

It is worth considering in more detail how the sharpening of each tool for manicure.

The process of sharpening cuticle nippers is carried out in several stages:

• The elimination of backlash occurs.
• Spring adjustment.
• Removing traces of rust, if it was formed during the use of cuticle nippers.
• Sharpening the nippers for the cuticle from the inside, each plane is given special attention.

In order for these devices to work well without having a negative impact on the cuticle, they must be distinguished by a sharp corner of the nose and cutting edges, otherwise the nippers will tear the skin.

Check the quality of the work done is quite simple - use the usual thin plastic bag. You need to stretch the edges of such a package between your fingers and try to cut it.

If the cuticle nippers have been sharpened correctly, then you will get a cut that differs by even sharp edges. If the tool "chews" a plastic bag, it means that the sharpening process was carried out in violation of the technology, and the master must correct the flaws.

During operation, the cloth of tweezers becomes uneven, slides along the nail plate, without cutting it off. As soon as you notice such a problem, you will need to pass the product for sharpening.

To check the quality of the work done, you also need to test, but instead of a plastic bag using a more dense material - for example, electrical tape or printer paper. You should get a cut with clear edges, with no torn or chewed elements.

Glass nail files are gaining popularity among specialists in manicure due to the fact that this tool does not harm the nail plate during use. Nails are not stratified, besides, sawing with such files can be in different directions.

Over time, the abrasive surface of this device becomes unusable. It is not at all necessary to get rid of such a glass nail file, you can take it to the workshop for sharpening. In the skillful hands of the master this product will be returned to its original properties, it can be used again.

If your tweezers, which you use to pluck eyebrows, have stopped properly grabbing hairs (it is impossible to pull out short hairs or grab light hairs with it), then you need to sharpen the tool. A similar situation can happen with tweezers for eyelash extensions.

After sharpening these devices, pay attention to the following points:

1. The edges of the tweezers after the sharpening procedure should be perfectly docked, leaving no lye or any gaps, and even more distortions.
2. On the lips of the tweezers should not appear burrs or elements that protrude. The working surface should be rounded, it will help you not to injure the skin while pulling out hairs.
3. Please note that the tweezers should be sharpened in such a way as to capture the hairs, and not bite them. Otherwise, the hair will not be pulled out by the root, but cut off. And soon the correction will have to be repeated. This rule also applies to tweezers for eyelash extensions. With such a disadvantage, this device will not be able to capture the artificial eyelash, but will simply cut it.

If during operation these tweezers have undergone deformations, they will be gently bent or dented, returning the original appearance.

Intending to carry out the procedure of sharpening tools for manicure yourself, be prepared for the fact that you need special equipment. The machine for sharpening tools should have a diamond wheel.

The use of folk methods such as “cut foil or sandpaper” can lead to tool breakage. The cutting part will be irrevocably damaged, and you will have to purchase new tools.

Step-by-step process of sharpening tools for manicure on the example of cuticle nippers looks as follows:

1. Remove play. To do this, you need to take the nippers by the handles and swing relative to each other. If you feel the movement, you need to tighten the middle screw.
2. Sharpen the blade from the inside, trying to align the cutting edges.
3. Next you need to sharpen the blades from the outside, as well as correct the tips.
4. Squeeze the cuticle nippers and sharpen both blades from the outer side, in the area of ​​their contact. Try not to disturb the geometry of the product.
5. The final step is to polish the instrument using a piece of leather or polishing paste.

The process of sharpening nail clippers yourself is much more difficult to carry out, you have to be extremely careful and careful not to spoil them. Be prepared for the fact that the processing of this device will take you much longer.

The frequency of the sharpening process depends on the correct and careful attitude to tools for manicure.

Here are some tips to help extend the life of your gadgets:

• Do not knock out hairs, peels or cut nails from tweezers, nippers, as well as tweezers on the countertop or comb.
• It is not recommended to boil the products. To eliminate germs special disinfection devices are used.
• It is better to keep all your working tools in protective cases or cases. Make sure that the devices do not touch each other, as this may cause the blades to become dull.

• Nippers and tweezers may lose their sharpness more quickly if you put them on the tabletop with canvases down.
• Do not leave tweezers, nippers and tweezers for a long time in disinfectants, as they can also lead to the blunting of sharp elements.
• Carefully handle the articular parts of your manicure fixtures, since between them the fat and hairs constantly accumulate, reducing the useful life of the tools.
• After work and disinfecting procedures, the products should be oiled.
• Spend timely sharpening from a high-class specialist.

Properly sharpened tools with careful handling will allow you to create the perfect manicure and will last a long time.

How to sharpen nail clippers, see the following video.