Stephen Caracappa (1942â2017) had worked in the NYPD's organized crime unit in Brooklyn, New York, since the late 1970s before he eventually retired on a disability pension in 1992.
1 If you use nail polish to remove it the cotton might stick to your nail. 2  Soak your hand in warm soap water for 2-3 minutes to remove the spray. 3  Instead of wasting a top coat to get the nail polish off you can use any nail polish. 4  Make sure it is one you don't use or don't like. Before you apply your nail polish be sure to coat your nails with glue first and let it dry for 2-3 minutes and apply your desired nail polish. 2  If you want to remove your nail polish, just scratch it a little, pull and it will come off. 3  Q-Tips are very good alternative for cotton swabs. 4  Use lemon juice.
Nail polish is a hardened organic polymer. When the remover is applied to the polish, the molecules of the solvent will force their way through the polymer molecules, causing the polish to disintegrate. Because of acetone's strength as a solvent, it shouldn't be used on your fake nails. The solvent in the polish remover will weaken your extensions and cause them to separate from your natural nail. One of the reasons non-acetone nail polish removers were created was to be used on nail extensions. But for removing sparkly, glitter nail polish, it's best to go with the big guns -- acetone polish remover. The chemicals in glitter nail polish make it more difficult than other polishes to break down.