How To Fix & Prevent Thickened Nail Polish
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ธ.ค. 2015
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Today I have a quick video on how to thin thickened polish, as well as prevent it from thickening.
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FAQ:
What top coat/base coat do you use?
- I don't have a favorite topcoat, usually I use the INM Out The Door (can be found at Sally's Beauty Supply) for swatches and the HK Girl from Glisten & Glow for manicures. My all time favorite base coat the CND Stickey. You can find that on Amazon.com or at Ulta stores.
Why do you take your picture and video swatches separately?
- Since my lighting, camera settings, and tripod all have to be adjusted when switching from pictures to video, its faster, and helps keep the lighting more consistent, if I batch process all the pictures at once and then all the videos at another time. It also helps me get a feel for how to work with the polish if I do my pictures before the video.
How long do you let your nail polish dry between coats?
- I wait until a coat is completely dry to the touch before adding another one. The time it takes for that to happen varies from polish to polish, but usually is around 5-10 minutes.
How long do swatch videos take you to make?
- To take pictures, film, edit, and upload, it takes between 5-8 hours depending on the size of the collection.
Why don't you paint EVERY SINGLE inch of your nail and ALL THE WAY UP TO THE CUTICLE EVERY SINGLE TIME?! DEAR GOD WHY?!
- I purposely avoid the sides of my nails and my cuticle line when I'm swatching because I do swatches one after the other after the other. Removing polishes that are applied too close to the skin can stain the skin around my nails and make the next swatch look bad. I do it to keep the video clips and pictures clean.
Where did you get your nail polish racks?
- The racks on the wall behind me can be found here:
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I watched this video about 6 months ago. I didn't know that thinner existed. I have saved so many old nail polishes now thanks to you Jess. Thanks. I even had one that was completely dried down in the corner. Originally it was a very dark sapphire blue. I filled about a quarter of the bottle with thinner and about half with a regular clear polish. Let it sit and shook it every day for a week and boom, Instant jelly polish.
I've checked all of the ingredients in every nail polish thinner I've come across. As far as I know, the only two that can be fully trusted are the ones from OPI and Orly. They both contain nothing but butyl acetate, and ethyl acetate. Those are the two ingredients that every nail polish is based on. I've found that the other thinners often contain filler ingredients like alcohol. Some of the cheaper ones even contain acetone.
+Genevieve1023 Good to know, thanks!
The Sally Beauty nail polish thinner contains heptane, butyl acetate, and ethyl acetate. is that brand good to use since the ones from OPI and Orly are a bit pricey?
***** There are some nail polishes that contain heptane, so I wouldn't consider it entirely unsafe. I use the Sally Beauty thinner myself in my less expensive nail polishes.
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I didn't ask if it was unsafe. I asked if it was a good brand to use since Orly and OPI were pricey. I assume from your answer that the Sally Beauty brand is a good brand to use. I'll give it a shot.
I was watching a professional nail tech the other day and she said thin them with nail polish remover, I was like nooooo why are you teaching people this
+Ceri Hill noooo!!
+Ceri H that's cause it is what their taught by the teachers. And so so on.
+SuperGirl1970 Carver No proper nail tech would teach their students to use nail polish remover, something that disintegrates nail polish, it's common sense
Ceri H I don't believe in that. I've seen stupid ideas in graphic design schools.
actually the reason why nail polish remover removes nail polish is because it dissolves it... if you add nail polish remover to nailpolish it will dissolve in it and will dilute it... as simple as that
Me: knows everything you are saying in this video
Me: still watches the whole thing to nod and agree with everything you say.
Great video! Thanks for providing the CORRECT information and tips😀
PREACH. I can't believe Nail It mag printed that. This was such a helpful video. You always come across articulate and well-informed. 👏🏻
+Marginailia nails Thank you!
Such an informative video. I appreciate all of the work you went to for this!
+mkristin96 Thanks for watching!
Jess, this video was AWESOME! Very informative. I had no idea that polish thinner even existed. Nor did I know that acetone used as a thinner was such a bad idea. Great tips! I'm definitely a new subscriber to your channel, now. Thanks for making this video. 😀
YES. YES. YES. To this video! I tell people this all the time. I have such a large collection (over 500 bottles) and some of them are 9-ish years old, still in amazing condition and apply perfectly since I do all of these things. And I don't even need thinner for them either. Great video!
+Jessica Lynn Thanks for watching!
I just love that you aren't all fake sunshine and unicorns. Most nail polish content videos make me want to either vomit or punch someone in the face. I love that you are straightforward and honest and don't feel the need to sugar coat every word that comes out of your mouth. Thanks for that!
+Heather Hinson Thanks! The best part of this comment is that this is me with a heavy filter..lol
That was so helpful, thanks for all the advice!!!! Love your videos
+Cristy Benoit Thanks for watching!
I've had a nail polish from when I was a pre-teen, I'm 27 now. It was lime green, but now it's a mint color. lol
I've been told in the past that you can put nail polish remover in polish. I tried it only once. I put some in a really thick clear polish (a Sally Hansen top coat) and I could literally see why it was a bad idea. It never fully mixed it and just made the polish worse. Never again.
I hope Nail It gets a ton of letters/emails/messages and they make a retraction article.
+chelsiemalfoy I'm really surprised that a magazine that's so immersed into the "nail world" would publish that. Maybe we take our knowledge for granted? lol
Very good nail polish advice, thanks for sharing!
+PugsandPearls Thanks for watching!
A fantastic tip and thank you . i keep my nail polish rims and caps very clean and restore them with thinner at least 1s every 8 months depending on the usage. i have managed to keep one Orly(Porcelaine) nail polish for over 3 years like that, although i have noticed slight thinning of the formula. its like that with anything:keep it clean a d it will last.
+Anya R. Thanks for watching!
This was a great video, very helpful! I will definitely be using these tips.
+Brooke G. Thanks for watching!
Omg best video info everrrr! I do use one of those ikea storage drawers for mine, but now I need to clean my threads!!!
+Kat Holm Thanks for watching!
Hey Jess, thanks for this video! I am also surprised that a nail magazine would recommend putting acetone in a thickened polish. We all know thats a no no. Btw, I was wondering if you will be doing a swatch review on the OPI Hellow Kitty Collection? Lmk please. Have a Happy New Year!
+JeSuisLaChic The Hello Kitty video will be up in a couple of days
Great info, thanks for sharing these tips with us!
+Therese E Thanks for watching!
What balls do you suggest to put inside bottles? I prefer them to help mix it up and several ones I've gotten recently don't even have them inside. Do you know why they would do that? Thanks a ton!
I read the article from nail it and when I saw the nail polish remover thing, I freaked out... That's ridiculous! And I just can't bring myself to use helmers because they look so pretty on my wall! I'll take the risk! Haha! Have a great day Jess!
+naildesignsbyrachel Thanks for watching!
Is there a way to thicken nail polish that is too thin/old? What would you add to it to thicken it? Thanks for the info in this video!
Hi Jess! What are the ingredients of your nail polish thinner? I got one that has butyl acetate, ethyl acetate and heptane. Since I don't find heptane in the ingredients of my nail polish, do you think I would be better off with a thinner that does not have heptane? Thank you! I love your channel by the way!!! (8
Thanks so much for sharing this. I have a very very thick polish that I have been debating on how to thin it out. I am going to Sally's tomorrow and will be sure to pick up some thinner!
+thatcountrygirlMacy Thanks for watching!
Thanks Jess!! I learned a lot from this one 😊
+Debra Davis Thanks for watching!
thanks so much for making this video! It's really helpful☺
+Hannah Maria Thanks for watching!
I put acetone a while ago into a beautiful pearly gray polish and it turned a weird matte sick color. 😭
Great tips Jess! Thank you.
+Crazy Cat Lady Thanks for watching!
i got cat eye and black gell nail polish. as a noobie to nails I had a hard time painting it on my fake nails because it was so thick it looked lumpy even when i put one thin ish coat. will nail polish thinner work on uv nail types that require uv lamps or have metal flakes in them like cat eyes?
VERY helpful video. Thanks!
+Pamela Major Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for this very, very informative video! Everybody should see this! Specially the editor at Nail It... :)
+Timea Baranyai Thanks for watching!
+jessFACE90 Always! :)
Can you use the nail thinner on gel polish to thin it out or no if not what should I use
Unfortunately, the whole acetone to thin polish is like an old wives tale now. The best any of us can do is to educate our friends on the proper techniques. Send them a link to this video (wink, wink...hehe), seriously though, this video and any of the other great educational videos available on You Tube could possibly help the situation. I say possibly because we ALL know at least one person that won't listen and that's on them. Great video Jess, as always!
+Dawn Figueroa Thanks for watching!
Is there any fix for polishes that just won't dry?
chanel has it different and i have a polish nail for 2 years now and is still perfect because the brush is separate from the top , so the air that goes in the bottle when you use it , gets stopped because of the separation , less air ...more time ..less thickened
so for normal /cheaper bottles we should use a top that will cover... :D
As a guy I’d never thought I’d be watching this. The reason I am is that I’m taking a watch I recently bought and experimenting taking minor scuffs and scratches out of the glass by coating it with clear nail polish. The problem with the polish I’m using is that the thickness of it keeps a bunch of annoying little bubbles in it. I’m hoping a thinner will help the bubbles escape more easily. Wish me luck.
Oh, nooooo!!! I've kept my polish in the fridge for years - my roomie will be so happy to have it out!!!
I love the video on how to fix and prevent thickened nail polish. I just cleaned out all the thick nail polish I had, but I think I saved two bottles that I could not part with. Also good to hear that I can buy older nail polish colors and they probably haven't expired. What is the name of the thinner you use from Sally's it's not listed in the comments and it's hard to see what the bottle says in the video.
+Pattie Mail It's the Beauty Secrets brand.
OMIGOD my reaction was the same when I read that in Nail It magazine! I was like NO! That's not how you thin it out! Like seriously?! It's a nail magazine so they should tell you everything!!! The truth! But guess not lmao. I use the nail thinner from OPI. It works great with all my polishes that thickened up.
+Ezra Goggles Thanks for watching!
I have an Indi glitter polish in a jelly base and all the glitter has stuck to the insides of the bottle. How can I fix this please? Thank you.
Ive used acetone to thin a polish before and it was somewhat working at first when i was painting it on my nails then I noticed when it was drying it caused terrible bubbles. It literally looked like i splattered black polish on my white nails. it was a mess
+Olivia King oh noo :/
Thanks to you I have restored several polishes! ☺️☺️☺️☺️
+Adry Vg Yay!
How about thickened fast-drying top coats?
Do we use other "special" thinners for them (most of the brands create certain thinners for their products. E.g: Seche Vite thinner for their fast-drying top coat) or just the regular ones (like the one you showed)?
Would adding thinner affect/prolong the drying time of the supposed-to-be fast-drying top coat?
And maybe you should also make a video or just comment here on how do we choose a good thinner. What are the supposed ingredients that a good thinner should have and should not have? Thanks!
Hi, my seche vite fast drying top coat was thickened up quite a bit previously and ytd i added opi thinner to it and it worked. however, I realise that you do need to add more thinner to it than normal nail polishes and shake it up well. :)
Does stamping nail polish thinner still working on regular nail polish?
does this work with gel polish
I added remover to my nail polish!!! Can I dry it out and then use thinner to thin it again?
thank you for this video!!
Can you add normal glitter to clear top coat?
I have one that no matter how thin I apply the coat it wont dry, any ideas?
Would this product work on a matte nails polish?
I suck at doing my nails but have been trying. my wet n wild gel nail polish got goopy and I asked where the polish thinner at ulta was. the last said they didn't sell it but to use nail polish remover.... I had to their away my polish after that
Thanks, What about gel polish? Mine are thick!
You did not mention the name Or link of thinner in your video or in description
Great presentation. I researching this for my wife:-)
What about gel polish that is too thick? Especially Reflective gels
Does this nail thinner work on gel nails
@jessface90 I was just talking about this a couple of days ago, I always let any polish I get in the autumn/winter sit until the next day. I have a north facing office and I have my wall racks where they dont get cant get any sun at all, in the summer when the room gets some sun at the end of the day I always have the curtains pulled as I have desk top tiered racks.
+TheGood ByeGirl Thanks for watching!
Oh my God. The acetone/remover thing. I HATE THAT!!! Everytime I talk to my mom about being out of thinner and desperately needing more, she's always like "Just put nail polish remover in it, that'll fix it" ... It drives me crazy. I can't count the times I told her how bad it is for the polish, she just won't learn from it. Same with some of my less polish-crazy friends. I always end up shouting at the person suggesting it.
Also, I'm totally guilty of the whole cold bottle thing. With me it's kinda different, because my room is just generally cold at all times, because I hate warmth and I can't fall asleep when it's over 68 degrees. And that totally ruined some of my polishes. It's not just opening a cold bottle, it's generally keeping a bottle in a cold environment, I think. Most of my polishes have gotten thicker since I got them, so I might have to give in and start heating my room, even though I really don't want to.
Great video (although nothing super new for me this time), thanks for posting! :)
+nicole0991 Thanks for watching! I always turn the furnace way down before I go to bed too..lol
Can you thin a top coat this way?
Great video thanks for the tips!
+Amber Woodward Thanks for watching!
Your welcome!
Can this work for gel polishes?
how can i thin a opi liquud sand! please help!
Do you use Wet N Wild?
Very helpful
i would think it would be common sense not to put nail polish removal in your nail polish as a thinner since you use it to remove your nail polish which can't be good to put in your polish cause it'll eventually ruin it and idc who says its okay, never bought it and never did it, nail polish too pricey to be messing up, finally found out about nail polish thinner or restorer after doing some research and that's the only thing i'll use to thin my polish after thickening, the beauty secrets brand is my favorite one, affordable and works great, i tried the orly one, too much nothing special works no better than the beauty secrets one so why spend more money on it and after i'm done painting my nails i put the polishes aside and after my nails dry, i put on gloves and clean around the top of the bottle to prevent build up cause that's a pet peeve of mine i don't like cause it cause the caps to stick or like you said dry out cause air gets in their from the cap not being tight
+lovelygeminibren06 Thanks for watching!
I've never put remover in my bottles, you're right, a polish will be completely ruined after a month, separated like oil and discolored. I use a brand call beauty secrets thinner. It comes with a dropper and so far I've only used to to thin out my Essie's and Revlon Gel Envys. Those two brands have the thickest formulas.
+Naima Dillard Thanks for watching!
Very helpful...thanku !! 😊
+Tami Westwick Thanks for watching!
I've had glitter polishes that will dry out bad *coughcough*ChinaGlaze*coughcough*. I have to not only add in thinner, but add in clear nail polish/cheap top coat to bring it back to life. I'm too much of a hoarder to give up on fixing a bottle of polish. I still can't believe a polish polish magazine WOULD PROMOTE ACETONE TO FIX THICK POLISH. So stupid!
+BillytheBrime Crazy!
The only polish that gets thick for me is fast dry top coats. I use HK Girl and it gets gloopy so fast, and seche vite does that, too. How do you prevent/fix that? I keep them well-closed.
+emzadia i have the same problem with the Seche Vite but never with the HK Girl ... for the Seche i use their thinner .. it works great!
I don't think you can prevent Seche Vite from getting thick. But they have Seche Restore that adds in the lost chemicals. And it works fairly well.
+emzadia I know Seche has their own thinner that replaces the specific chemicals lost in the topcoat. I'm not sure about the HK Girl though. Topcoats tend to thicken so much faster because we use them more than a regular polish.
I have polish bottles that are *years* old! I just shake the bottles well before using it. Except when it's thick, I put nail polish remover in it - I just do, and it works! It's not acetone, though, just a regular polish remover. We can't get pure acetone as polish remover in the EU, I don't think, not in Belgium in any case (I've never found it).
+amixeblu I also got old bottles and have put acetone-free-nailpolish-remover in them and shake well.. (I guess Norway has the same rules.) I learned it looong ago, but can't remember if I did it when I was younger when there probably was acetone in it, so I can't remember if there were any difference. The polishes that are thinned out with the acetone-free seems fine so far at least.
But we don't have thinner in my country, what do? :(
I ruined a OPI alpine snow because it was perfectly fine and I just got a thinner and I tried it and and it made it thicker and I put nail polish remover in it now it's ruined but I got a new bottle though so I'm good now
I keep my nail polish under my bed cuz I don't have nail polish rackes
I cringe when I think about people using acetone to thin polish... Thinners are great but look out for the really cheap ones, I've seen a few that contain acetone which is really annoying.
So glad you mentioned using the fridge to store your polish, I have a few friends who do this and I always try to convince them that they don't belong in there. That constant temperature difference can't be good for the polish.
+Liza Andersson Thanks for watching!
will a thinner work with glitters and top/base coats too? Seem like they are the first to get super thick for me.
And on another note what do you think of Sinful color polishes?
Sinful Colors is so awesome!
+Faye Bush I use nail polish thinner on my glitters, topcoats and basecoats and use the entire bottle up. For glitters I prefer the OPI Thinner, apparently there are some thinners are better than others. Thinner is a great investment.
+Faye Bush Top and base coats can be a bit experimental, but glitters should work fine, since you're just thinning the base. I haven't had too much luck with Sinful Colors, I actually just destashed almost all of mine.
Haven't the room for racks so all mine are in helmers, feeling like I aced the class now lol :0) x
Words to live by in the polish world : )
+Carrie Hockman Thanks for watching!
Can you use Seche Vite restore on all nail polishes? I bought it to restore Seche Vite and noticed it didn't work well with H&K Girl, Glisten and Glow.
+L f I've actually never used Seche Restore. I'm not really sure how well it would work on a different polish. I've heard people say that they use it with no issues, but I can't speak from experience.
Where do you get your shelving behind you??? It is exactly what i'm looking for!!
+Hope Gibson I have a link in the FAQ section of the description box :)
+jessFACE90 Thank you so much!!
What about gel polish?
Does polish thinner also work on fast drying top coats? That is what usually goops up on me most frequently.
+Calicouponwife It depends on the top coat. I know Seche Vite has their own special thinner to use on their top coat.
you have a very nice channel!!! i subscribed ;)
+colorpaper princess (colorpaperprincess) Thank you!
+colorpaper princess (colorpaperprincess) Thank you!
What is the name of the product 🤔
You can use a qtip
I've wondered about which thinner to use on 3, 4, and 5 free polishes, but I rarely have to thin polish. I have so many that they aren't opened all too often, LOL. I have had the same bottle of Beauty Secrets thinner for years. I had a few bottles that thickened up and I went to thin them only to find that I closed them so tight that I had vertical cracks going up the stem. So they were a loss. Close them tight but not too tight :/
+neonkinpatsu oh no :(
I have had issues with thinned polishes not lasting. I store my polishes in a dark part of my closet, keep the threads clean etc. However, when I thin a polish, it works well the first time, but the second use after thinning it seems to be even thicker than it was before. Has anyone else experienced this? At first I thought it was just the Zoya thinner not working well with my other polishes (I went and checked the solvents in the thinner) , so I switched to the beauty secrets one, but I have the same issue. If anyone has any tips please let me know, I can't stand the thought of having to thin some of my older polishes every time I use them.
+struckanerve88 the more air in the bottle the more the polish thickens, thinner is just slowing the process, but it still continues, so yes, once you start thinning you have to keep thinning but that's not the thinner, its the air in the bottle that's causing the problem.
add clear polish
I use O P I nail laqure thimmer
Wow! I'm shocked Nailedit put that in there! 😱
+Angie L. Me too!
Great tips! I can understand some people who live in extremely hot weather without air conditioning to keep their polishes in the fridge. I have taken my polishes south on vacation or even when I receive them out of my mail box on a hot day....it's goopy, particularly neons and pastels. Also, I don't think some people know how to safely dispose of their polishes they no longer want (whether it be to sell, swap, donate or get "rid" of it in an environmentally safe way. Perhaps that might be an idea for a video? :)
There are two ways people can get rid of bad polishes. One is to participate in Zoya's Earth Day event. When you buy 6 or more polished you can send them your less than 3 free polishes and they will dispose of them. Another way is to simply open the cap and let them completely dry out. And then you can dispose of them in your regular trash day. This isn't directed at you particularly. Just wanted to put the info out there that might help people if they see your comment.
+Nail Polish Nook That's a great idea for a video!
+SkipToMyLuLuDarling oh I never thought of letting a polish completely drying out and then disposing of it in my regular trash. I have a lot of old goopy polishes(that thinner won't even help), but I just keep them bc I heard you are never supposed to toss polish in your trash! Thanks for that tip😊
SkipToMyLuLuDarling great tips! :)
i know this is late to comment.. i hope someone sees this.. has anyone checked their glitters from the China Glaze Electric Nights collection last summer?? omg.. i just looked at mine yesterday and they have faded and bled into the base i am so bummed out!! :-( i never thinned them bc they were base heavy to begin with, and mine were not exposed to sunlight. does this happen often with glitter polishes?! i'm freaking out over this
+Ashley Niebuhr Yep, mine have too. Some glitters bleed over time.
omg, I've tried nail polish remover and it really didn't work at all.
Will thinner work on base coat as well? My base coat has gotten pretty thick?
I'm using Beauty Secrets Nail Polish Thinner. Ingredients - butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, heptane.
+K Green I can't say that I've ever tried thinning a base coat. If it's too thick to use, it certainly can't hurt to try :)
+jessFACE90 I'll try it and report back.
+K Green It works.
And you know what's cool? When you put the thinner in color polished, your bottle of color polished is so gloopy, you can't see it work.
With the base coat, you can see the thinner go to work. It's kind of cool
Lol you had me worried with the bottle of acetone in the picture for a thinning polish video! 😅
+Hilary Jenkins oh no! I didn't even think of that...I just held up what was in my hands..lol
What about gel
Thinning with nail polish remover causes the Nails to chip faster, there's nail polish thinners. now if you paint your nails every 3 days I guess whatever you use to thin it will work for you. If you keep your polish in the fridge, and keep the opening clean and tight it will not get thick.
I have the exact same nail polish thinner has jessface90
Thats bc its sold at Sally's..
I was wondering if you could do a how to prevent bubbles video because that's what keeps happening to me lately. I mean, I've been having trouble with only 1 thick polish, Black Out by Sally Hansen, and I threw it away yesterday because I refused to put acetone in because I know it makes bubbles in the polish and it breaks down the polish chemicals too. But, I've been having trouble with stupid, annoying bubbles in my nail polish.
+Jada Long The bubbles are more likely cause by a lot of shaking and then applying the polish right after. It's better to roll the bottle in your hands than vigorously shaking it. How thick are your coats? I had huge problems when I first starting hoarding polishes because I wanted them to be opaque in one coat and would do a thick coat and then another to smooth out the bubbles from the first coat.
+BillytheBrime I don't think that my coats are really thick. And the thing is, I don't even shake or roll my polishes. I know that's probably really bad, but I still end up getting bubbles. I looked at a video that said not to shake it, but to roll it, and it said not to make the coats to thick, and to wait until the coat dries before adding another, and I did that but I still got the ugly, horrendous bubbles...😭😭😭💔
+Jada Long Hmmmm..... Is the room where you paint cold? I don't know what else would cause bad bubbling. :\ I hope someone else has better information for you. Sorry.
+BillytheBrime I get cold really easily so the air conditioner in my house always ends up off at some point...
+Jada Long Do you use base coat before your regular polish? If yes, does your base coat bubble too? If not, you might need two coats of base coat to prevent bubbles (it helped a couple friends that had the same issue, not sure why though.)
don't keep them lying down in a drawer. still put them on a rack in the drawer. standing a polish up prevents the polish from getting in the cap and getting gross quicker.
I also read this about using acetone as a thinner in Nail It and thought WTF?!? Have you contacted the editor about this? She really needs to know about it.
+Lena Stensgaard I couldn't believe it! I guess it's way more common of a myth than I thought!
+jessFACE90 Yes, it's what you hear from people who don't know about nail polish. It's what always has been said. But a magazine as Nail It really should give right information and I think we all should contact the editor in chief and inform her about this. I have a subscription to the electronic version so I can take a screenshot of the page and attach it to an email. You who have the physical magazine can scan the page. I thought the journalists working on a magazine, which is only about nail art and lacquer, were informed about how to take care of our lacquers but apparently they are not. Or perhaps it was the youngest intern who wrote this? Who knows? Strange that this error wasn't caught in the proofreading.
One of the ingredients in that bottle of nail polish thinner is acetone. I purchased it and was like WTF?
Can you use thinner on fast drying top coat?
Seche Vite makes a thinner for their topcoat.
I doubt very much if you use pure acetone there will be a problem. Acetone has been used forever in the paint industry as a thinner I think the problems happen when you use nail polish remover which is acetone plus other ingredients such as oil. The thiinners probably just evaporate more slowly which may be an advantage and it may cost more,, acetone has always worked for me as long as you don't leave the bottle open for a long time. As the video says many thinners do contain acetone. Acetone thinned polish also dries fast.