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First attempt was applied by my daughter. Very lumpy, flaked off pretty quickly, had to sand it down loads
I did a second coat that was smoother but not very strong, only lasted a few days
I decided to clean that off and leave it a bit
Recently I noticed that the nails were thinner and weaker than before, I assume because of all the sanding down
Finally I managed to do better yesterday, I had watched a couple of the youtube videos
I concluded that I needed to use more of the liquid
So now I have proper, smooth, great big thick acrylic layers
One thing I have noticed is that the tone I am getting is less bright, which is great on my brighter guitars, but I will need to use 80/20 strings on my favourite warmer guitar
I tested the effect against 2 plectrums, one thick, one medium, and with this thickness of nail, I am definitely getting more like the thick plectrum tone, which makes sense
I hope these nails don't flake, but they are nice and thick now
I find that that the tone of my acrylics ( if applied right ) do sound close to my Jim Dunlop thumb picks, which for me is a good thing as I cross pick a lot and don't want an inconsistency between the two. Pay careful attention to the string side of the application, I have found that making sure there isn't too much build up there helps to get a clearer tone. If there is too much it can create an issue where the string is actually sliding over the build up in the picking action rather than creating a clear attack, similar to using a 2mm pick against a 1mm.
My issues are usually the other way, with the tone getting brighter and thinner as I wear the acrylic down on the underside.
for now I have removed it from all but thumb and index finger - most of my guitars were sounding very dull, and I remembered those 2 were the thinnest nails
Seems to be working with this combination so far - I mostly use the other fingers for the top 3 strings
May try to put a thinner layer on the other nails next time
I will polish it later to see if I can reduce the drag