Neat edges

To neaten up the edges I was going to enamel the edges, but it is a risk as I could easily over fire the top. To enamel the edges, I also cannot enamel where the claws are, as when I put pressure on the claws to set the enamel cracks, and the edge enamel could crack the top.

 Lihle works with gel nail polish, and she suggested using some of her gel on the edges as it looks like enamel, but it does not require heat to set, it sets with a UV lamp. Therefore, I can set the enamel and then paint the gel with a very fine brush that is used for painting designs with gel nail polish on nails.

Figure 1-Bowes, K., (2020). Enamel with copper edge.

Figure 2-Bowes, K., (2020). gel brush and gel on a nail.

Figure 3- Bowes, K., (2020). Set enamel with gel edges.