What step would be performed last in a four-week fabric wrap maintenance?
Apply cuticle oil
The _____ is the point where the free edge of the nail meets the tip, and where the tip is adhered to the nail.
Position stop
______, also known as an activator, acts as the dryer that speeds up the hardening process of the wrap resin or adhesive overlay.
Wrap resin accelerator
Wrap resins are made from ______, a specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent adhesion to the natural nail plate and polymerizes in seconds.
Cyanoacrylate
What substance is used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil left on the natural nail plate?
Nail dehydrator
Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and ____?
Crack
Nail tips that do not have the reinforcement provided by the overlay are _____?
Not long-wearing and can break easily
When applying nail tips, you must hold the tip in place for ______ until the adhesive has dried.
5-10 seconds
Which nail wrap is made from a very thin synthetic mesh with a loose weave and is easy to use?
Fiberglass wrap
Which product is made of plastic, pre-molded nails shaped from a tough polymer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic?
Nail tips
Nail wraps are removed by immersing the entire enhancement in a small glass bowl filled with _______?
Acetone
Application of the enhancement product onto the new growth of the nail is commonly referred to as ____?
Backfill
Remove dust from the natural nail plate with a _______?
Clean, dry nail brush
What is a layer of any kind of nail enhancement product that is applied over the natural nail and tip application for added strength?
Overlay
Nail tips are available in _______ sizes, colors, and shapes, making it easy to fit each client with precisely the right size and shape.
Many
What term describes when a nail enhancement needs to be serviced after every two or more weeks from the initial application of the nail enhancement product?
Touch-up
To press fabric wraps onto the natural nail plate and avoid the transfer of dust or oil, use ______?
Thick plastic
Properly sized nail tips for a client should cover the nail plate from _____?
Sidewall to sidewall
Any method of securing a layer of fabric or paper on and around the nail tip to ensure its strength and durability is called a _______?
Nail wrap
Cosmetologist and their clients should always wear ______ when using and handling nail tip adhesives.
Eye protection
A piece of fabric cut to completely cover a crack or break in a nail is a _______?
Repair patch
Nail tips are softened with acetone or tip remover and are _____?
Slid off
The ______ is the heart of the nail wrap system and gives this system its unique properties.
Wrap material
What are small pieces of fabric used to strengthen a weak point in the nail or repair a crack?
Stress strips
Which implement is similar to a nail clipper that is used on a nail tip?
Tip cutter
What product is used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the natural nail and nail tip?
Wrap resin
Which nail wrap is made from a closely woven, heavy material and is considered to be the strongest nail wrap fabric?
Linen wrap
Nail wraps are rebalanced with additional resin?
Every two weeks
Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and _____?
Linen
Activators come in several different forms: brush on bottle, pump spray on, and ______?
Aerosol
Which material is thin and tightly woven, and becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied?
Silk
Fabric wraps that are slightly smaller than the nail plate prevent the wraps from ____?
Lifting
The contact areas of the nail tips are smoothed with a fine grit block buffer held _____?
Flat across the nail
Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for the nail tips and the natural nail are called _____?
Wells
Regardless of whether a client is interested in wearing long, medium, or short nails, she may decide to have the nail tips applied over her natural nails for _______?
Strength and durability
The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail is called an ______?
Bonding agent
Offering ______ expands your service offerings and enables clients to have a "one-stop-shop" experience in your salon.
nail extension and wrap services
When securing the tip to the natural nail, use the stop, rock, ______ and method to avoid air bubbles and promote proper adhesion.
Hold