Home nail tutorial How to remove fake nails: Clip your acrylic nails as short as possible. File off the topcoat of your acrylic nails. Soak your cotton balls in the acetone. Wrap your tin foil strips around the cotton ball and your finger. Keep the cotton balls and tin foil on your fingers for 30 minutes. Use your nail buffer to remove any extra glue.

How to remove fake nails: Clip your acrylic nails as short as possible. File off the topcoat of your acrylic nails. Soak your cotton balls in the acetone. Wrap your tin foil strips around the cotton ball and your finger. Keep the cotton balls and tin foil on your fingers for 30 minutes. Use your nail buffer to remove any extra glue.