Abstract: A process for fabricating custom fit removable and reusable false metal fingernails. The steps include pouring impression material around the fingernail and nail bed and forming a negative finger impression of the fingernail and nail bed. The negative finger impression is now filled with an investment material for forming a positive investment impression of the fingernail and nail bed. An artificial plastic fingernail tip is now attached to the nail bed of the fingernail on the positive investment impression. Wax is now spread in the fingernail bed next to the cuticle for covering an area in the bed not covered by the plastic tip. One end of a wax sprue is now melted and attached to a center portion of the plastic fingernail tip. Another end of the wax sprue is inserted into a top of a rubber ring former.

Abstract: A process for fabricating custom fit removable and reusable false metal fingernails. The steps include pouring impression material around the fingernail and nail bed and forming a negative finger impression of the fingernail and nail bed. The negative finger impression is now filled with an investment material for forming a positive investment impression of the fingernail and nail bed. An artificial plastic fingernail tip is now attached to the nail bed of the fingernail on the positive investment impression. Wax is now spread in the fingernail bed next to the cuticle for covering an area in the bed not covered by the plastic tip. One end of a wax sprue is now melted and attached to a center portion of the plastic fingernail tip. Another end of the wax sprue is inserted into a top of a rubber ring former.