Nail Printing Supply & Cost Calculator
KNOW YOUR NUMBERS
What does one printed nail cost?
Choose a few options. We’ll calculate your cost per nail, monthly supplies and estimated revenue.
SUPPLY PRICES
One bottle or a better-value pack
Choose a product to see every pack price. Each pack contains that product only.
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Prices shown in your selected currency, before tax and shipping. Bottle prices are provisional; non-CAD prices are converted estimates. Checkout confirms the actual price. The calculator below uses individual-bottle prices; pack discounts are shown separately here.
Start with one cartridge
These are planning scenarios, not guaranteed yields: a cartridge is rated at about 1,000 nails, and your result varies with design coverage. Solid colours use 25% more ink in this estimate.
· solids
ONE SM10 CARTRIDGE
- Printed nails at your mix
- Revenue from one cartridge
- Ink + coatings used
- Left after materials
Assumes you sell every estimated print at your selected price. This is return after materials, not net profit or payback on the printer.
Advanced: ink price, measured yield and stock
25% extra ink is a hypothesis, not a measured O2Nails result. Full-coverage photographs may also use substantial ink. Other refill packs have different prices.
Advanced: bottle prices, usage and stock
Use PG4 white or PG0 clear, not both on every nail. Usage is per completed application, not a prescribed layer thickness.
Base is included for a fuller cost estimate. Some PG4 instructions omit it; confirm your process. Existing colour polish, tips and removal products are not included.
See the cost and coverage of one bottle
Then plan your month
Add other operating costs
Enter labour and payment fees per nail; rent, software and equipment allocation per month. Costs left at zero are excluded.
Compare conservative, middle and optimistic costs
Listed materials per nail, holding coating choices fixed. The 700 / 800 / 900 cases are planning assumptions; the 500-nail stress case reflects lower published distributor claims.
| Pattern nails / cartridge | Patterns / images | 100% solids | Your mix |
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The summary updates with your numbers. Send it to the NailPrinter team to confirm availability, quantities and delivery. This form does not place an order or subscription.
Sources, process and calculation notes
Currency conversion
USD is the default. USD and CAD ink presets use their respective store prices, which need not match at an exchange rate. Other ink presets convert the USD price. Bottle estimates convert from proposed CAD prices. Editing a price overrides that preset; switching currency converts your custom amount. Reference rates are Bank of Canada daily averages for September 18, 2026, not live quotes. Checkout determines actual currency, taxes and market pricing.
How the estimate works
Ink per nail = pack price ÷ pack quantity ÷ pattern yield × (1 + solid share × extra ink). Coating cost = bottle price ÷ bottle mL × mL per nail ÷ (1 − additional loss). Orders subtract usable stock, then round up to whole packs or bottles. No additional waste is assumed by default.
Steps and alternatives
Typical workflow: prepare nail → optional base and cure → mask around nail and air dry → PG4 or PG0 → print → cure → top coat and cure. Follow instructions for your exact products and lamp. Mask protects surrounding skin; it does not replace print gel. Existing colour polish and other prep/removal consumables require your own added costs.
Evidence and open questions
- NailPrinter ink refill packs: CAD673.93 / 1,276.92 / 1,808.97 for 2 / 4 / 6 cartridges in Canada; USD482 / 914 / 1,294 in the US, checked October 8, 2026. Other packs and markets differ; this is not a cheapest-pack comparison.
- Proposed Canadian bottle retail: PG0 / PG4 CAD31.37, base / mask / top CAD9.41. Supply availability is not yet confirmed.
- O2Nails Italy lists approximately 200 applications. With 10mL print gel and 7mL other bottles, this implies 0.05mL and 0.035mL per nail if one application means one nail. Supplier print-gel yield estimates are higher; measured yield is unverified.
- CND’s product-specific cost-per-service guide is a general usage cross-check, not evidence its gels replace O2Nails print gel.
- The manufacturer specifies 1,000 SM10 nails; Italy’s FAQ says around 500. No controlled test establishing a 25% solid-colour ink premium was found.
- Children: a base sticker does not establish a gel-free service. A child-suitable, fully gel-free printing process is not yet verified.
Updated September 19, 2026. Planning estimates are not performance or profit guarantees.