Using Elmore's Glue As A Base Coat Before Putting On The Color It's A Easier Way To Take It Off. by Alyssa Hald Using Elmore's Glue As A Base Coat Before Putting On The Color It's A Easier Way To Take It Off.So what you want to do is put the glue on your nails before adding any color, then when it is dry you want to put the color you picked on wait for that to dry, after that is done the next thing you want to do is do a top coat this seals in the nail polish and protects it, this is a cleaner way to take off your nail polish without nail polish remover