Amen to that! You have to be very very careful or you’ll destroy your nails layer by layer.
1) File the top coat down with a coarse file to cut through the top coat, which is the toughest part
2) Pour a little nail polish remover in a small bowl and set that bowl into a larger one filled with just-boiled water to gentle « bain-marie » the polish remover
3) Soak one hand in warm acetone for 10-20 seconds
4) Wipe vigorously (NO SCRAPING!!) with old dishrag or some other piece of rough fabric. Can use cotton ball/pads, but it takes longer. You can also use a cheap emery board but be gentle!
5) Repeat steps 3) + 4) until clean
With the warm acetone and the scrubbed topcoat, the while process should take 15 minutes, of which only about 4 total involve your fingers in acetone.