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Originally Posted by OakIris
Although I plan to get a cover as well, I think a skin would be added protection for the reader. I really like some of the skins I have seen on the DecalGirl site, www.decalgirl.com/ Would anyone who has actually purchased and installed a skin from this site please comment on how easy - or difficult - it was to install the skin? I am not known for my manual dexterity so please let me know how challenging it might be.  |
I have a decalgirl skin on my K2 and I've had multiple skins from them over the years for my phones and my Nintendo DSes. I don't think they provide any protection really. I suppose it does prevent the occasional scratch on the backside of it, but nothing more than that, and I'm not concerned with scratches on my equipment. I buy my skins solely to personalize the devices.
As for "installation" -- it's just a sticker, albeit a sturdy one. For the Kindles you'll want to start with the keyboard first, as that's the most difficult to line up. Line up the bottom row of keys first, then the rest basically falls into place. PROTIP: Leave as much of the sticker on the backing as you can, pulling it off as you're applying it. It's much easier to apply it if you don't have to support the entire floppy sticker. Take it an inch at a time off the backing as you're applying it.
Press it firmly as you move up the device to ensure no air bubbles. If you screw up, it does have some leniency for pulling it off and resticking it, though I would not recommend sticking the entire thing on and hoping it'll come off without stretching. But you can pull off the last inch or so and realign it.
EDITED UPDATE
Installed my two new skins today (one for my new K3 and a new one for my "old" K2 that my husband is inheriting).
Upon a fresh installation, I have minor modifications to make to my prior statement.
1. Remove the keyboard part of the sticker from the backing, punching out the key holes as you go. Remove the decal about halfway up the screen.
2. Leaving top part of decal on the backing, apply the decal to the keyboard. Be sure to press out any air bubbles.
3. Remove rest of decal from backing and carefully line it up along the screen edge. Press out air bubbles.
decalgirl has either increased their quality since I last ordered, or the "matte" version I ordered this time differs significantly from the "glossy" skins. I 'goofed' when applying the back decal to my K3; it's a tight fit to apply it and not have it interfere with the paging buttons. I applied the entire decal, but I didn't like the way it hit my left paging buttons. I was able to remove the ENTIRE decal, with no danger of stretching, and reapply it. You've always been able to "reposition" the decalgirl skins, but this is a significant improvement of the material (it didn't stretch at all) and the adhesive backing (it came off easily enough).