Accessories My new Decalgirl skin! - Page 2

kindlekitten · 03-16-2010, 02:06 AM

oh wow! that is quite nice!

mgmueller · 03-16-2010, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by banjobama

Are these skins removable/reusable? Like, if I bought three, could I change them daily?

edit: I checked the website and see that they are not reusable. Darn!

I've got 3 Gelaskins yesterday. 1 x nook, 1 x Kindle 2, 1 x Kindle DX. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=414
It's quite tricky to "perfectly" apply them, so I've reused the nook one 3 times. So far, it still sticks without any problems or recognisable damages. (*) Gelaskins and Decalgirl skins should be of identical quaility and material, I guess.

(*) I wouldn't permanently switch skins though.

mgmueller · 03-16-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

it's not hard to put on.

Is there any "trick" to put them on?
The one on the back, without any cut-outs, is easy of course.
But I've found the one on the front quite tricky. Especially on nook, where the bezel is relatively small, you see the smallest deviation. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=414
So, do you pull it entirely off the protective paper?
I did so, and the nook skin was "wildly dangling around", like 20m of loose scotch tape...
I've placed it on the nook and it looks okay. But if I relate the edges of the skin to the edges of the reader, I see those slight deviations. Maybe I'm overcritical, maybe I've got "2 left hands". But even a deviation of 1° or, let's say, 0.5mm you easily can see.
Is there a trick? Someone said "wet hands" - but does it still stick then?

TallMomof2 · 03-16-2010, 12:10 PM

Patience. I take off the entire backing and as I place the piece I try not to press hard until I'm sure it's lined up and then I press and smooth to eliminate bubbles. I've replaced the ones on my K2 and DX twice. My personal preference is for a dark skin.

kindlekitten · 03-16-2010, 01:33 PM

all I can say is make sure you have a clean and clutter free working environment. go really slowly and start from a corner easing things down and smooth as you go

mgmueller · 03-16-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

all I can say is make sure you have a clean and clutter free working environment. go really slowly and start from a corner easing things down and smooth as you go

That's working perfectly for the back. But for the front, there's almost no material. It's more cut-outs than actual vinyl.
I've got the Gelaskins, which are really soft. Would it be harder or even rigid, it would be easier. But so I hardly knew where to even hold it. I think it would be way easier to apply, if the skin would have a front and back sheet. You pull the front, place it on the reader. Because it still has the back sheet it's more stable. After you've applied it, you pull the back sheet as well.
I've managed to apply it. And it's relatively precise. But I wouldn't know how to apply it "perfectly"...
I've got one nook skin as a "reserve". Maybe I try that, now already having some experience...

angelad · 03-27-2010, 03:15 PM

Nice skin.

robb01 · 03-29-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by angelad

Nice skin.

thanks

kevindorsey · 03-29-2010, 03:17 PM

I like it too.

robb01 · 04-09-2010, 10:05 AM

Thanks Kevin

angelad · 04-09-2010, 12:22 PM

Looks good.

eboyhan · 04-24-2010, 05:16 AM

I have a KDX; I have a decalgirl skin which I like a lot. I don't know about other devices, but on KDX applying the skin takes some care -- it's not hard, but getting the front pieces on perfectly can be a bit tedious. To me this would not be something that could be cycled every few days/weeks (maybe it's possible on the smaller k2, but not on the kdx).

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03-16-2010, 02:06 AM	#16
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	oh wow! that is quite nice!

03-16-2010, 12:10 PM	#19
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Patience. I take off the entire backing and as I place the piece I try not to press hard until I'm sure it's lined up and then I press and smooth to eliminate bubbles. I've replaced the ones on my K2 and DX twice. My personal preference is for a dark skin.

03-16-2010, 01:33 PM	#20
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	all I can say is make sure you have a clean and clutter free working environment. go really slowly and start from a corner easing things down and smooth as you go

03-27-2010, 03:15 PM	#22
angelad Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 64 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: kindle dx	Nice skin.

03-29-2010, 03:17 PM	#24
kevindorsey Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	I like it too.

04-09-2010, 10:05 AM	#25
robb01 Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Kindle	Thanks Kevin

04-09-2010, 12:22 PM	#26
angelad Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 64 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: kindle dx	Looks good.

04-24-2010, 05:16 AM	#27
eboyhan PandaMuse Posts: 104 Karma: 104 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Device: kindle dx, kindle touch SO, kindle fire, kindle fire hd8.9	I have a KDX; I have a decalgirl skin which I like a lot. I don't know about other devices, but on KDX applying the skin takes some care -- it's not hard, but getting the front pieces on perfectly can be a bit tedious. To me this would not be something that could be cycled every few days/weeks (maybe it's possible on the smaller k2, but not on the kdx).

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