Skin Application Tips

Some buyers have asked for tips on applying the vinyl skins on their devices. With the intricacies of the face piece (of skins such as the 1st Generation iPod Nano or the iPod Video), it can be challenging to get it aligned properly. There's nothing worse that getting it halfway on, realizing it is crooked and then spoiling the skin by tearing it off too fast.The perfect way of aligning a skin depends on the individual as various techniques work better from person to person.

Here are two that I would recommend, depending on whichever you feel more comfortable with.

1) Face-up Method (works better for most cases)

• Start with a clean iPod and a clean, flat working surface.
• Place the iPod on the surface with the screen and clickwheel facing up.
• Remove the skin from its backing and looking straight down, carefully lower the skin onto the iPod, all the time aligning the screen and clickwheel by sight.
• Once the skin touches the iPod and bonds, lift up the iPod and press with your finger to bond the skin to the iPod.

2) Face-down Method (works for skins with two piece designs)

• Start with a clean iPod and a clean, flat working surface.
• Remove the skin from its backing and lay it, adhesive side up on the flat surface in front of you.
• Holding the iPod face-down with both hands, looking straight down, carefully lower the iPod onto the skin, all the time aligning it by sight.
• Once the iPod touches the skin and bonds, lift it up and press with your finger to bond the skin to the iPod.
• You can repeat this with the back, but the back is usually easy enough to install without this method, as the curved edges (eg. the iPod Video) give you some room to play.

Advice before applying the skins:

• Always wash and dry your hands before starting. This will help lessen any natural body oils on your fingertips that could result in fingerprints on the adhesive.
• Clean your device to make sure it is free from oil and dust. The last thing you want is for dust to get stuck on the skin adhesive. Given its reuseable properties, you want to keep the quality of the adhesive backing as strong as possible.