Here are some followup pictures of my three day old InvisibleShield install on my Palm Pre (see the original install here).
Most of the air bubbles worked their way out, but there’s still one on the right edge that refuses to go away. It gets smaller day by day, so maybe it’ll just take some more time before it vanishes completely. The edges were OK at best; there’s some overhang on the front bottom edges. However, the battery cover installation was pretty much flawless and looks great.
Had I taken a little bit more time, I may have been able to get a perfect install. The good thing is, you can just send your InvisibleShield back and get a brand new one, which I’ll probably do once I get my replacement Pre.
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UPDATE: 4 days after installation, the bubble is gone!
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The skin certainly looks much better than it did immediately after the installation. Just remember to work slow and get out as many air bubbles as you can before the skin starts to dry. The edges are staying stuck on really well, even on the bottom edge where I screwed up.
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I’ve been thinking of getting this for my iPhone, but I like how the rubber gives me a good grip on the phone.
I’m another Eric Nguyen, believe it or not, and came across your posts because a) have a Google News Alert on my name and b) also own a Palm Pre. In any case, I followed your Invisible Shield instructions and they worked like a charm.
Haha, sweet! I came up in the Google News alerts?
This is one of the first things I did to the Pre…after getting a slight scratch on the side. argh. I love it.
Get a touchstone charger…or at least the back cover. Wont have to deal with the glossy finish.
Glad to hear that the bubbles went away. I installed the front Invisible Shield last night on my Pre. I have the Touchstone charger, so I didn’t get the back protector, and like Harrison, I like the matte finish on the back.
CAN ANYONE ELSE CHIME IN on their install’s transparency?
these people who sound happy are what made me buy this. I am NOT HAPPY. the thing is HARDLY INVISIBLE.
the surface should look like glass. instead it looks like i coated it with polyurethane. or for that matter, clear packing tape. there are ripples in the material from my finger pushing out air bubbles, and overall it has an “orange peel” effect. I AM SO UNHAPPY I WASTED MY MONEY, AND THERE IS NO REFUND AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUF.
Just did my invisible shield install on my Pre…This thread encourages me that maybe it’ll be alright. It looks a little crappy right now, and it was very hard to (1) get it aligned correctly, and (2) get all the damn bubbles out. The edges are particularly difficult to get in place and stick. I also have the touchstone back, and decided not to mount the shield on the back — not because I didn’t think the inductive charging wouldn’t work (it should), bu because the touchstone back has that rubbery is over-mold, and I’m not sure if the shield would stick to it, or if the shield’s adhesive would mess it up. I think the material itself is top-notch, it’s just not easy to put on. ALSO – I had to use an X-acto knife to cut out the shield from its sheet, as the perforations were not very well cut.