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cbronfman said:
My iPad2 looks like it has leprosy after applying the PS AG screen. How do I get a bevy of air bubbles out?
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I forgot to put my glasses on, and my kids were bothering me when I was putting mine on... so mine looked pretty bad when I first put it on. Normally I can put them on perfect dry... but since I messed it up, lifted it and did a wet install. Squeegee'd out the water, and it took out all the bubbles. It came out nice and seems to be holding fine. Now my kids are playing with it... and can't get my hands on it.:(
 
Thanks for the You Tube video links

Mine looks like the video entitled "How NOT to install a screen protector;" I'm about to rip mine off as he did. I honestly don't know what I did wrong but it looks horrendous. I can more easily wipe fingerprints off than get the bubble out of this one. I'm within 2 minutes of saying "that's it." What a waste - time and money.
 
erayser said:
I forgot to put my glasses on, and my kids were bothering me when I was putting mine on... so mine looked pretty bad when I first put it on. Normally I can put them on perfect dry... but since I messed it up, lifted it and did a wet install. Squeegee'd out the water, and it took out all the bubbles. It came out nice and seems to be holding fine. Now my kids are playing with it... and can't get my hands on it.:(
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By wet install - you wet the PS film??? If I have the courage, I may try that but ... I don't even have the "kids bothering me" excuse. Perhaps I got over-confident in my success with the iCarbons install on my iPad2 and my MBA. I'm totally frustrated. How do you do a wet install. I think there was a posting in this thread. I'll go back and try to find it.
 
cbronfman said:
My iPad2 looks like it has leprosy after applying the PS AG screen. How do I get a bevy of air bubbles out?
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I had much better luck getting rid of air bubbles using a squeegee from a Zagg screen protector I bought a while ago. Trapped lint is a complete PITA. The tape method works fine, but if the dust is trapped in the middle part of the screen, it's extremely hard to remove it using the tape method without accidentally touching the back side of the screen protector. For this reason (and I know it sounds crazy) I wear latex gloves when I mess with the screen protector. That way I can touch the back side of the screen without worrying about getting oil on it.

Also, good luck getting a piece of dust off of the middle of the screen without getting more dust somwhere else!

The whole process is a total PITA, but it can be done with about two hours of free time and a little patience. I guess how long it takes just depends on how picky you are.
 
Just sprayed the back of the screen protector with water, and installed it. Squeegee'd the water and bubbles towards the top and the sides. Don't squeegee toward the power button. You don't want water getting into your iPad.
 
cbronfman said:
By wet install - you wet the PS film??? If I have the courage, I may try that but ... I don't even have the "kids bothering me" excuse. Perhaps I got over-confident in my success with the iCarbons install on my iPad2 and my MBA. I'm totally frustrated. How do you do a wet install. I think there was a posting in this thread. I'll go back and try to find it.
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Here.
 
The back side...

So what, if anything, do folks use to protect the backside of their iPads since PS only has a film for the front?
 
grimwanderer said:
So what, if anything, do folks use to protect the backside of their iPads since PS only has a film for the front?
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Got my antiglare PS film today. It looks MUCH better than the Steinheil SGP crystal film I had on there before.

As for the rest of my armor, I have a DODOcase BOOKback installed to protect the back of the iPad 2 when it's out of its case -- and then it resides in a DODOcase Special Edition for the iPad 2. It's VERY well protected. (My other iPad 2's DODOcase is on its way -- when that arrives, I will be similarly outfitting it with antiglare film and a BOOKback.)
 
Better but I gave up

erayser said:
Just sprayed the back of the screen protector with water, and installed it. Squeegee'd the water and bubbles towards the top and the sides. Don't squeegee toward the power button. You don't want water getting into your iPad.
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For those who haven't tried yet - I suspect "wet" is the way to go. I tried it, but by that time there appeared to be grease or something on the PS film (might have been the spray bottle I used for the filtered water (three year old ZAGG application solution bottle)). The result appeared better than before but there were (what looked like) smear marks on parts of the film. I removed the PS anti-glare. The good news is that I flawlessly put the iCarbons front frame back on the glass; the reapplication worked perfectly.

I will never attempt a screen protector application myself again - and I've now decided I really like my naked screen. I'll wipe finger prints when they occur (which is regularly, but they wipe right off). Yes, cop out but I wasn't crazy anyway about the smoky overlay to the naked iPad2 screen. As for reading outside or in bright light - that's a problem but I'd rather that one than ruining my iPad screen.

Perhaps sour grapes?
 
For anyone worried about the install on the ipad 2 and PS AG read this:

I received my PS AG today and after watching their youtube video 5 times, and troubleshoot video 5 times I was ready and here are the steps I took for my very 1st ipad screen protector install.

Let the shower run on hot for 5+ minutes until the bathroom was completely steamed.

Cleaned off the the screen with microfiber cloth a few times until it was spotless.

Opened the PS AG from the package and installed exactly how their install video shows. I made sure the screen protector did not touch the ipad until i was sure the home button hole and edge was lined up and then I let the rest of the protector drop.

I had about 10-15 air bubbles when the screen was completely on and the majority of them were at the top by the home button where i began the install. I took a credit card, wrapped it in a microfiber and began pushing them outwards. There were a few bubbles that I actually had to press down with my finger and run them to the corners.

After about 5 minutes of pressing the air bubbles out I now have a wonderful looking and feeling power support anti-glare screen protector with absolutely no bubbles.


The key is the steamy bathroom, and patience. Good luck to the rest of you wondering about your install.
 
I went to the new Power Support store in Venice, CA today (it's called Mono and its located next door to Topo Ranch on Abbot Kinney). I paid the extra five bucks to have them install an anti glare on my iPad 2. They have a ton of stock, and open at 11 am. It took them two attempts to get it right, but its perfect.
 
Installed my crystal film today. Happy to report 0 dust particles and perfectly aligned!

Anyway, it seemed to me that the film feels a little "tackier" than my iPad 1 crystal film and my fingers don't glide quite as smoothly. Has anyone else that's used the original crystal film noticed this?
 
sotie said:
Installed my crystal film today. Happy to report 0 dust particles and perfectly aligned!

Anyway, it seemed to me that the film feels a little "tackier" than my iPad 1 crystal film and my fingers don't glide quite as smoothly. Has anyone else that's used the original crystal film noticed this?
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I also notice the crystal film for the iPad 2 feels a bit tackier than the crystal film on my iPad 1. Only slightly, but still can tell the different.
 
After viewing/playing my iPad 2 with the Anti-Glare film on today, I'm really happy with my choice to get the Anti-Glare film this time. Cryrstal film on my first iPad felt tackier... so I think it's normal. The AG film does feel a lot smoother compared to when I had Crystal film.

Maybe my eyes adjusted to it, but I don't really notice any deminished picture quality with AG film at all. Videos on Anti-Glare film doesn't give it justice. For those who are still deciding on what to get, here is a vid that PowerSupportUSA did on there HD Anti-Glare film:

iPad Anti-Glare Film Comparison

In person, the picture quality with AG film is a lot better than what the video shows. I'm sure they didn't want to use Crystal film as part of the comparison... since they want to sell Crystal film, but a naked screen did the same thing when I had Crystal film on my first gen iPad. I still think the iPad looks better with Crystal film when it's clean... but you have to touch sometime.;)
 
^ thanks for the vid, i have been going back and forth in between crystal and AG.
BTW, anyone received their shipping through JR??
 
As far as a wet install goes, at Power Support they only put a few dabs of water around the bezel of the screen, and that seemed to work fine. Much less to squeege out.

For the back side of the iPad, I use an Incipio NGP case. Great combination.
 
inf said:
But the warranty flies off if any of that water gets into te dock connector port or the earphone port...
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Let's face it, you're not a geek until you void a warranty.

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But now that I think of it, around the web people have been saying that there are no indicators in the iPad 2. Can someone confirm this.

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/28/ipad-2-loses-water-damage-indicator-at-headphone-jack/

Also, I've already done 3 wet installs on my iPad 2 and I see no red or pink in the headphone jack or dock port.
 
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Wow

soshibo said:
the spraying on the ipad was intense. no damage or anything? saw a lot of water on the home button
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OK, so maybe I demonstrated excess timidity. Too late now, but in "my wet install" I used probably 10% of the water he did. He sprayed water on the screen, on the power support film and on the top of the power support film before he squeegeed down. And he didn't seem concerned at all about damaging the iPad2. Only wiped it when he was all done. (He also seemed very confident that those air bubbles would go over the next 24 hours.) Pretty amazing to see how he did the wet install.
 
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