Cutting Bodyguardz corners

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Evman101

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Ok, so I installed the Bodyguards on my white 3G last Saturday.

By Tuesday night I was fed up with the corners not sticking down, and the bubbles not going away (that was my fault, I neglected to squeegee them adequately), so I stripped the back off and used the second back piece to try again. Everything seemed to be going a lot better, but today the corners are still sticking up no matter what I do. It's annoying as anything. I can deal with some dirt or whatever, but the corners actually make the phone feel worse, which I hate.

So my question is: is there an easy way to either get the corners to stick or to cut them?

I tried taking both a swiss army knife and an actual razor blade to them, but the material is so strong I just end up stretching it out and making it worse. Also, I'm kinda afraid of accidentally knifing the actual phone itself, or worse, ME!

Has anyone cut the corners off their bodyguardz and have any tips?

Thanks!
 
no cutting required. besides, like you mention, it is tough as nails to actually cut it, without stretching it to the point where it is "broken"

all that is required is TIME and patience. if it doesn't stick the first time, let it sit for another 20 minutes, and then try again. if it doesn't align correctly, peel it all off and start over again (and wait for the 20 minutes or so)

it is incredibly time consuming, you have to be incredibly lucky to get it perfect on the first try. there are too many places that have to be lined up correctly (the volume button, dock connector, on/off button, etc)
 
I had a similar problem when I first applied mine. When I would 'palm' the corner or just hold it down for ~1 min, it would hold for a little while and then start to lift again.

But I found another solution: using a rubber band to hold down that corner overnight. I just used a rubber band, that was a little smaller than the phone and looped it once around the troubled corner, not too tight - it doesn't need that much pressure. Let it sit overnight and viola! no lifting corner anymore!

Good Luck!
 
Hmm, will this work if the back was applied more than 24 hours ago? I've used my second back piece and can't exactly reapply...
 
After you got the corners to stick, did you try using a blow dryer at high setting to really heat up the corner so they would stay down??
 
pflau said:
After you got the corners to stick, did you try using a blow dryer at high setting to really heat up the corner so they would stay down??
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no. again, you need time and patience to allow it to dry.

if it is wet, it is slippery. if it is dry, it is tacky (in a good way) and sticky. if you use a hair dryer, my concern is that you could over-dry it
 
uicandrew said:
no. again, you need time and patience to allow it to dry.

if it is wet, it is slippery. if it is dry, it is tacky (in a good way) and sticky. if you use a hair dryer, my concern is that you could over-dry it
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You can't over-dry it. The reason I asked is that I was able to get the corners to stick by pressing them against an iron on "synthetic" setting. But that actually deformed the plastic so it would mold better. I would not recommand this to other people, however, because the film ended up looking a little "melted" at the corner. I would think a hair dryer would accomplish the same thing.
 
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