My impressions.
After having the Wrapsol ultra for a few weeks, I wanted to share my impressions. I pre-ordered, and like many of you, my skin was damaged right out of the box. Impressions of the manual, pieces sticking together, etc. I called them up, and to their credit, they made it right. They shipped me out a replacement straight away and this one was packaged much better, with a piece of wax paper or whatever it is seperating each piece.
Now, at first, I applied mine as is. I found that the bubbles did indeed go away quickly, although a few of the larger ones needed the help of my fingernail (not scratching at them, more of a flicking motion). But I did find out that it definitely does not work well with the bumper. Forget about the side pieces, and the edges of the front and back were constantly being lifted up. Also, with the constant in and out of my pocket (along with my leather wallet) the back skin started to slide up.
My solution was to take the skin back off, stick it back to a piece of plastic, and trim about 1/16" off of all four sides with a paper cutter, rounding out the corners with a sharp pair of scissors. Then I washed the skin with water and a little bit of soap, and reapplied. Now it fits perfectly just inside the lip of the bumper. I think it is still prone to slide a little bit, but now that I'm aware of it I can watch out for it.
I thought it was really great that you could take it off and wash with soap and water and reapply. Good luck doing that with many other skins (adhesive too strong, not thick enough so they stretch).
Pros (for me):
Very little texture and smooth, I didn't notice any loss of sensitivity
Thick so gives the piece of mind of possible drop protection
Wash and reapply if you make a mistake
All the bubbles do go away (didn't with my Zagg)
Friends can't even tell I have a skin on
Cons:
Needed to trim to work with bumper, side pieces don't fit with bumper
Prone to sliding in pocket (but can be moved back into place with fingers)
Overall I'm very satisfied with the skin. My only other experience has been with Zagg, but I like the Wrapsol Ultra much better.
After having the Wrapsol ultra for a few weeks, I wanted to share my impressions. I pre-ordered, and like many of you, my skin was damaged right out of the box. Impressions of the manual, pieces sticking together, etc. I called them up, and to their credit, they made it right. They shipped me out a replacement straight away and this one was packaged much better, with a piece of wax paper or whatever it is seperating each piece.
Now, at first, I applied mine as is. I found that the bubbles did indeed go away quickly, although a few of the larger ones needed the help of my fingernail (not scratching at them, more of a flicking motion). But I did find out that it definitely does not work well with the bumper. Forget about the side pieces, and the edges of the front and back were constantly being lifted up. Also, with the constant in and out of my pocket (along with my leather wallet) the back skin started to slide up.
My solution was to take the skin back off, stick it back to a piece of plastic, and trim about 1/16" off of all four sides with a paper cutter, rounding out the corners with a sharp pair of scissors. Then I washed the skin with water and a little bit of soap, and reapplied. Now it fits perfectly just inside the lip of the bumper. I think it is still prone to slide a little bit, but now that I'm aware of it I can watch out for it.
I thought it was really great that you could take it off and wash with soap and water and reapply. Good luck doing that with many other skins (adhesive too strong, not thick enough so they stretch).
Pros (for me):
Very little texture and smooth, I didn't notice any loss of sensitivity
Thick so gives the piece of mind of possible drop protection
Wash and reapply if you make a mistake
All the bubbles do go away (didn't with my Zagg)
Friends can't even tell I have a skin on
Cons:
Needed to trim to work with bumper, side pieces don't fit with bumper
Prone to sliding in pocket (but can be moved back into place with fingers)
Overall I'm very satisfied with the skin. My only other experience has been with Zagg, but I like the Wrapsol Ultra much better.
