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XtremeGuards Full Body Protection for iPhone 5 - 2 for $3.00 Shipped
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Yes, you make your own solution. Their suggestion is a drop of dish washing liquid in a bowl of water.
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Can't remember where they come from, but it took 3 days (including a Saturday) for me to receive them and I'm in the bay area. Ordered the 27th, received the 1st.
how can a wet install not damage the phone's screen/back long term? you're applying soap and it stays there for months/years. How can that possibly do any good? and I see people on youtube spraying water all over the phone ignoring the spaces for the mic, volume, etc. Phones are not supposed to take baths
Agreed! I ordered too but now I'm worried about getting my phone wet! But Invisible Shields also use wet apply so I guess it should be fine.
Dry it for 24-36 hrs to be safe and not void your warranty. If Apple finds out its a wet install they'll end the conversation about replacement. You could just go get a Galaxy S3 at this point.
Has anyone entertained the thought of water being on a aluminum long term? Or am I just a terrible scientist?
I've used these type of wet install skins since my flip phone days. I have been obsessed with keeping gadgets shiny and naked for a long time so thank god for glass screens nowadays. Never had any water damage. You should only be using enough liquid so the skin can be repositioned. A "bath" is excessive. Soak up any excess while you squeegee. Leave the phone off for the night if you're worried. I never have.
my ten sets came in yesterday and I'm gonna try them today. I currently have the Zagg kit on my phone. I'm hoping this brand will be better.
Installed it last night and it was easy and looks great. I did get a little piece of dust underneath it but you can only see it if I point it out. I thought the "wet" install was going to be hard but it went much better than the sticky ones I have installed before. I was super careful about only using enough water go get it on and basically kept it away from speaker and didn't squegee off the bottom.
Just applied mine to the back. After applying and letting dry 15 minutes, I noticed a small hair so I pulled the protector back about half way then removed the hair then reapplied that half. I however, am seeing very slight discoloration. Is that because it hasn't dried enough yet? Will that go away after a night of sitting? Or am I best to pull the whole thing off and reapply?