Review: MusicSkins Vinyl Skins

 

 

Let’s take a look at what you get in the package. As you can see, MusicSkins sent me three skins. The skin I used for my review was the “Exploding Dog-I Hate Technology” skin. In the package you get the vinyl skin that you just peel off when you are ready. The other side of the sheet shows the front of your device. What is really neat is that you can download the wallpaper from their site that matches your skin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You also get a second instructional insert. I will include the instruction information below. Their skins are produced with premium 3M Vinyl. What I thought was really cool was that these are made here in the U.S.A. I love that.

 

 

Let’s get to the install. It’s pretty straightforward. Clean your device with a soft cloth. As stated in the instruction sheet, this gets rid of the oils and dust. Peel your skin off, align it with your device, stick it on and smooth it out. After I installed mine, I gave the device a look see and realized I did not align it up right. Now what, I thought to myself? Well, I took the skin off and repositioned it. It’s repositionable. That’s one of the great features. Once I re-stuck the skins on to my liking, I used my fingers to get any air bubbles out that may have been trapped. There were only a couple small ones. I then used my fingers to stick the edges to the device. Believe it or not, the whole process only took less than 5 minutes, which included opening the package. I am not sure what I was worried about. I think that fact that the material used plays an important role in the user experience. It was not flimsy and went on very easily. If you look at my picture of the skin on my device, you would swear that it looks like it came preinstalled with it. It’s Very smooth and shiny.

 

 

 

 

One of the things I was checking to see would happen is if any of the edges peeled away during my use. They did not and stayed firmly in place. Note that this does not cover all the chrome. It does leave the front bezel area exposed as well as some chrome around the sides, top and bottom. This is not a fault of the skin, as I think this is how it was designed. If you want something that has full chrome protection, then you need to look at a different product. The skin does its job by adding a layer of scratch protection on the back as well as not adding bulk.

 

I then wanted to see how it interacted with some other accessories. They say the skins are “compatible with all device Accessories, Cases, and Docks.” I wanted to see if that was true. I tried putting the iPod in an Incase Slider. The iPod went in most of the way then stopped. Against my better judgment though, I forced it in the remaining way. It took me some elbow grease to remove it from the case. The skin survived but the Incase slider left a good size dark streak on the skin from the rubber gliders in the case. I got most of the mark off but you can still see it. Now, I will say that I forgot to remove my StuffBak label when I installed the skin. I think this contributed to the tightness because it would not have slid in as much as it did initially otherwise. I then tested it with the leather CreTouch case that I reviewed not too long also. No problems there. My final test involved the Apple Dock I have. There were no fitting problems there at all.

 

Let’s go over a few things that MusicSkins.com offers. As I mentioned before, they offer all kinds of sizes and skins to fit an array of devices, including phones, music players, eBook readers, gaming Systems and computers. You can also make a custom skin design as well. The prices I saw range from $15 to $35.00 depending on your device. The easiest thing would be for you to head over to their site and see what they have to offer.

 

 

Pro’s

-Quality Material

-User friendly design and install

-Repositionable

 

Con’s

I did not have any cons to report on.

 

I want to say Thank You very much to MusicSkins for sending these samples out for review. I will be giving away the other two skins, but at the moment, I have not decided on what type of format I will be doing that in. If you see something you like over there, you can use promo code “WARPED” and receive 15% off. Check them out. This is also a great gift idea as well. It’s really up to you to determine what you like on your device. In my test, I liked the fact that there was no bulk and I could feel the slimness of the device, as it was meant to be.