Gelaskins now available for the Tab

[mudstuff]

As above, I've pestered them by mail and FB lately and skins are finally available. Unfortunately, the German store doesn't have them yet (cheaper for me in the UK and faster shipping) but hopefully will soon.

I'll likely buy one tomorrow, just need to decide which...

It would also be cool if you could just buy the back as I might not use the front skin.

http://www.GelaSkins.com/store/skins/tablets_and_ereaders/Galaxy_Tab

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[Greenarcher707]

I made my own design and got 10% off. nice.

 

[blackheart2925]

Well I bought a skinit. Which seems slightly thicker than gelaskins and hence easier to apply...however skinit does not provide side cover, only front and back...:-( have gelaskins before on my PS3 and they were a pain to apply! Got all stretched and wrinkled...

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[mudstuff]

Each to their own. I found the Desire gelaskins i bought very easy to apply so these should be a cinch. I made a custom one earlier from one of Daim's images.

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[orenxda]

Yes the gelaskins material tend to stretch a bit and that can be annoying looking for precision. When sticking, don't try to "pull/unroll" on the surface, but rather apply/deposit. Don't know if it's clear
The one I applied didn't fit perfectly the side with buttons & card access so i had to make a lil wrinkle to do so. I may have stretched it 1 millimeter...
I applied the front above the Antiglare screen protector.

 

[saayinla]

Yes the gelaskins material tend to stretch a bit and that can be annoying looking for precision. When sticking, don't try to "pull/unroll" on the surface, but rather apply/deposit. Don't know if it's clear
The one I applied didn't fit perfectly the side with buttons & card access so i had to make a lil wrinkle to do so. I may have stretched it 1 millimeter...
I applied the front above the Antiglare screen protector.

That looks really cool man...

 

[mudstuff]

Looks good, I'll. Have to post some pics of mine. I haven't put the side bits on. I also have a wrinkle on the front where it stretched. A real pain to fit over a screen protector as that kept lifting as i tried to really the skin. The back skin could be bigger too as there's a white outline all the way round.

Still looks pretty good though.

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[orenxda]

Also note that unsticking to refit will also strech the sticker. So better care on first attempt.

 

[jay_jay_n]

Yes the gelaskins material tend to stretch a bit and that can be annoying looking for precision. When sticking, don't try to "pull/unroll" on the surface, but rather apply/deposit. Don't know if it's clear
The one I applied didn't fit perfectly the side with buttons & card access so i had to make a lil wrinkle to do so. I may have stretched it 1 millimeter...
I applied the front above the Antiglare screen protector.

wow nice!! i want to try this but daym 1 try is scarry

so how strong is the protection kinda scared from going from a gel case to a skin.

and is it hard to apply? did you guys use any soap water etc?

 

[mudstuff]

They're easy to apply, it just stuck to the screen protector and gave me grief. My desire one was easy and i removed it and reapplied it with no problems. If you're not using a screen protector then it'll probably be easy on the tab too.

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[mudstuff]

Here's some pictures of mine:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5287203251_32ca4613d3.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5287202001_8285d274af.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5287202731_e181b69165.jpg


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[prohibit]

Those are sick.

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[roth140]

Can you remove it cleanly? Id want to switch them every once in a while.

Very good looking tho.

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[orenxda]

Can you remove it cleanly? Id want to switch them every once in a while....

It can be removed cleanly for the tab, no residue, and the sticker is strong enough so it won't tear up. But switching often, I don't think so. From what I seen, the sticker will stretch as you pull to unstick, especially the narrow parts: sides/front. So even taking great care, IMO it will be hard & long to put back cleanly.

 

[orenxda]

subject : Your Galaxy Tab GelaSkins
From: GelaSkins Customer Service <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:40:29 -0500
Subject: Your Galaxy Tab GelaSkins
Hi There!
If you've received your Galaxy Tab GelaSkin, you've probably noticed there's something wonky with the top and bottom artwork. You were probably like, "What's up with that, GelaSkins? You're normally so awesome!". Well, we've realized our mistake and we're sorry. Like, reeeeally sorry. We're going to send you out a brand spankin' new skin with the correct artwork orientation and hope for your understanding. We love you.
xoxo
us

I bought 4 to get 1 free in mid december.
So, I don't really understand what they mean by "wonky... top and bottom artwork...orientation". Sure I noticed all the edge stickers didn't really "match" the back and front design, but holding my GT it in a case that didn't bother me that much.
In some designs that does not even make a difference as they're one color.
Well, GelaSkins fixed the mistake, and are sending me 4 skins for free without even asking...
Awesome... If you bought yours early, you're probably in that case.

 

[mudstuff]

Thanks for that, I'm going to email them and see if they'll do that for me as mine is wonky and they emailed me a low res wallpaper, less than the res of the tab!

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