My SKINny Surface Pro 2 - Vinyl Skin

[sharpuser]

I have not been a big fan of skinning my devices in the past. But I paid a lot for my Surface Pro 2, and I like knowing that the beautiful finish on it is protected under some vinyl. Here is my new skin from Stickerboy.net. I really like the woody, satiny texture of the 3M appliqué.

I like this product so much, and they were so easy to apply, I did my MacPro 15" Retina, also.

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[CrippsCorner]

That looks nice from the initial photo but boy is that skeuomorphism gone crazy!

 

[jollywombat]

Looks to be a very well made skin, cuts are accurate and I like that it covers the bezel in the pattern.

 

[GoodBytes]

Like the retro feel, where wood for some reason was fashionable on electronics in the 80's.

 

[sharpuser]

I have the option to peel off (not use) the skin on the glass surface, if I want.

This skin adds some elegance around my home and my office. It also helps with gripping the device, making a drop less likely.

 

[GoodBytes]

Awesome dude!

 

[jefhart]

I have the option to peel off (not use) the skin on the glass surface, if I want.

This skin adds some elegance around my home and my office. It also helps with gripping the device, making a drop less likely.

How hard is it to peel that off? Does it leave a sticky feeling all over the original?

 

[reach]

I have mine from Design-Folien & Schutz-Cover für Handy, Notebook & Co - DesignSkins® von DeinDesign?
Carbon look + my name and adress. But the site seems to be available only in german.
Their skin only covers the back. Its very good, but Id prefer to also have the bezel protected because its getting scratched by the stylus when attached (scratched by its own accessory - another example of MSs engineering geniuses)

 

[sharpuser]

How hard is it to peel that off? Does it leave a sticky feeling all over the original?

Takes some strength to peel off, jefhart, but it does not tear, so it stays in one piece. I like that. Not likely to peel. Absolutely no reside. In fact, really leaves the surface clean, because it seems to pick up micro-dust off of the finish and leave a factory-new lustre.

I know this, because I had a previous skin on this PS2 from skinomi.com. Nice, but I like this one better - enough to peel, replace, take pictures, and post.

 

[sharpuser]

Sometimes I like some woodgrain. As was posted above, a properly textured woodgrain can bring an elegant retro look.
A hobby of mine is to restore old radios. Here's the woodgrain on true retro.

 

[revmike]

Nice radios. I've restored some in the past as well. At one point I had over 40, now about 15.

 

[al2fast]

Looks nice, I really like the vinyl on the face, I'll have to check that site out! Cannot agree more on the added grip/texture that the vinyl adds. You did a great job with the install too! Thanks for sharing.