Black Woodgrain PSP Slim & Lite Skin

2/5

First off the finish on the macbook pro retina decal is very pixelated and doesn't fit well around the edges of my laptop or around the speakers. I found it to be very difficult to apply without stretching the vinyl. Even the free background was pixelated and less-than-standard definition. Not worth $30+ especially now that its worthless. Wasted time and money. :/

C. Cox, United States, 27 December 2013

Black Woodgrain Apple MacBook Skin

iStyles responded:

We're sorry to hear that you had problems with the application. The MacBook Skins are more difficult to apply because of the large size and layout but the end result is usually well worth the effort.

The "Black Woodgrain" pattern of your Skin was designed to mimic the look of black woodgrain and there is unfortunately a certain level of fuzziness to achieve this effect.

We can get a replacement Skin (of another design) made for you at no charge and you just have to cover the shipping cost to get it to you. If you would like to go for this replacement, please contact us at [email protected]

Update: As per our correspondence, we will be reshipping the same design to you. We're glad that you liked the Skin after all and assume that your initial dissatisfaction was because the Skin was damaged during the application process. We hope that the new Skin will work better for you.

2/5

The service was great (my last minute change of order was handled quickly, pleasantly and professionally).

However I felt that the products were difficult to apply, looked cheap and in particular products for rounded/curved edge phones should not be sold. Why? Because you are trying to put a flat piece of sticky paper on a curved surface. It has to be a moulded sheet for it to have a really good application otherwise the result is a cheap plastic add on effect that is far from perfect. The guys at Stealth Armour have done a great job but again they can get away with it as the products are only for iphone which have an absolutely flat surface.

W. Langdon-Banks, Monaco, 13 July 2013

iStyles responded:

Thank you for the feedback. We're glad that you liked the service but sorry to hear that you had problems with the application and did not like the final "effect".

The application on a curved surface like that on the back of your HTC One will be a little more tricky compared to a simple flat rectangular surface but the Skin will bend around such curved surfaces easily as the material is flexible - it does not have to be moulded. The weaved adhesive underneath allows for easy repositioning during the application process such that you can re-apply the Skin until you're satisfied with the alignment, which is useful when applying a Skin on such curved surfaces.

You have both Gloss and Matte Skins but neither will match the feel and "effect" of the aluminium on the back of your HTC One, simply because the Skins are not made of metal. You'll need a "metal" Skin if you want to achieve a similar effect but such materials will degrade the transmission capability (signal strength) of the device. On the plus side, these Skins will not hinder the functionality of the device, will protect your device from basic "everyday life" scratches and will style the device with the design selected.