GelaSkins - Official Kindleboards Thread

[GelaSkins]

Hello Kindle lovers!

In case you are not a fan already, I thought I would drop a note to welcome you to our facebook page. We run a trivia contest every Friday around 3ish (We call it Free Skin Friday). For any of you who love trivia and would also love a free Skin Not to pat us on the back or anything, but FSF always makes for some good wholesome fun on a Friday afternoon! If you're around, come check us out.

[EvilB]

Torn between Key Caps and Mountain View for a baby pink case... also, I've heard that Gelaskins material is more durable and of higher quality than Decalgirl. Is this true? I think it is, since I've seen pictures of both and can visibly see the difference.

[GelaSkins]

Hi EvilB! Great choices - two of my fave's as well. As for the material, our Skins are definitely the premium product on the market. Made from the highest quality (car grade) PVC vinyl, they have patented micro-channels that prevent air bubbles and allow for easy application, repositioning, and removal.

[EvilB]

Isn't PVC bad for your health? Oh no. that would be very bad. What are decalgirl skins made of?

[GelaSkins]

The PVC vinyl that we use is not in any way shape or form bad for your health. Now, we wouldn't recommend eating it or anything but it is perfectly safe to closely handle. Our vinyl is a patented 3M product and if you have any questions about their processes, they are a super company and their practices are very transparent. Check them out here:

http://solutions.3mcanada.ca/wps/portal/3M/en_CA/about-3M/information/corporate/responsibility/

[KindleChickie]

Here is my iPod custom Gelaskin with Kate Spade cover.  Shown with the Kate Spade Nook cover.  The skin looks wonderful with the cover in real life.  And the two KS covers go great together.

[mistyd107]

are the kindle 3 skins difficult to apply?How fast is the shipping? I'm back to debating between Gelaskins"bookshelf" and decal's "library"

[GelaSkins]

The Skins are super easy to apply. If you mess up and need to re-position it, that is no problem! You can gently peel back the skin and re-position. We have a few shipping options too depending on where you are located. Are you in the USA, mistyd107?

[mistyd107]

yes, I'm in tx

[Shazia]

Hi gelaskins. I must say I love my blue willow skin I got from you. The gloss just gives it that old Chinese porcelain charm Love the detailing, and so easy to apply too.

[GelaSkins]

You will have three options to ship - the quickest (and most expensive) being a 2 business day courier service, but we also offer a regular UPS service (4-6 business days), and good ol' snail mail (USPS). USPS is of course the most cost effective, but it is not track-able. We allow up to 15 business days for them to deliver, but only in extreme cases does it take this long. Usually we would expect you to see your item within a week or two.

@Shazia - That's great news! We're stoked that you love your skin we'd love to see a photo, if you would be so kind? Also, if you have access to facebook, you could post the photo to our wall for a chance to be entered into our Fandemonium album. If your photo makes it in there - you'll win a free Skin.

[GelaSkins]

NEW! Matte Finish for all e-readers!

Now available at GelaSkins.com

[Neo]

Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I just placed my order for my current and all times favorite skin (She Who Dares)! I'm so excited 

Oh, and Matte is now the default, right? There wasn't any option to check or anything to precise that I wanted it in the matte finish, but it said matte finish in the description, so I assumed it would be ok just placing my order??

Now the long long wait begins 

[AnelaBelladonna]

I love the option to create my own skins at GelaSkins!  It is fun to do and I have a one-of-a-kind skin!

[GelaSkins]

I love the option to create my own skins at GelaSkins!  It is fun to do and I have a one-of-a-kind skin!

We're so glad that you love this option as much as we do!

You are certainly welcome @Neo! Yes, this is now the default standard. She who Dares will look exceptional!

[Neo]

And Woohoooo again: my new matte skin already shipped  !!!! I'm so excited!!!! I just need to be patient, as expected delivery is next Monday - unfortunately UPS doesn't deliver on Saturdays in my area, but still this is already so much faster than expected, I'm ecstatic 

One more time: thank you Gelaskin, that was really super fast!!!!!

I will definitely come back here next week to tell you all how it is, and how it differs from the glossy - as I conveniently currently have She Who Dares in glossy on my KT, it will be a very objective review 

[Tails]

Hi GelaSkins

Are we allowed to make a Family Guy skin or simliar for personal use. Fiance wants a skin but he's not into just random patterns, so a TV show we watch all the time would be where his interest lies.

Just wondering about copyright issues, cos we wouldnt be selling the skin or anything.

Thanks!

[GelaSkins]

As long as the images in question are for personal use only, pretty much anything is OK to use For more in depth details, you can check out our official terms:

http://www.gelaskins.com/terms

[Neo]

So I received my new matte skin yesterday, and I couldn't be happier!!!! It's beautiful, and the colors are just as vibrant, just in matte. I wanted to take pictures of both my old glossy and the new matte, but the difference didn't show at all on the pictures 

The matte has a satiny feel to it, very close to the texture of the side of the KT, which is very pleasant to the touch. Also, the diamond weave is almost invisible with the matte finish, even though if you REALLY look for it, with the right light and at the right angle, you can see it's still there. I personally really like the fact that it's less noticeable.

Anyway, I'm very pleased with my new skin, and just wanted to thank Gelaskins again for being so responsive to customer feedback and making the matte finish available 

[GelaSkins]

Amazing!! We knew you would love it

Thanks for all of the awesome feedback!

[AnelaBelladonna]

I just received the new skin I designed today and I LOVE it!  The matte us so much prettier than the glossy. 

[Tails]

Thanks for answering my question One last one, are you guys going to skin the Samsung Ace any time soon? My sister, dad and fiance want to get skins (we all have HTC Desire Z & HD) but mom has a Samsung Ace and is feeling very left out which breaks my heart

[IowaGuy]

Got my first skin in yesterday!  Have to say I will be a returner customer.  Sadly, I am terrible at applying things like this and I put a small crease in one of the corners and the buttons don't line up perfectly my kindle keyboard menu key and back button and my four way button are a bit wonky...but overall for my first application and skin ever I am pretty happy with it (Just wish I was better at applying lol)

[GelaSkins]

Which design did you pick @AnelaBellaDonna?

We will not be carrying Skins for the Galaxy Ace We did test this model and fit out rather vigorously. The Skins don't seem to want to adhere to the back panel of the Ace I'm afraid! Say sorry to your Mom for us @Tails!

@IowaGuy: Send our customer service team an email at contact at GelaSkins dot com. We're glad that you like your skin but would like to help you achieve a perfect fit

PS: In honor of our new Matte E-reader Skins we're having a sale! From now until the 12th of February, enjoy 10% off of your order when you enter the discount code: MATTE

[hudsonam]

I am loving my new Van Gogh Irises for the HTC Thunderbolt, and I might have to order a new matte skin for my Fire!