How to Apply Graphic Skins to Laptop and Other Devices

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: For best results: Apply indoors with a dust free environment.

   Wipe it off with a soft cloth.
   
   The notebook should be free of dust, oil and grease
   - otherwise the skin may not stick to your laptop as well as it's supposed to. , Apply a strip of tape vertically through the center of the graphic skin and lightly tape each end of the graphic skin to the laptop. , Temporarily secure the end of the graphic skin to the laptop surface and cut the backing paper off near the center hinge. ,, Remove the remaining backing paper and squeegee the remaining half of the panel onto the laptop.
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   Step 2: Tools required: Masking tape

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   Step 3: new razor blade or scissors

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   Step 4: squeegee (credit card)

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   Step 5: soft cloth

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   Step 6: tape measure.

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   Step 7: Make sure your notebook is clean.

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   Step 8: Lay out the graphic skin onto the laptop to determine exactly where you want the graphic skin installed.

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   Step 9: Remove the positioning tape on either side of the center hinge from the panel and peel the liner paper away from this portion of the graphic skin.

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    Step 10: Lift the edge of the graphic skin from the laptop surface and use the squeegee or credit card to rub the graphic skin into place using short

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    Step 11: overlapping vertical strokes from the center of the graphic skin to the end.

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    Step 12: Remove the tape hinge from the center of the graphic skin.

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