- It's been a few weeks
since I installed this Sopiguard skin
on my iPad magic keyboard.
And I know that many of you wanted to know
if this would damage the rubbery material
or leave a residue or something like that.
As much as it kills me to remove this skin
I'm gonna do it, just for you.
Hey, I'm Jerry.
And I love this Sopiguard skin.
This is the 3M Matrix skin,
and it has completely changed the way
that I use my iPad magic keyboard.
By itself, this case has a tendency
to pick up grime and oil pretty easily.
And I felt like I always had to baby it
and be careful where I would set it down.
I would wipe off a table or put a towel down
or something else before placing the iPad on it.
After installing the skin, it feels so much more durable
and I can actually use it
without the anxiety of getting it dirty.
I have a video about using different things
to clean the case like dish soap and rubbing alcohol
which works for a good chunk of the oil or stains.
But this skin made all of that unnecessary.
Now, begrudgingly, just for you,
I'll remove it.
So let's get this skin off
and see if there's any damage or residue.
And if there is, we'll see
if we can fix it.
During the install video, I said
that I was probably going to remove the skin
on the track pad because it made it less sensitive.
And I was just about to do that
before I decided to remove all of it just for you guys.
So let's start there.
See if we can get my fingernail underneath it to get it off.
And I really do hate doing this
because I do like this skin.
Seems a little tight to get a fingernail in here,
may have to get a sponger.
I think we got it.
And I think we got it.
We got hold.
So that comes off really smooth off the track pad.
And let's see if you can see that
but there is nothing on this track pad.
And actually, I do miss that.
I do miss the smooth glass track pad.
All right, now we can start on the side pieces.
These little guys are on the actual rubber material.
So this will be our first test to see
if we have any damage or any residue left on here.
Got a little bit of it up
and we'll just peel it slowly back.
And it does grip pretty well.
So it's taking just a minute
to actually come off here.
And I'll just stop there for one second.
And on first glance,
I don't see any residue on here at all.
So that's a really good sign so far, but let's keep going.
This thing is really on there.
If you had any worries about the skin peeling
or coming off on its own, I think that can be laid to rest.
You will not need to worry about the skin just coming off.
It is a tight grip, that is for sure.
And with this corner piece off,
voilà!
Actually, let's look at the skin itself.
I don't see any particles or anything on here
that would indicate part of the rubbery material coming off.
So that's good.
And this thing is pretty clean.
It looks like I just cleaned this thing
with rubbing alcohol.
It is spotless.
It looks fantastic.
It looks brand new.
And that's unfortunate
because now I gotta do the rest of it.
Let's move on to one of the bigger pieces on the front.
Start with this guy.
We'll get a fingernail under a corner.
Come on, come on.
There we go.
And just like the other two pieces, this thing is on tight,
takes a bit of force to actually remove it.
Oh man.
It's gonna take a little bit of time.
You kind of see that there's a little spot right here
but I'm pretty sure that was there before I put the skin on.
There's a number of spots that I had
on this magic keyboard before putting the skin on
And slowly but surely.
I mean, you can just see right there,
there is nothing wrong with this case.
There is no residue leftover, no, nothing sticky,
nothing we're going to have to clean up afterwards.
Really got to get a good grip on it.
That's pretty cool, you see that?
The Apple logo is just kinda,
I don't even know what to call that,
embossed, outlined something, I don't know.
It's just kind of in there permanently now.
Almost there.
And we just about have this piece off.
And got it.
This thing looks spotless.
It looks exactly like you would expect.
The texture feels like it did
before I put the skin on.
There's nothing at all on this case,
no residue, nothing ruined.
So I think all of those fears about putting
on a skin on this iPad magic keyboard can be laid to rest,
at least with this brand.
I haven't tried other brands, only the Sopiguard brand.
Oh, you know what?
I take that back.
There's just a slight amount
right around the camera cut out on the back here.
And if I just rub my fingers on it,
I don't know if you can see that it comes right off.
Let me just keep rubbing it for a second.
Yeah. It, it just kind of balls up and rubs off.
So if there was a greater amount on here
I feel like you could just take a couple of minutes
and use your finger and rub it off
or use a microfiber cloth and maybe some rubbing alcohol.
But in general, I don't think it's needed.
All right, I'm going to remove the rest
of the skin from this iPad magic keyboard
because I can't leave it half skinned and half naked.
But I think it's safe to say that there should be no worries
about installing at least a Sopiguard brand skin
on the iPad magic keyboard.
It did not leave any residue.
It did not damage the iPad case in any way.
I've had this on for three or four weeks now.
And I think
at this point I need to go buy a new one because I like it.
I'm already gonna miss it.
And I guess I need to decide
if I get the same 3M Matrix color or another color.
If you have a suggestion, let me know below.
If there's a color that you think I should try out
or texture.
Either way with or without a skin,
the iPad and the iPad magic keyboard are awesome.
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