Shiny and new in a convenient little package.

Step 5: Carefully apply	Step 6: Work out air bubbles
Start by putting the center flush on the pad and work the air out from underneath it.	Then take your fingernail and seal around the edges and push outward to make sure its all flat. Here is a pretty finished mouse foot.

Your mouse should look similar to this when completed. Notice no air bubbles.

The X-trac Mad Dotz were very easy to apply and having the tape pre-cut into circles made applying these much easier than the other tapes I have tried. There was plenty of tape left over to cover all the mouse feet properly and have some left over to cover the outer area of the pad. However I noticed this to be a different case depending on the type of mouse you are using. If you are using one of the older Microsoft Intellimouse Explorers you will notice that it barely covers your feet. It made a good enough seal to prevent the tape from coming off during gaming but Xtrac might want to consider making the feet slightly larger.

You can see it barely covers the feet on this old clunker.

Testing

The tape itself provides a very smooth glide on both plastic and cloth surfaces. I recommend people use teflon tape on cloth surfaces even though there isn't hard plastic on plastic friction just to ensure a greater life for your mouse. Tapes are no longer there just to provide a smooth gaming experience they are almost a necessity to ensure you don't buy a new mouse every 4 or 5 months. The lifetime of teflon tapes is very limited unfortunately. Count on buying tape for your mouse every 2 or 3 months to ensure you always have that smooth glide. Also some of the tapes are thicker and have more teflon than others. The X-trac Mad Dotz were very thin and I would speculate they would wear out faster than some other tapes on the market. You can justify this somewhat by the ease of applying. With these X-trac Mad Dotz you just peel, slap and go.

Pros

• very easy to apply
• comes with 8 pieces, enough to do 2 mice if it only has 4 feet
• ensures smooth sliding for several months
• protection for your mouse feet

Cons

• barely covers some larger mouse feet
• some mice have more than 4 feet making the extras almost useless
• tape is very thin so it won't last very long compared to other tapes

Final Thoughts

X-trac Mad Dotz has taken a lot of the frustration out of applying these teflon tapes to keep your mouse in a consistent working manner. You can literally changes these out in well under 5 minutes and be ready to go on a killing spree. No more sizing up mouse feet and cutting, then trying to hook your fingernail underneath the corner of that tape so you can peel it off. These are pretty much idiot proof. You simply peel it pack slap it on your mouse and go play.

Having them pre-cut was a great idea and if you are used to buying a new set of tapes and having to go through this process about every 2 or 3 months these will definitely be a welcome addition to your setup. Buy these in confidence and just make sure that its gonna fit correctly over the mouse feet whatever make and model you may be using.

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