Installation - Cont'd

Here you can see quite a lot of extra skin material on the bottom part of the case. You can trim this off to the desired amount if you like. Using the same applicator, fold the skin over the edge and apply pressure to make sure the air bubbles are pushed out. If there's a rivet underneath, just go over it and I'll show you later how to even it out.

Now take your penknife and cut the area between the side panels and the top & bottom panels. This will enable the side panel to be removable after the skin is fully applied. You can see the cut line very clearly in the picture below.

Now we get to the corners... remember the 90° bend that you made at the corners previously? Use your knife and cut at the corners of the bend. Fold it down to the case and remove extra materials from the skin. Peel off the protective layer and fold over the other side onto it. The pictures below shows you the bottom part of the case. This part of the installation depends on how you initially starts off. If you start off exactly at edge of the skin and case, then you can just trim the skin off at the other edge. The last picture shows you the completed trimming and the protective layer removed.

The side panel is much easier. Make sure you removed any screws or thumbscrews before folding the skin over. Once folded, run your knife on the edge of the panel to trim off the extra skin material. Do the same for the other side panel as well.

Do the same for the top part as you've done on the bottom part of the case. Cut the edges and fold it in and then use the top skin material to cover up the top edge entirely. Trim the extra material with your knife and you're done! At that point, the top part is completed and you can now peel the protective layer off it and reveals the nice and glossy graphics underneath! You might wanna check for any bubbles and if there are, use a safety pin and poke a tiny hole on the bubble and use your fingers to push the air out and smooth the area.

Now let's move on to the side panels...

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