liquipel. Does anyone have any experience with it ?

tcunnin · Jan 15, 2012

www.liquipel.com/

Looks pretty cool but has anyone tried it? I wonder if it can negatively affect performance in any way. Thanks.

idave23 · Jan 15, 2012

Do you work for them by chance? >raised eyebrow<

tcunnin · Jan 15, 2012

No. I do not work for them. I just got a 4s the other day and have been looking into how I should protect it. Right now I have cheap belkin case and a screen protector. I'm looking to get something more substantial though. Figured if his stuff worked it would go well with something like an otterbox case.

iMarilina · Jan 15, 2012

tcunnin said:
No. I do not work for them. I just got a 4s the other day and have been looking into how I should protect it. Right now I have cheap belkin case and a screen protector. I'm looking to get something more substantial though. Figured if his stuff worked it would go well with something like an otterbox case.

You dont need "substantial" stuff like you put it. I been on silicone case for over a year (iphone 4 and now 4s) and there is really no need for more. I dont even have screen protector and my 4 has no scratches whatsoever. Belkin has some pretty good silicone cases.

tcunnin · Jan 15, 2012

iMarilina said:
You dont need "substantial" stuff like you put it. I been on silicone case for over a year (iphone 4 and now 4s) and there is really no need for more. I dont even have screen protector and my 4 has no scratches whatsoever. Belkin has some pretty good silicone cases.

I hear ya and I know belkin makes good stuff. Im pretty accident prone and looking to protect it. I'm frequently on construction sites for work and my phones seem to suffer a fair amount of abuse. Sure, my belkin will work fine at times but I feel I need something more and this liquipel thing looked promising but I'm skeptical.

Darkstar2007 · Jan 15, 2012

tcunnin said:
I hear ya and I know belkin makes good stuff. Im pretty accident prone and looking to protect it. I'm frequently on construction sites for work and my phones seem to suffer a fair amount of abuse. Sure, my belkin will work fine at times but I feel I need something more and this liquipel thing looked promising but I'm skeptical.

Regardless of the liquipel, I know from personal experience an otterbox defender would be a great case for you. Especially in construction. I've had one since I bought my iPhone 4.

It's saved my device on many occasions!
The only thing I hate about this "liquipel" is the fact you have to ship your phone to them. I'd have withdrawals.

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You can also look into the lifeproof case. It's waterproof and shock proof as well.
We have a huge thread on this case. Check it out!

SweetPoison · Jan 15, 2012

darkstar2007 said:
The only thing I hate about this "liquipel" is the fact you have to ship your phone to them. I'd have withdrawals. !

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You do? Why?

Darkstar2007 · Jan 15, 2012

SweetPoison said:
You do? Why?

So they can coat your iDevice with their materials that make it waterproof.

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It looks awesome, but I'd hate to ship it off somewhere like that!

SweetPoison · Jan 15, 2012

I so would not do that. How long do they have it for?

Darkstar2007 · Jan 15, 2012

SweetPoison said:
I so would not do that. How long do they have it for?

I'm not entirely positive, but over night is too long IMO.

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Although they seem legit. They showed it off at CES 2012. I'm gonna read more into it.. Lol!!

iMarilina · Jan 15, 2012

SweetPoison said:
I so would not do that. How long do they have it for?

Supposed to be a few days from what i read. I just dont get how they do this exactly...doesnt this coating sip into the mic and the charging dock etc?

Darkstar2007 · Jan 15, 2012

iMarilina said:
Supposed to be a few days from what i read. I just dont get how they do this exactly...doesnt this coating sip into the mic and the charging dock etc?

I'm not sure how this works without clogging up anything, but it's really an amazing invention if it works.

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I'll read into it.

SweetPoison · Jan 15, 2012

What if you get your phone back and it doesn't quite work the same ~ So many 'ifs' on this one.

I can see someone that actually lives in water or something for their livelihood, do this ~ wonder how expensive it is.

Darkstar2007 · Jan 15, 2012

SweetPoison said:
What if you get your phone back and it doesn't quite work the same ~ So many 'ifs' on this one.

I can see someone that actually lives in water or something for their livelihood, do this ~ wonder how expensive it is.

Here's liquipel explained on its webpage

Liquipel is a revolutionary process that applies a waterproof coating to your electronic device to protect them in the event of accidental exposure to liquids. It is not visible to the human eye, virtually undetectable and Liquipel will not compromise the look, feel, and performance of your electronics.
Liquipel penetrates the entire device as a whole, including all of the vital components inside and out to provide optimal protection against accidental contact with liquids.

That's actually really cool!

Darkstar2007 · Jan 15, 2012

1) Standard Liquipel $59.00 Next Liquipel Treatment completed
1-2 days of receiving your device.
*Please note this is for return shipment only

2) Priority Liquipel $69.00 Next Liquipel Treatment completed
2 hours of receiving your device.
*Please note this is for return shipment only

3) Liquipel & Gadget Film $79.00 Next Liquipel Treatment & Gadget Protective Film
applied 1-3 days of receiving your device.
*Please note this is for return shipment only
* What's Gadget Film?