Full Body Films

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This blog isn’t sponsored in anyway whatsoever (I’m lying, today’s episode was brought to you by the letter ‘F’), but I like to give shout-outs now and again. I’m a humble consumer and I’m pretty happy when a seller does that little bit extra for me.

This is a big part of why I love buying stuff on Etsy. Those sellers freaking love you. They send you little thank you cards and they wrap your item up all nice and personal. It reminds me of the ridiculous attention-to-detail displayed by some retailers in Japan.

Anyway, today I want to talk about Full Body Films. They are actually pretty hard to Google and could probably work on their website a little. Basically they sell these sticky adhesive plastic sheets (the film) and they adhere to the face and body. Why would you want this? To protect from scratches and life’s other little scrapes, of course!

So I order my film for the low price of $17.00 (plus shipping) and they send me the goods packed between two pieces of environmentally friendly cardboard. Inside you get three films. One is for the body. The other two are for the face, one is the Glass Film which is super transparent and the other is the Pro-Finish film which is glare-resistant and feels a little thicker. I picked the Pro one because it sounds cooler. This was the easy part, it took two seconds to apply and everything looked awesome.

Now, when it was time to apply the body film, it was much harder to apply and their instructions stress that you exercise caution and patience in this part. The body film has a much more temperamental adhesive and it can stretch quite easily which sucks because you want the perfect fit. Around the curvy parts of the body, you can run into problems if you have not thought this out well.

You should know by now that I’m a klutz. I fucked it up royally and the adhesive wore off after repeated peelings and the corners didn’t look quite right and it started to look like a ill-fitting condom. I did not follow the instructions closely because the first part was so easy and forgiving and I got complacent.

Here comes the cool part, I just email the guys at Full Body Films and they send me a replacement. I was polite and apologetic and I told them I was genuinely impressed with their product. For them to make a protective film that looked near-invisible, I can certainly understand why it is difficult to put on. Without skipping a beat, they said they’d love to send me a replacement and asked for my order details. Usually this would be the part where they mumble something about store policy and I limp away and listen to Linkin Park but not today!

There are various other near-invisible films on the market but this one comes recommended by my favorite review site and, after you apply it correctly, it actually looks really classy. So, if you’re looking for a protective but unobtrusive body and face film, look no further than FullBodyFilms.com.

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all the wine

I want to see a pic of the final results. do you mind? I bought a silicone sleeve but it’s way too bulky (marware). the back of my phone is already dropped and scratched, but i do still want a little protection.
dmb5_libra

i thought this going to be a review of some porn production company…..boy was i off.

i’ve been using invisible shield on the screens of all my stuff. (majority of them i ended up putting on backwards)
Chris

Um, this whole time I thought you were talking about your actual body, and I was so freaking confused. I hesitantly clicked on the link and found out you were talking about iPod skins. Good Lord.
deutlich

The whole time I was reading I kept thinking, “but what about his BALLS?!”

jEEEEZ you had me fooled
Lachlan

The idea of someone putting on a transparent film to protect themselves from scratches is hilarious and mind-bendingly insane. I did not realise you meant device films until I clicked the link, at which point I experienced the biggest surge of relief ever. What the fuck.
andrew

I’m with everyone else on this one…though truth be told i was kinda hoping it was a full human body style shrink wrap. Then i could live out my Darkly Dreaming Dexter style fantasies without having to buy massive rolls of glad wrap.

btw is it glad wrap in america? or is glad a brand name? i have no idea.
andrew

Also for the sake of my curiosity, what would happen if you put it on your skin? is it just like a sticker? or is it like contact?
Aaron

I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one thinking you were wrapping your actual body in some sticky adhesive.
Fen

phew Here’s me thinking why on earth would you want to cover yourself in little bits of film… then the light bulb went off! Heh!
Manny

When you took off the back film, was there any residue left on the phone?

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