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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: berserkfan on Sun, 07 July 2013, 15:16:35

Title: vinyl decals for keycaps do they work?
Post by: berserkfan on Sun, 07 July 2013, 15:16:35

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171071042573&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:SG:1123#ht_1123wt_946

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181171748049&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:SG:1123#ht_1099wt_946

The manufacturer is selling vinyl decals for keycaps. They look good and are claimed to be great: cheap, beautiful, lasting, etc.

Does anyone have any experience with them? Seeing as they haven't gone mainstream, are we missing something?

Title: Re: vinyl decals for keycaps do they work?
Post by: Barajiqal on Mon, 08 July 2013, 15:08:07

The company that I work for currently makes some plainer versions of these(One Solid Color with Text).  From what I can see is you get what you pay for they are cheap, they look relatively good, but the major flaw is peeling at the corners as well as dirt around the edges.

Title: Re: vinyl decals for keycaps do they work?
Post by: badcop on Mon, 08 July 2013, 16:04:45

for some reason i don't see these lasting very long....we for me at least.  i can shine an abs spacebar in like a week. :))

Title: Re: vinyl decals for keycaps do they work?
Post by: quickcrx702 on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:39:03

I thought about those when I was learning Dvorak, but was concerned about peeling from heavy usage.  I ended up just using blank keycaps to avoid confusion.  It would be interesting to find out how long those stickers last.

Title: Re: vinyl decals for keycaps do they work?
Post by: Photekq on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:47:37

vinylcustoms, the seller, has a DT account and has advertised them there.