[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Hey guys! I'm back!!! Sorry for leaving so abruptly and for such an extended time. I originally was afk so suddenly because I had to have my wisdom batteries removed. Very painful. I was out of commission for the whole end of last week and up until Sunday. Monday morning the Boss had a pitch to a heavyweight distributor out East and wanted me to come along as eye-candy. I'm not the feminist type, so I was happy to play my role. Sort of went into the presentation and passed around skinned devices to all the big-wigs and guided the powerpoint with some clicks. In case anyone is curious, the pitch went amazingly. We ended up staying a few extra days and just lounging around Montreal.

Back to business!

The updated True Colour series arrived at customs today and should be with us by Friday. Should be available for purchase by Wednesday at the latest. If anyone needs pink or purple, now is your last chance to get it, as the True Colour series will no longer support those two options. Also, if you're looking to get in on the extra coloured freebies, now is definitely the time to act.

Mahogany is well on it's way, as it's the Ferrari Red CF. Mahogany will be released first, as we're going to be doing a big marketing buildup for the Ferrari Red CF before the launch.

We're working on adding a FAQ and Reviews/Testimonials portion to the website in the next week. This should cut down significantly on the amount of "Do you ship to xxx" and "How do I order a custom" emails that backlog us severely. Testimonials will be a fun new page, it's going to have a submit and upvote/downvote system, so get your epic customer reviews ready for submittal! (submittal? submittal is now a word)

*IMPORTANT* We have received a few dozen emails recently about customers claiming that the inner portion of the "e" is becoming unhinged. While we pride ourselves in offering precision cuts to show the lettering, we have made a small adjustment to the "e" cutout. See the dieline here, shown with the old (left) and new (right) cutouts. It's imperceptible to the naked eye (less than half a millimeter), but the added surface area connecting the inner portions of the "e" will greatly increase the longevity of the skin. All old skins have been tossed and anything sent out is now using the updated dieline.

Sorry that the jr. customsBot did such a sh*tty job around here. He said he'd "take over" while I was away, but apparently he stopped by for one night and dropped a few half-assed one-liners. He's definitely going to be wearing the worn-out, super-stretched pink and purple skin for the next 2 weeks.

I checked in with the lead customsBot and and he confirmed that they've taken on a bunch of projects from the XDA forums. Expect most of them to be complete by tomorrow evening, when I'll post some photos of the final products. Some of them are really complex and intriguing, I'm excited to share!

All 1400+ pending emails are answered, please check your inbox if you had a custom request or just a general inquiry/order issue.

Let me know if there's anything else, I'll be back in a few hours to check in. Gonna answer a few quick questions below, then go slap the jr. customsBot. Feel free to tell him or anyone else that they need to shape up and get it together next time they "take over" in my absence. Good to be back!

The "purest black" we have available right now is black leather. It has minimal texture to it and is as close to hex value #000 as you can get. If you're looking for an ultimate, plain, non-textured black, send an email to info[at]dbrand with a request for matte black. We have 3-4 units of sample material in stock and can utilize it to make you a one-off skin. Please note that the price will not be cheap. The most cost-effective solution would be to just order black leather. Matte black will be on the market following Mahogany and Ferrari Red CF.

Heya Texan! Generally info[at]dbrand emails are responded to within 24 hours. We're getting exponentially more customs requests than we could have ever anticipated, and require about 72 hours to get back to anyone with a customs request. If you email a customs request to info[at]dbrand instead of customs[at]dbrand, someone will forward it for you and let you know that it has been forwarded. We're all for bombardments, but it won't get you an answer any quicker (nor will it delay your answer by any means... all emails are answered in the order received).

Thank you, Sir! Great testimonial.

This has all been worked out, we'll send you some mockups tomorrow morning. By the way, nothing is laser cut. It's all cut with blades. Vinyl [aka PVC (aka PolyVinylChloride)] is a substance which gives off toxic fumes when cut with lazers... not that it would affect us. Might corrode the metal, not 100% sure on that.

Absolutely! The patented 3M adhesive is designed to withstand all forms of weather, including heat. Most professional architectural applications require than the installation be done using a heat gun. It's always guaranteed not to leave any adhesive residue, regardless of how hot your device gets at any given time. It's also very good at dissipating the heat quickly once the device itself cools down. Don't fear, everything will be fine.

Yeah... sorry about that. Unfortunately it isn't 100% black, and you’re correct in saying it has more of a bronze hue to it. Our commitment to only using the highest grade materials on the planet means that we're only able to offer the styles and colours which 3M puts on the market. If there were a pure, PURE black available, we'd absolutely use that instead. One can only dream!