TIP: How to Apply a Screen Protector with no Bubbles
Everyone has experienced frustration with this, but the iPad and other tablets are paticularly difficult devices to apply these to because their screen area is so large. I found a few tricks that really help apply those screen protectors with no bubbles.
First, you need a steamy room. One of the causes of air bubbles is because of lint and dust floating around preventing the protector from laying flat. I have found a high humidity room seems to really make a difference in getting the dust to settle down. This seemed to make all the difference in the world.
Second, scotch tape is a fingerprint free way to pick up dust that lands on the screen. Any oil you get on the screen or screen protector will inevitably cause it to not stick well in that location or impair viewing because of the smudge. A piece of tape will not stick to either of these surfaces and will pull the dust off just like a lint brush from your slacks. Leave a piece of tape on one corner you can use to hold it and roll it out. You can also use it to pick it back up off the surface to get more dust you missed or help push the air bubbles out that get trapped.
Finally, as you lay it down, a folded over business card works well to squeeze air bubbles to the edge. When you feel that it is as good as it is going to get, remove the tape from the corner. I've used this anti glare protector from Speck twice and it works well and I love that it comes as a two pack because you are guaranteed to mess one up. You can see in a youtube video I shot for an older iPad exploit that there is a blemish but no iPad screen protector bubbles.
