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I use Cubesmith smooth tiles. Best i've tried so far.
Wich sticker do you use?
Wich sticker do you use?
What kind of stickers do you use?
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ajmorgan25
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Cubesmith tiles. I used smooth first and now I put a set of textured on my new Type A cube. I prefer the smooth tiles over the textured ones to be honest.
TimMc
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I use vinyl, retro baby! 
Tim.
Tim.
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PVC stickers for my 3x3's and Cubesmith textured tiles for 4x4's and 5x5's. I tried textured tiles on one of my 3x3's and I can't stand the feel.
apoplectic
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I use the textured tile from Cubesmith. It feels better than smooth IMO.
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Using cubesmith on most of my cubes, I don't like tiles.
Dene
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I use Cubesmith textured tiles. However my opinion is limited by the fact that they're the only ones I've tried ^^
Crzyazn
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Cubesmith textured 3x3
Cube4you standard PVC
Depends on the lighting, i tend to get red and orange mixed up in dark lighting when using cubesmith tiles
Cube4you standard PVC
Depends on the lighting, i tend to get red and orange mixed up in dark lighting when using cubesmith tiles
alexc
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Cubesmith bright stickers!
Leviticus
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Of coarse you can take off cubesmith stickers. *Sigh*
blgentry
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I thought it was just me that had this problem!!
In good light the tiles are easy to identify, but in more dim incandescent lighting, I easily confuse these orange and red colors. The *stickers* from cubesmith are different colors though: Those shades of red and orange are easy to differentiate, even in dim lighting.
Brian.
How? I have tried this before, but my fingers hurted...
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Use the plastic razor blade that Cubesmith sells for less than a dollar. It works great, and you shouldn't have problems with your fingers hurting. At least, I don't.
I have a question about that razor. Does it take away the slimy thing that the sticker leaves on the cube, or not?
ThePizzaGuy92
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Cubesmith Studio sticker sets are my favourite, then the bright ones, and I guess I don't mind smooth tiles, they're on some of my cubes [ES cubes]
no, not unless you scrape for awhile, Walmart sells something called "Goo Gone" and that takes it right off, NOT THE SIMILAR PRODUCT CALLED "Goof Off", that'll melt your cube, hahah
no, not unless you scrape for awhile, Walmart sells something called "Goo Gone" and that takes it right off, NOT THE SIMILAR PRODUCT CALLED "Goof Off", that'll melt your cube, hahah
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shelley
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Adam Zamora makes vinyl stickers with nice colors. They're not as bright as Cubesmith, but I actually prefer them because the contrast (especially red/orange and green/blue) is a little better. As far as I know Adam doesn't sell them to the public though. I just ask if he has extra sets whenever I see him at competitions.
The only thing I don't like about Adam's stickers is that they leave a layer of glue on the cube after a long time. But it's not too bad, because I can get it off with a bit of scraping using a plastic razor.
But if you want different colors than the standard white/yellow/red/orange/green/blue, or stickers for different kinds of puzzles, Cubesmith can't be beat. Also, he's now selling cube earrings on his site. They're the same ones I have that everyone asks me about.
The only thing I don't like about Adam's stickers is that they leave a layer of glue on the cube after a long time. But it's not too bad, because I can get it off with a bit of scraping using a plastic razor.
But if you want different colors than the standard white/yellow/red/orange/green/blue, or stickers for different kinds of puzzles, Cubesmith can't be beat. Also, he's now selling cube earrings on his site. They're the same ones I have that everyone asks me about.
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So the razor from cubesmith, actually takes away the slimy thing to, am I right?
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Alex Seidler above said it didn't unless you scrape for a while, and I'd have to basically agree with that. I usually get the rest off by:
1. taking the sticker I just removed and repeatedly dabbing it against the place I removed it - it picks up most of the sticky stuff left behind, usually,
2. using my thumb to rub the rest off,
3. using a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a paper towel to rub off anything that might be left.
Yes, I usually do all of that. I'm pretty picky about getting all of the residue from the old stickers off my cube before applying the new ones. If you're applying tiles (which I like on my 3x3x3's), they stick better if the surface is completely clean. And if you're applying stickers, anything that's left behind causes little bumps in the new stickers where the old glue is still there.
