I'm using an intous 3 for over a year now. I put him into a spacial bag right after i'm done working it's it so its all good as new. This bag of my is not wacoms brand but you can get bags like this from them as well [link]

8D im using bamboo fun tablet also... and so far i dont use any protective layer sheet on the surface as it might hinders the iinteraction between the pen ? :S
is your tablet white ? cos be careful as the pen will get dirty easily <_> ....

my solution - if its badly scratch due to abusive use then get a new one lol wth

wow pretty shirt prints ;D

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ok in staring at my tablet board ...i cant notice any scratch much i guess its due to the texture of the surface ;D

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Ahhh yeahh it's white ):
Oh darn, but i think maybe because it's white you can spot them easily compared to other colours.

I've been using my graphier for 5-6 years with the sheet and it has no problems for me XD. Amazingly I didn't break a tip either when I knock it on the table surface so many times.

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Ahh, but no protective sheet or whatsoever? I'm just afraid of scratching the surface with the pen. I should consider getting a bag for them too!

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Ahh~ I do like the surface, it's somewhat.. soft. XD

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so like yeah .... D; i think you better clean the pen tablet once in a while... cos i overuse it by cging for 5 hours non stop and the handle became very dirtyy ;_; ... yeah 8D i think you should just use the tablet surface without anything covered on it...

and you can buy replacement tips online yes ? they do gave extra nibs in the box too i believe o: ...

wow .. i only use graphire 3 for 3 years previously and now im handing it down to my sis

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My tablet has a protective cover (Wacom Intuos3 6x8 tablet) I think? I found that there's a small scratch being worn down on the right side since I use my tablet as my "mouse" on the computer. So that's the same spot as the scrollbar for FireFox~ Its only a little over a year old, but I think this is the protective cover? I've never tried to take it off either, I don't wanna break something. ROFL I hope that helped you, then again I may have just been rambling lol

And the shirts look great! <3

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I've been using a Bamboo Fun for about a year.
It works smoothly in SAI for me without a protective covering.
There are scratches on the surface, but nothing deep that'll mess with the pen's path >_<
Maybe you just need to get used to a new tablet O: