nix said:dude, buy a stick-on transparent film. you get 3 pieces, one for the click whell, one for back and one for front. i use it andmy ipod looks quite shiny. you will have to be careful while applying it as you dont want to trap air bubbles in em. that doesnt add bulk to your ipod. thats the best form of anti scratch that i know... enjoy your ipod...its one hell of an mp3 player...