After eternal Gesudere on "soiling" I see myself now forced to surrender even a commentary. So I do not know with what hands you attack the thing, but I have the protective cover now since Christmas and I'm completely satisfied. Although regularly (also of my children, and who are truly no cleanliness fanatics) in use, the shell looks like new. Of course, from time to time to discover signs of wear, but which can easily be removed with a wet towel again. The handling and the protection of the iPad are just as I imagine that - simple and compact. So either I was lucky with my case or the other doing something wrong - tried it once with wash. PS: I'm not one of these uncritical Ipad disciples, but currently there regarding tablet PC simply nothing else like it on the market.