I wasn't happy with how badly my matte finish was wearing on my new 2020 Comp so I decided to go Invisiframe Matte protection. Installers near me were looking to charge around $50-70/hour, estimating about 4-6 hours total for the job so I decided to do it on my own and quite enjoyed the process and I think I did a pretty dang good job. It wasnt too bad to be honest. I spent about 2 hours a night over the past 3 days, taking my time along the way.
Few initial thoughts on the kit... There is definitely room for improvement on precision and layout. In the end, my bike is about 70% more protected which is the end goal but there is some room in aesthetic department to be honest. This probably will only apply to the Matte kit users as glossy paint installation is near invisible, but on Matte, it does turn the frame to more of a satin finish which spots that are unprotected stand out from those that are. Now keep in mind these are knitpicks and speak only for the looks department and not its purpose but I thought other potential Matte owners may want to see details.
Some of my complaints:
The largest downtube section is meant to be wrapped around the bottom of the tube to meet around the top of the tube. With this design there would be a clearly visible 1" gap in the seam staring right up at the rider and the rest of the world. I decided to cut holes around the water cage frame taps and wrap it the other way around. This clearly looks better but leaves that 1" gap on the underside of the downtube where protection is most needed. I'm going to custom cut a custom piece of xpel to fill this strip or actually order the original OEM film which is about 3 times thicker and rewrap this underside section (air bubbles around the decals are still settling)
There are two separate kit sections (left and right) for where the headtube meets the downtube. These are fairly small pieces and I have no idea why they didn't just make it part of the larger downtube section to have one continuous not seamed section. I spent a lot of time working to get these to bunt up as closely as possible but the frame welds hindered this.
Upper seat Tube section doesnt wrap all the way around, Its about 3/4 coverage. I'd like this to meet a bit closer around the front. It also doesnt extend all the way down behind the rear shock so its open to some rock abuse.
Motor housing is 3 separate parts, left, right and top. Id like this to just be one piece to eliminate the visibility of seams, Im sure it would take a but longer to work with but to be honest the larger the pieces are, the easier to squeegee. Also having all the edges from 3 separate pieces, I can see the top edges getting pulled up by my shoes etc.
This one really blows my mind. The head tube section is made of two small sections, left and right. They are only about 2x4 inches in size....why not just make one larger piece that wraps around the front so I dont have this gap in between the sections. I tried to get the gap a little smaller but it did look a little weird on the rear part near the down/top tube being so far forward.
The Rear triangles were actually the best fitted spots. Thats where I started the job and was very satisfied with the fitment.
But overall, Im really happy with the kit, the ease of install, the protection it provides and I think she looks pretty bada**. Now for the Grip2 and DPX2 installation!
Few initial thoughts on the kit... There is definitely room for improvement on precision and layout. In the end, my bike is about 70% more protected which is the end goal but there is some room in aesthetic department to be honest. This probably will only apply to the Matte kit users as glossy paint installation is near invisible, but on Matte, it does turn the frame to more of a satin finish which spots that are unprotected stand out from those that are. Now keep in mind these are knitpicks and speak only for the looks department and not its purpose but I thought other potential Matte owners may want to see details.
Some of my complaints:
The largest downtube section is meant to be wrapped around the bottom of the tube to meet around the top of the tube. With this design there would be a clearly visible 1" gap in the seam staring right up at the rider and the rest of the world. I decided to cut holes around the water cage frame taps and wrap it the other way around. This clearly looks better but leaves that 1" gap on the underside of the downtube where protection is most needed. I'm going to custom cut a custom piece of xpel to fill this strip or actually order the original OEM film which is about 3 times thicker and rewrap this underside section (air bubbles around the decals are still settling)
There are two separate kit sections (left and right) for where the headtube meets the downtube. These are fairly small pieces and I have no idea why they didn't just make it part of the larger downtube section to have one continuous not seamed section. I spent a lot of time working to get these to bunt up as closely as possible but the frame welds hindered this.
Upper seat Tube section doesnt wrap all the way around, Its about 3/4 coverage. I'd like this to meet a bit closer around the front. It also doesnt extend all the way down behind the rear shock so its open to some rock abuse.
Motor housing is 3 separate parts, left, right and top. Id like this to just be one piece to eliminate the visibility of seams, Im sure it would take a but longer to work with but to be honest the larger the pieces are, the easier to squeegee. Also having all the edges from 3 separate pieces, I can see the top edges getting pulled up by my shoes etc.
This one really blows my mind. The head tube section is made of two small sections, left and right. They are only about 2x4 inches in size....why not just make one larger piece that wraps around the front so I dont have this gap in between the sections. I tried to get the gap a little smaller but it did look a little weird on the rear part near the down/top tube being so far forward.
The Rear triangles were actually the best fitted spots. Thats where I started the job and was very satisfied with the fitment.
But overall, Im really happy with the kit, the ease of install, the protection it provides and I think she looks pretty bada**. Now for the Grip2 and DPX2 installation!
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