accessories » Tips for fitting pannier protector cover?

Howdy folks,

I have a Matt paint protector kit coming from Nippy's for the panniers and have read that they can be a bit of a ball ache to fit.

Any fitting tips before they turn up and I completely knacker the job?

If its anything like the venture shield protection kit clean and Dr was then spray soapy water put the film on and sqeegee the film.
This allows the film to be slid into the correct position.

Hi Bonzo, its now 2 years since I fitted mine so hard to recall the details. But it can be done with a good finish, just take your time and use plenty of mildly soapy water to allow the films to glide on the pannier surface. Ensure you press from the centre outwards to the edges to drive any air bubbles outwards , use a flat plastic “blade” to assist this process, a credit card works just fine.
Good luck !

Thanks very much gents

A little bit late but here's how I did it:
Used a plastic scraper with a soft microfleeze edge, 1 spraybottle with deluted soap water, 1 spraybottle with deluted alcohol mixture. A hair dryer can be helpful.

- Wet the VERY cleaned pannier with soap sollution + wet the "glue"-side of the protection. don't be skimpy with the soap water.
-IMPORTANT! - wet your fingers with soap sollution or you can get ugly fingerprints on it.
-position the cover, start from the middle using the scraper to remove water/air to the edge.
- spraying in the alcohol sollution under the cover will fix it in place.
-On curved surfaces, using a hairdryer with care will make the plastic cover stretchable and can help it form better.
- Get all water/air removed and hopefully you will have a descent result.

Hope it helped

/Johan