I was reading this months issue of AMB (australian mountain bike magazine) and there is a small section on protecting your bikes frame from scratches and just general protection. They used a product by 3m called "Abrasive resistant film" which basically looks like a clear plastic (looks invisible once it is on) and will stop and sort of scratching to the frame. Since i will be getting a new bike soon i was considering doing something like this, but they warned that it has been known to strip decals off if they havent been clear coated.

Has anyone here done anything like this to their bike? Any suggestions?