for sure i have the dame plan. i had a 1198s and i almost cried when they guy that bought it was loading her onto his truck. def should have kept it. but i plan on riding this one untill the wheels fall off. the gloss carbon is def eaiser to find than the matte.Looking good . I'm in the process of doing mine too as I'm keeping the 1299 for the long term - thought I'd turn it into a 'carbon monster'. I'm doing gloss carbon though - will be interesting to see the difference between the bikes.
Ha ha - here in Australia I've been finding the opposite re: matte vs gloss availability. We are a little 'upside down' here though
didnt really get a chance to take pics during the process. but the transformation is almost complete..