I have an F-14 that used to have pretty bad mylar on it. I pulled the old mylar hoping (that's a strategy, right?) that I could pull it, polish and wax, and it'd be back playing in no time.

The pf under the mylar came out beautiful. Hitman is nice and white, and the arc between mylar cleaned up so its hardly visible.

Unfortunately the inserts didn't fair as well. Besides some wear to the inserts, they seem be holding a death grip on the adhesive. Despite all the cleaning, the inserts are still tacky with adhesive.

I know the "right" thing to do is strip the pf, pull the inserts and clean them, apply new stickers and clearcoat. However, this is bit more of a project than I really want to tackle now. In fact, if I got to the point that I'd be pulling everything off the pf, I'd prefer to just swap...but that's even a bigger project than I have the time for.

So I've been considering simply reapplying new mylar to the pf. I'm hoping (again as a strategy) that CPR will get around to doing F-14 pfs, and the new mylar would be a fix-gap solution.

Anyone have feedback on issues I might have in a remylar job or any tips and tricks?

thanks for the input so far. In this case removing the mylar was fairly easy with goo gone and a plastic razor or two. The adhesive is off the pf thanks to goo gone, flour and alcohol (both for me and the pf)

I actually have a new set of insert decals. Unfortunately most of the old insert print is present on most of the inserts. Applying the new ones will require some precise placement - but that's not my major concern.

With the condition of the inserts (none are raised, but some or chewed up a bit) I suspect the new decals will wear or come up fairly quickly. This is the main reason I was looking at the pf mylar, but that sounds as if it might be more trouble than its worth as well.

Sounds like sounds advice. I suppose if it affects the ball a little as Anidor mentioned, it'll still be better than the interim alternatives.