Gang,
I need to be persuaded by Pinside folks to just go for it here, so I need your help.
Situation in a nut shell.... I've started to Shop out my Space Station , that I've had since 1993. At one point I ordered the insert decals to pull mylar and refurb playfield. Then I decided not to , so I went into this shop out with no intention on pulling mylar, and to just do a re-rubber and LED conversion on the green GI circuit for a special mode in the game.
Here is where you guys and gals come in, one pop bumper is cracked-coming unbolted, and needs replacing. There is wear down to the wood above the pop bumper, cant be seen, but now I know its there. Slight mylar lifting around some of the edges, and slight bubbling. I know its a big PITA to strip off mylar, I've done it. I know I will keep this game forever, so PLEASE talk me into going all the way on this one. I'm sitting here looking at a mostly stripped playfield right now , decisions , decisions.
BTW: Color matching and automotive clear coat is what I do for a living, so not big deal there. Oh!, and I built a rotisserie last night off VID'S instructions, so its even easier now! Thanks VID!
Thanks in advance for any encouragement

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Thought about trying to take some 3000 grit sandpaper by machine ,sand off the ball wear, and then buff it up to a polished shine. Might try a spot??? Really trying to talk myself out of it, and if the decal set I bought from Classic Arcades aren't the right size, well then .... hum?

The mylar has lifted in an area that I could take an x-acto knife and trim up a bit.

Gonna grab some lunch and think this over

I sold automotive compounds ,polishes, and buffing products as a paint manufacture rep for the last 30 years , I'm going to figure this out , just really want this playfield to look good , since I've pulled it and depopulated it , don't want to regret not clearing it . I'll report back what I am able to do with it and what I used .
Leaning toward not clearing it now

Spent an hour or so buffing , thought I would give it a shot . Pretty happy with the results, I'm going to just shop it out and leave the Mylar. I cut the bad area out, and removed the glue w/o pulling the insert , so I'm good there.
I used a Milwaukee 18vt pistol buffer with 3m step 1 compound on a wool pad , then step 2 polish on a foam pad , then step 3 ultra fine polish on a foam pad .
Kind of glad I'm not going down the dreaded Mylar removal path.
The guys who said "leave it as is "won I guess
Thanks !!!

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I have read about injecting clear under the bubble, but I may one day decide to strip it down and clear coat it , and I don't want to take a chance that that area is permanently glued to the art . It looks pretty good as is, and as I've gotten older I have learned to leave well enough alone I did cut the Mylar in one small area and level the insert, then epoxy it from underneath .
You know me well enough to know I never sell my games, I've had the same ones since 2000, so I have to shop them over and over throughout my lifetime . Well, I have sold 3 in the 23 years, so sometimes they must go to a new home , actually made money on one.
JP