Can protective film that has lifted in a corner be re-applied somehow?

[zackmak]

I have a card with a protective film/cover on it. I haven't removed it, but a bit of the film in the corner of the card has lifted off. Very annoying to look at.

I may just end up pulling off the entire film...yet I'm curious: is there some ingenious way to flatten that corner piece out again so it sticks back onto the card, essentially looking like it was never lifted?

The remaining stickiness of the piece is not enough to hold it down, but maybe there's a way to make make it tacky again? Adding heat? I don't know. Just guessing.

Anyone try something like this before with success? Or can offer what NOT to try? I already scratched Elmer's white glue off the options list LOL

 

[gobuffalo2331]

Not that I know of man. As far I know when it's peeled there's no way to restoring it to unpeeled condition.

 

[Kahnadah]

I have a card with a protective film/cover on it. I haven't removed it, but a bit of the film in the corner of the card has lifted off. Very annoying to look at.

I may just end up pulling off the entire film...yet I'm curious: is there some ingenious way to flatten that corner piece out again so it sticks back onto the card, essentially looking like it was never lifted?

The remaining stickiness of the piece is not enough to hold it down, but maybe there's a way to make make it tacky again? Adding heat? I don't know. Just guessing.

Anyone try something like this before with success? Or can offer what NOT to try? I already scratched Elmer's white glue off the options list LOL

Best bet is to put the card in a penny sleeve and toploader. The film can't be re-attached, but it'll stop peeling off any further. At least, that's what I did in the olden days when I collected!

 

[zackmak]

My card is the 1999-00 UD Wayne Gretzky Hockey ‘Visionary’ insert. It’s an acetate card. There’s nothing stated that the card has a protective peel on top... but the corner has peeled off a bit.

Is it an industry standard - and common knowledge - that ALL acetate cards come with a protective film, simply because of the sensitive material the card is made from?

OR, is it possible that this top layer was never meant to be a protective film?...that it was actually part of the card, so this card peeling means the card is damaged?

I’ve researched and asked around and no one seems to know the answer to these Visionary cards. Or, someone says it IS a protective film, while another says it is NOT.

 

[zackmak]

Just thought I'd 'bump' this old thread, since I never did receive an answer to my questions (in post above).

 

[creasecollector]

Best bet is to put the card in a penny sleeve and toploader. The film can't be re-attached, but it'll stop peeling off any further. At least, that's what I did in the olden days when I collected!

I don't have anymore advice to give, but this is your best bet.

 

[sdpdesign]

Zack, I feel you. I have a Jumbo Joe Rc from Ice that is like that. Should have replaced it years ago when the value was lower but you know how that goes sometimes.

 

[zackmak]

To be honest, the protective film cards that have labels splattered all over the card (eg. "Remove Protective Film"; "Peel And Remove Coating", etc), I'm just going to remove those for aesthetics. Plus, there have been examples of people that have kept the film on, and the 'film glue' turned the player's face 'yellowish' over time. Would hate to start replacing cards now because of a 'protective film' incident...like you stated 'sdpdesign'.

As for the penny sleeve/toploader suggestion, that's how all my acetate cards are stored. Thank guys for the re-confirmation that this is the best way to store 'peeling' cards.


But the reason I revived this old thread is because I never got an answer to the following two questions posted previously:


1. Is it an industry standard - and common knowledge - that ALL acetate cards come with a protective film, simply because of the sensitive material the card is made from?

2. In regards to the 1999-00 UD Visionary Gretzky insert cards, is it possible that this top layer was never meant to be a protective film?...that it was actually part of the card, so this card peeling means the card is damaged?

I’ve researched and asked around and no one seems to know the answer to these Visionary cards. Or, someone says it IS a protective film, while another says it is NOT.

 

[Kahnadah]

1. Is it an industry standard - and common knowledge - that ALL acetate cards come with a protective film, simply because of the sensitive material the card is made from?

2. In regards to the 1999-00 UD Visionary Gretzky insert cards, is it possible that this top layer was never meant to be a protective film?...that it was actually part of the card, so this card peeling means the card is damaged?

I’ve researched and asked around and no one seems to know the answer to these Visionary cards. Or, someone says it IS a protective film, while another says it is NOT.

I don't know for sure about the Visionary cards, but not all acetate cards come with protection film. I'd need to have the card in hand to tell, I think. I remember there was a parallel set of the 98-99 Finest that had no protection (https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/48883/1998-99-Finest---No-Protectors, and the refractors didn't, either). I found this thread on another site that has some small bits of info: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?p=15528561
You're also right in that there's not a lot of info out there.

 

[drkicker]

That would be an alteration , and altering cards is not well seen on hobby boards. Unlike on facebook groups were card doctors are praise.

 

[zackmak]

That would be an alteration , and altering cards is not well seen on hobby boards. Unlike on facebook groups were card doctors are praise.

What are you referring to when you say "That would be an alteration"? Having a film corner peel by accident, or taking the whole film off?

Also, what I'm sensing is that the 1999-00 UD Visionary Gretzky inserts did not have a 'peelable' film on them, and maybe it was a gloss coating that would sometimes peel in the corner, as mentioned from a poster at the Blowout Cards thread:

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?p=15528561

Then again...has there ever been an acetate card that DID have a protective film on it, but was never noted with a statement on the film itself for the collector to be aware of? If there's never been a case of that, then we can assume ALL protective film cards have a statement on them.

But if there are cases where some acetate cards do have statements on their protective film, and some don't, then how do we differentiate between what's removeagle film vs. a gloss coating that can be removed just as easily?

Confusing!

Does the Beckett guide make that distinction for us?