Grafix Dura-Lar 0.007" Film, Ultra Clear, Glossy 40" x50', Material, Mylar/Acetate Alternative for, Blank Stencils and Templates, Protection, Transparencies, Windows, Arts and Crafts, Roll

I was looking for an environmental friendly way to protect my wooden dining table, or to avoid washing the cotton table cloth all the time. My wife wouldn't approve off any plastic table cloth that look a lot worse than her current beautiful one. I tried the temporary plastic table cloth for parties, and try to let it stay on the table as long as I can. That won't be a solution and they are too thin to be convenient. They are easily punctured. I was looking for a clear plastic sheet to cover the current table cloth so she wouldn't notice much. The ones on the market are mostly PVC. When I replaced the kid's shower lining last time, I though I was lucky to discover the cheapest plastic liner on the world in Target in a very hard to find corner. I didn't realize that the awful smell that we tolerated for days were toxic. Now we have PEVA instead. So obviously I won't get a PVC anything for my dining table. I didn't thought of just using a large piece of glass. But this will only be applicable for putting on wood directly. It will be too much trouble to change the table cloth if the glass is on top. For glass you need other table mats for cushion. Now this polyester sheet is perfect. It is actually 40 inch by 12 feet. It wouldn't make sense if it were 12 inch long. The only con is that I have to pay for 12 ft rather than 6 ft. And I have to cut it to size. Once unrolled, it has a tendency to stay flat. So it was easy to work with. It looked like glass, but you can't find the thickness at the edges. I boiled a pot of water, stopped the heat, let the bubbles subside, and put it on a piece of spare sheet. It didn't do anything to it. No marks. No signs of softening or melting. There is absolutely no smell of any type. This particular sheet is not FDA approved for food contact, but polyester the material can be approved in some applications. It's competitive with cotton because it doesn't need all the water to grow. We have mats for the forks and spoons so there's zero concern for us. The alternative is acetate sheet that is FDA approved for food contact. But it is not tear resistance and not heat resistance. The thickness is about a piece of normal paper. It can easily be cut to size with a scissor, but not a paper cutter. So you need not worry about damage by forks and knives. They may make a dent but no holes. The dents may be healed by a hairdryer but I don't worry about that. My other uses for the rest of the roll. Obviously, it makes good drawer liners. If there is a reasonable fit, it's pretty hard to lift the liner up. I cut the sheets with scissors by hand and get reasonable "straight" lines to fit the bottom. Update 11/2020 - Amazingly, it still looks like that. It's still in one piece. The edges and corners are intact. There are fine swirl marks due to daily use but you have to get close to see it. There are also one or two slight dish impressions and distortion when dishes are accidentally put on the table straight from the oven. But you can see a vague circle, and the sheet is still pretty flat around it. I must confest I haven't washed the table cloth under since!

I had a dwindling supply of some drafting Mylar that I've been using for 25 years to make hinge material for my R/C aircraft. I thought I would give this a try so I purchased it. It actually is the same exact material that I have been using over the years. You can not tear this material. It is extremely durable, thin enough, yet very flexible. The lightweight is also extremely important because one needs to keep airframe weight to a minimum. It also takes glue fantastically. Beside benefit is that it ends up creating a self-centering flight control surface. I can draw on it with pencil yet extremely easy to erase the pencil marks after I make my cuts. Oh yeah I will be also using it to make stencils for the final painting and marking of a finished subject. I've already found multiple other uses already. I can highly recommend this material and would give it over five stars if I could.

Great product! Works perfectly for my project. Excellent quality.

Just what I needed for an art project. Ordered a larger roll.

Interesting paper, good quality definitely learning curve for colored pencil artwork. Paper is thick and nice surface, only holds 4-5 layers but you can layer in reverse surface also.

good quality and thickness

This polyester makes perfectly clear double interior storm windows, which save us about 50% on our heating. They last 35 years, and help both our house and camper stay nice and warm inside. Two 3mil 40" x 50' rolls were enough to build double window inserts for our whole house, and this is the best price I've found anywhere. Either build 1x2 wood frames and use double stick tape to attach the polyester film on both sides, with open cell foam weatherstrip around the outside to make a compression fit into the window sill, or tape it directly to a non-opening window frame, as long as you have at least a 1/4" air space, or better yet 1/2" to 3/4". See my 12 minute video on HartzHomestead for all the details.

Excellent product on multiple levels for a myriad of creative uses.

Crei que era un rollo pequeño, pero en realidad es un rollo grande con bastante material.

Idéal pour faire des arts plastiques

The discreption does not say it being a wrap.For the price I paid I expected something sturdier for my craft.This is disappointing ,and a rip-off!

I use this to draw artwork for screen printing. This product is perfect for that purpose. Although my process will become more digital I will always continue to do some completely manual processes in my work and will always use this product! Perfect stuff!

The product has a good quality. But I had a big problem with delivery system. This product is not being delivered by Amazon and the vendor sent the package by FedEx. FedEx delivers the package only if you are home. I was at work both times FedEx had brought the package and as a result I had to go to FedEx center to pick up the package personally.