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Aluminum foil on cardstock?

I'm looking for a material which could be aluminum foil bonded to card-like backing. It doesn't have to be a reflective mirror surface but that could be acceptable.The sheets should be in the range of 2' x 3' but larger and smaller can work.Cheap is good. Available at Home Depot or craft store is good.Ideas?

Answer:

Why don't you just adhere your own aluminum foil (or whatever**) to cardstock? Just spray one side of cardstock with a (permanent or temporary) spray adhesive, then press on the foil. (Cut into smaller pieces later, or start with smaller pieces). There are some metallic coated cardstocks, but quite expensive and hard to find. Plain cardstock can be purchased in packages at office supply stores and often in various weights, or more types available at paper suppliers (often warehouses). Or you can buy individual sheets of cardstock at Kinko's, etc, or some will be at art supply, craft, and scrapbooking stores too. ** regular weight aluminum foil would be the cheapest, but could also use heat transfer foil, etc, or actually mylar would work well (like space blankets)... or just spray with metallic paints (may curve while drying unless back side also has some kind of paint/etc too) .

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