Editing BoPET (section)

===Covering over paper===
* A clear overlay on a [[map]], on which notations, additional [[data]], or copied data, can be drawn without damaging the map
* Metallized boPET is used as a mirror-like decorative surface on some book covers, T-shirts, and other flexible cloths.
* Protective covering over buttons/pins/[[badge]]s
* The glossy top layer of a [[Polaroid SX-70]] photographic print
* As a backing for very fine [[sandpaper]]
* boPET film is used in bagging [[comic books]], in order to best protect them during storage from environmental conditions (moisture, heat, and cold) that would otherwise cause paper to slowly deteriorate over time. This material is used for [[Archival science|archival quality]] storage of documents by the [[Library of Congress]] (Mylar type D, ICI Melinex 516 or equivalent)<ref>{{cite web|title=Specifications for Polyester: Poly(ethylene-terephthalate)|url=http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/supply/specs/500-500.html|work=Preservation|publisher=Library of Congress|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623151837/http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/supply/specs/500-500.html|archive-date=June 23, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jampaper.com/blog/what-is-mylar-paper/|title=What is Mylar Paper - More Than Just Decoration|work=Jampaper.com|date=23 October 2013|access-date=2015-07-02}}</ref> and several major library comic book research collections, including the Comic Art Collection at [[Michigan State University]].<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last=Scott |first=Randall W. |title=A Practicing Comic-Book Librarian Surveys His Collection and Craft |journal=Serials Review |volume=24 |issue=1 |year=1998 |pages=49&ndash;56 |doi=10.1080/00987913.1998.10764429 }}</ref>  While boPET is widely (and effectively) used in this archival sense, it is not immune to the effects of fire and heat and could potentially melt, depending on the intensity of the heat source, causing further damage to the encased item.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myacpl.org/node/618|title=Albany library's entire collection exposed to smoke|work=Athens Messenger|via=Athens County Public Libraries|author=Kristen Heinichen|date=June 17, 2008|access-date=2015-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703083704/http://www.myacpl.org/node/618 |archive-date=2015-07-03 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Similarly, [[collectible card game|trading card]] decks (such as ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon]]'', ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'') are packaged in pouches or sleeves made of metallized boPET. It can also be used to make the holographic artwork featured on some cards, typically known as "holos", "foils", "shinies", or "holofoils".
*For protecting the spine of important documents, such as [[medical records]].