any surface, including cardboard, wood, metal and plastic.No need for glue, staples or cements, just peel and stick.Economical, yet with an effective enough reflectance rate to be used for all of your solar cooking applications Here are some material specs from the manufacturer: (vinyl used for print jobs and other industrial uses)1.0mil, 1.5mil or 2.0 mil print-treated metallized polyester films