I have another question for you experts:
I am looking for silicone paper, for wrapping art. But it’s hard to come by, and expensive. Unless you could use silicone paper used for the food industry. Then it suddenly is very affordable and relatively easy to get.
Do you people know if it’s the same product? Is it safe to use foodgrade silicone paper for art?
Brian, my thoughts exactly. Of course, something like acidity might be fine for our stomach, but not for art. But I doubt that is where the problem lies. Thanks for your efforts! I am very curious if the anwer is simple or not.
And by the way: it turns out they use ptfe for baking paper, which seems fine up until 250 Celcius. Above that: cancer! And my oven does 275 Celcius, which I do regularly… ahem!
I ordered some food grade silicone paper, but it turns out it is not nearly as smooth as the stuff we used for art packaging.
The silicone paper I have now, is probably fine for baking, but a simple test proofs it takes on soft pastel as easy as smooth writing paper.
Conclusion: it might be safe, but it does not work for art conservation.
Of course, there might be other sorts of food grade silicone paper that do the trick… Still interested, and still looking.
Boy It would seem reasonable to think that a coated paper like this and approved for use in food preparation, even when being heated, would be fine for wrapping paintings but things are never that simple. I have reached out to a few preventive conservation professionals to see if they can comment.
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