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DIFFERENT COATING TECHNIQUES

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Aqueous Coating

It is used to protect and enhance the printed piece. Aqueous coating is applied to all 100lb gloss book and 100lb gloss cover.

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UV Coating

A liquid coating applied on the box, which is then bonded and cured with ultraviolet light. This coating is used to provide a protective coating to the printed image. Please note that you CAN NOT write or imprint on UV-coated jobs.

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Matte

A coating that is matte or flat, not as shiny like gloss coated, but still keeps much of the ink from being absorbed by the paper and produces an excellent image.

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Silk Lamination

A dull matte film applied to one or both sides of a print product. Silk lamination gives cards a luxuriously smooth feel and may dull color and contrast slightly. Durable Silk lamination is tear and water-resistant.

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Spot UV Coating

A liquid coating applied to the printed piece only in specific areas as opposed to all overcoating. Indicate what areas you would like to have UV by providing a mask file where UV areas are black and No UV areas are white.

COLOR ON SIDES

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  • 4:4 - Full color on front and on back

  • 4:1 - Full color on front and black on the back

  • 4:0 - Full color on front and nothing on the back

  • 5:0 - Full color on the front, plus a mask

  • 5:1 - Full color on the front, and the mask, and black on the back

  • 4:5 - Full color on the front and back, and mask on the back only

  • 5:5 - Full color on the front and back, and mask on the front and back

  • 5:4 - Full color on the front and back, and mask on the front only

  • 0:4 - Full color on the back, nothing on the front

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