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Suggestions
for Successful Lamination
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Inks:
(Containing wax or silicone), UV Coatings, Toners, Fuser
Oil, and Aqueous Coatings
can all interfere with the bonding properties between the plastic laminate and your document. These coatings prevent the film laminate from adhering properly to the base paper |
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Solutions: |
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 Fuser
Oil - (used in hi-speed digital color copiers - Canon, Docutech,
and others) produce documents that must dry a minimum of 24 hours.
This allows time for the fuser oil to evaporate. Documents with heavy
coverage may require a longer drying time. Using Super Stick Film,
and a sealed edge or a clean/white paper border will also improve
the quality of the bonding. |
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| Digital
Prints - Use inks that are often heat sensitive, they could boil,
and/or change color. It is highly recommended that cold or low melt
laminating film be used for best results. |
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| Offset
Printing - Bonds well with all film types. |
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Single
Sided Lamination:
Requires a minimum 1/2 inch guide and gripper margins on all sides
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Small
Flush Trimmed Items: (business cards, bookmarks, etc.)
These should be run multiple up on a master sheet, this is the least
expensive way. Cards requiring a sealed edge should be delivered
cut to size.
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Crop
Marks: Are preferred to help minimize errors when cutting
down from a larger sheet.
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Cornering:
Highly recommended when using 10 mil film, the corners are sharp
and may cause injury.
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Scoring:
Works well on 1.7, 3, and 5 mil films. Scoring is not available
on 10 mil film.
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Thin
Paper: Copies (20 to 60#) produced by high speed copiers
can get wavy when laminated, this can be minimized by using heavier
weight papers.
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For
the best lamination and quickest results please provide us with
a contact person, phone number and extension, and a sample that
includes production method (e.g. copier, offset, digital, etc.),
finish size, trim instructions, scoring positions, corner radius,
drill hole size, eyelet location, guide and gripper edges and any
other special instructions.
Laminating is an art not a science. Please include a reasonable number of make readies or overs to meet your count |
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| 10
Mil is as rigid and thick as a credit card. 5 Mil is as rigid and thick as a playing card as in Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs 3 Mil is less rigid and thiner than a standard business card 1.7 Mil is as rigid as a sheet of paper and is thinner than a stack of two sheets of paper |
| NOTE:
The thickness of the paper will affect the thickness and feel of the
finished piece. (i.e. the thicker/heavier the paper the more ridged
and thicker the end product. It is always cheaper to print on heavier paper and use thinner laminate.) |
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