Inks

Screen-printed products use ultraviolet inks for extended outdoor and indoor use. Metallic, fluorescent and color matched inks are available. Fluorescent inks are not fade resistant nor recommended for use with styrene based products.

Flexographic inks are for indoor usage only. The inks may change dramatically when printed on colored stocks or when trapping over other colors.

Digital products will create all colors out of 4-color process: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Colors may reside outside the range of the 4-color process and the closest attainable color will be used.

Using White Clear materials often require white to maintain color integrity. Three options are typically used depending on the art and text elements.
Flooding the background white... Done with face imprint only. If flooding a back adhesive/static item, it may be more appropriate to order a white vinyl or white static.	White viewed from front. White viewed from back. Backing up elements or text... If the text or elements are thick enough, the white can be printed behind the text or elements only. While adding opacity, white would be unseen from the front of the decal.
Halo applied to elements with white... Elements with a halo are backed for opacity and have white extending slightly creating a "halo" effect. It is best used when dealing with thin elements, or when dark backgrounds and increased contrast is needed.

Die Cutting

Stouse offers many stock shapes throughout the catalog to reduce cost to our customers. Charges in the catalog reflect the cost of dies that do not require intricate detail, sharp points or excessive bending.

Example: Star bursts or tight cuts around text. Additional charges will be required for these circumstances. (See graphic below.)

Flexographic dies not found in the catalog require additional time and special quotes. Call or write for pricing.