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Bumper Sticker Printing
Tell the world how you feel! Our bumper stickers are perfect for expressing yourself while cruising down the highway or just... |
Sticker Oval
Our Oval stickers are printed on 4mil vinyl using water and UV resistant inks – meaning no fading in the sun... |
Sticker Rectangular
Our Rectangular stickers are printed on 4mil vinyl using water and UV resistant inks – meaning no fading in the sun... |
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Stock types
• Litho - one of the most common base stocks
• Latex - a litho stock with some added latex allows the label to be
much more flexible and form around certain curved objects more easily
than standard litho.
• Various plastics such as acetate, vinyl, and PET film allow a variety
of features, such as greater strength, flexibility, transparency, resistance
to tearing, etc. They typically require special equipment and printing
methods (ultra-violet curing is common) as they do not normally print
well with conventional ink. A bumper sticker is usually a vinyl label with a
very strong, durable adhesive and Lightfast Inks.
• Foil - has the shiny properties of a metal foil.
• Thermal - direct thermal label stock will change color (usually
black) when heated. A heating element in the shape of letters or images
can be used to create an image on the label. Custom labels can be easily
be made on location in this way. A disadvantage is durability, because
another heat source can ruin or obscure the image, or it may fade
completely over time
The stock type will affect the types of ink that will print well on them.
Corona treating or "zapping" makes a substrate more receptive to inks.
Adhesive types
• Permanent - Typically not designed to be removed without tearing
the stock or using solvents. The adhesion strength and speed can also
be varied. For example, full adhesion can be nearly instant, or the label
can be almost removable for a short period with full adhesion developing
in minutes or hours. This is considered the most popular and cheapest
option by many self adhesive paper manufacturers.
• Removable - Adhesion is fairly strong and will not fall off in normal
circumstances, but the label can be removed relatively easily without
tearing the base stock or leaving adhesive behind on the old surface. The
adhesive is usually strong enough to be applied again elsewhere.
• Semi-permanent - aka repositionable - Adhesion strengthens fully
after application (approx 48-72 hours), allowing the label to be removed
easily if placed incorrectly and still be a permanent label.
• Freezer permanent- special type of removable adhesive that
remains fully permanent under certain temperatures. This is useful for
labeling objects that are to be stored in a freezer for any length of time.
• Tamper evident- special types of label-stocks that comes in
different guises; example 1 is a weak material, that breaks into tiny
pieces (Frangible) or example 2 could be a material that uses a two-stage
adhesive that will reveal any attempt of removal or replacement.
Color
Ink and base stock color choices commonly conform to the Pantone
Matching System (PMS) colors. The Pantone system is very dominant in
the label printing industry. Additionally specialty inks such as metallic, UV
ink, magnetic ink, and more are available. Ink is usually transparent
however it can be made opaque. It has been known for certain companies
to patent "their own" color.
Miscellaneous
Special labels:
• Piggyback labels are made from combining two layers of adhesive
substrate. The bottom layer forms the backing for the top. The label can
be applied to any object as normal, the top layer can be a removable label
that can be applied elsewhere, which may change the message or marking
on the remaining label underneath. Often used on Express mail envelopes.
• Asset Labels / Tags are used for marking fixed and non-fixed
assets. They are usually tamper-evident, permanent or frangible and
usually contain a barcode for electronic identification using readers.
• Blockout labels are not see-through at all, concealing what lies
underneath with a strong adhesive.
• Holographic stickers are used for authentication and protection
against counterfeit. They can be used on ID cards, credit cards, products
such as CD/DVD's, etc.
• Radioactive labels The use of radioactive isotopes of chemical
elements, such as carbon-14, to allow the in vivo tracking of chemical
compounds.
• Laser Labels are generally die cut on 8.5" x 11" sheets, and come
in many different shapes, sizes, and materials. Laser label material is a
nonporous stock made to withstand the intense heat of laser printers
and copiers.
• Inkjet Labels are generally die cut on 8.5" x 11" sheets, and come
in many different shapes, sizes, and materials. Inkjet label material is a
porous stock made to accept ink and dye from your inkjet printer. One of
the more modern inkjet label material stocks is waterproof printable inkjet
material commonly used for soap or shower gel containers.
Uses
Stickers are very widely used when an object requires identification with a
word or idea. Brand stickers may be attached to products to identify
those products as coming from a certain company. They may also be
used to describe characteristics of the products that would not be
obvious from simple examination. They are frequently distributed as part
of promotional, advertising, and political campaigns; for example, in many
voting districts in the U.S., stickers indicating an individual has voted are
given to each voter as they leave the polling place, largely as a reminder
to others to vote. Other methods of underground forms of voting for
your favorite graffiti artists' current productions are by an open form of
appreciation such as clapping while passing such a sticker (a smile and a
kind reminder to a fellow appreciator throughout the day is commonplace
as well).
Stickers placed on automobiles, called bumper stickers, are often used by
individuals as a way of demonstrating support for political or ideological
causes. Identification of vehicle registration and last service details are
two examples of stickers on the inside of most car windscreens. The term
"window sticker" is generally used for vinyl labels which are stuck to the
inside of a vehicle's window, as opposed to water-resistant stickers that
are stuck to the outside of a vehicle.
Barcodes are frequently used on many products as a convenient way of
identification.
If one wants to remove a bumper sticker, and this sticker is not one of
the easy-to-remove variety, then a penetrating oil can be used.
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