Spot UV Rack Cards

Create a standout marketing tool that does all the customer engagement work for you. Showcase your hotel’s amenities or your restaurant’s patio to potential customers in high-traffic areas. Rack card printing with spot UV distinguishes your offers and entices customers to consider your company.

Spot UV rack cards carry a distinct texture and extra shine on the surface. The gloss highlights important details as it elegantly contrasts the matte surface. Other beneficial features include:

Have specific questions about spot UV printing with rack cards? Get in touch with one of our print experts to help you get started.

Spot UV Printing File Requirements

1. The font size should be a minimum of 7 or 8 points. Avoid printing small text or fine lines in spot uv.
2. Border and stroke must be more than 1.5 points.
3. Images and artwork should be at least 300 DPI.
4. All files should be in CMYK color mode.
5. Make sure there is a 1/8" (0.125") bleed around the trim size.
6. The safe zone should be 1/8" (0.125") inside the trim line.

How to Prepare Your Artwork for Spot UV Printing

1. Create two layers that differentiate the areas printed in regular ink from the elements with spot UV printing.
   1. The regular CMYK layer shows which areas are printed in ink. The elements should show their actual colors and sizes on print.
   2. The spot uv printing layer only shows the elements that will appear in spot UV. The element(s) that will be printed in spot UV should have the same location as seen on the CMYK layer. Apply 100% K on the spot UV area and place the rest of the design in white.

   The images below show the difference between the two layers:

   


2. Alignment is crucial to the file preparation process. The CMYK and spot UV printing layers should both have the same size. Common elements must be in the same position on both layers.