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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Types of Sticker Stocks.....

There are hundreds of stocks accessible and one can get them easily from a local printer. I have categorized almost all of the stocks being used for sticker printing. Most of them has already been posted, the rest of them are as below:


1. PVC White Vinyl Stock Stickers


This stock is accessible mostly in white color. This stock is known for its versatility for printing options over it. It’s durable with permanent adhesive. They are used for sticker printing especially for outdoor exposure. They have the ability to resist the weather conditions for a longer period and are affordable as they cost not much than static clings or foil stock stickers.
You can find this stock both with matte and gloss lamination. Almost every method of printing; e.g. digital printing, litho method, offset printing techniques are applicable over this stock. Offset and digital printing techniques produce the best results.


2. Vinyl Stock Reflectors


These vinyl stock reflectors have their high demand in present day life. Can be of any color and can reflect light and hence are visible even in dark when a very low light is exposed to them. These kinds of stickers, sign boards and banners can easily be noticed on highways, reflecting the light from your car and showing various signals. Experts say neon is used in these stocks, which on getting a very small amount of light makes itself visible in dark.
These Reflecting stickers are also for caution and danger labels. Police, fire brigade and other emergency fighter departments are giant consumer of this stock. Moreover this stock is now also used for marketing purposes. Many people have been using this stock for sticker printing


Usage:
• Security Slogans, Caution Labels etc.

3. Intense Vinyl Stock


Intense vinyl stock stickers are now getting popular in the market. As they glow in complete dark, they are also known as glow in dark stickers. They do not need any light exposed to them for brightening. They can be of any color. Almost 64 colors are found in the market in this stock. This stock is also known as fluorescent vinyl stock and this has been proved to be great for sticker printing. They are durable and fit for outdoor usage. Children’s rooms are decorated with these kinds of stickers printed in stars, moon and sun etc.


Usage:
• Ceiling Decoration. (especially for child room)
• Musical Instrument Decoration.
• Hardware decoration etc.

4. Re-Usable Stocks


Re-usable stock stickers have their reputable demand in the present printing market. They are known as static clings. They are self adhesive (not permanent) and easily applicable over glass or any smooth surface like steel etc. They are purposed for indoor use only. Static clings are widely used as windows decals. As they are easily removable and also re-usable they are very economical and costs much lesser than of vinyl and PVC stocks. This stock is thicker and a bit heavier than the other stocks used for sticker printing. Static clings are usually transparent and any color printing can be done over themOffset printing and digital printing give accurate results over this stock.


Usage:
• Indoor use on glass and smooth steel surfaces.
• Windows decals etc

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Types of sticker stocks

There are hundreds of types of sticker stocks available in the market. Growing printing market and the conditions of usage has made this happen for the printers to invent as many stocks as there could be. Almost all types of sticker stock available in today’s market have been listed below.



1. Sticker Paper Stock


Sticker paper stocks are;

• Coated Paper Stock (can be of any color)
• Uncoated Paper Stock(can be of any color)
• Florescent paper Stock (Green, Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink etc)
• Gloss Paper Stock (smooth and glass shiny and can be of any color)
• Matte Paper Stock(Smooth yet Dull looking, can be of any color)

A single sticker paper stock type can range from one to many depending upon the weight age of the paper in gms or oz.


2. Clear or Transparent Stock Stickers


Clear or transparent sticker stocks are;

• Static Cling Stock (smooth and a bit thicker than vinyl stock)
• Clear PVC Stock (both with Gloss & Matte coatings)
• Clear Castaic Stock (both with Gloss & Matte coatings)
• Clear Vinyl Stock (smooth)

Almost each of the above stock except static cling stock can be used for outdoor purposes. These vinyl sticker stocks and Pvc stocks are durable and cost less.




3. Tamper Proof Rainbow Stock


This stock is also known as;

• Rainbow warranty sticker stock
• Tamper proof rainbow stock

The color of the stock sheet is silver and it gives rainbow colors on changing angles.

Uses :
• To Seal packaging like boxes, doors and cabinets.
• They are used as warranty labels, “Void if removed labels”
• Seal Mobile and other handy product cases to show earlier un-packing attempts.


4. Premium Foil Stock Stickers

There are almost all of the colors available in this kind of stock. From black premium foil sticker stock to silver and white premium foil sticker stock. Different shades in bright and dull mode are also available.


Usage :
• These labels come standard with Permanent Adhesive and are not intended for outdoor use.


5. White vinyl Stock “Warranty Void” / Tamper Evident Stickers & Labels

This stock is found almost in every color. Basically used for digital printing of labels and warranty stickers. They tear-off or leave “Void” thing when tried over to remove. You can see these kinds of labels and stickers inside you computer box, under your mobile cases etc.


Usage:
• Security labels add value to products.
• Tamper evident labels deter unauthorized access.
• Seal PC cases to show attempts at component theft or swapping.
• Seal cabinets, doors and boxes.
• Seal sensitive CD / DVD disks and backups.

Some more sticker stock types shall be aded very soon.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

What is Sticker Stock?

In Sticker Printing, stock is the material on which an artwork or design gets printed e.g.; paper stock and plastic stock. There are numerous types of stocks available in the market for sticker printing. Getting customized sticker printing services locally, it is possible to experience and judge the stocks in real. But when placing an order for online sticker printing services, it seems difficult to judge the stocks virtually by looking them in the monitor screens. So it is always helpful knowing the stocks before proceeding with an online sticker printing order. They really matter for the looks and durability of the stickers and one must know about the characteristics of different sticker stocks especially when placing an order online. An artwork or design can be printed on any stock, but when it comes to the application of the sticker, stock really matters. Paper stock stickers whether coated or un-coated can not resist weather conditions; hence can never be used for an outdoor exposure. So vinyl stock and plastic stock are usually considered for the out door purposes. Similarly one cannot use a static cling sticker as a wall sticker. As they do not have any adhesive at their back, they are such plastic stock stickers, which have the ability to stick themselves only to smooth surfaces like glass and steel without having any temporary or permanent adhesive. Moreover some stickers are considered to be printed over a transparent stock while others on some colored stock. It really depends over the aims and the mode of application of the stickers… which ultimately are one’s requirement…