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1. What is Spot Gloss? How can I request if for my order?
2. Do all products qualify for Spot Gloss?
3. What card stock do you offer? How thick is your paper?
4. What are self-inking stamps?
5. What color inks am I able to purchase on a stamp?
6. How long do self-inking stamps last?
7. Will my Ink/Laser printer print on your letterhead & envelopes?
8. Why does my paper curl when I print on it?
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| 1. What is Spot Gloss? How can I request if for my order? |
Spot gloss allows you to put gloss coating on some parts of the cards while leaving other parts uncoated free of charge. For instance, you are able to apply glossy coating to a company logo,
and leave the rest of the card in a matte finish. Spot gloss is defined per side of a card. It is a 1 bit (2 colors black and white) tiff file. Black pixels correspond to coated regions. You need to make the Spot gloss file fit our file specs.
In order to place an order with Spot Gloss, you will need to do the following:
1. Design the card or upload finished design through our website.
2. Complete the order process.
3. Immediately log into my orders and place the order on hold. This is the most important step in the whole process. If your order is not placed on hold prior to our print cut off time, you will not be eligible for a free reprint.
4. Email service@overnightprints.com with the spot gloss file (please follow instructions below on how to create a SPOT GLOSS FILE) and provide us with your invoice number.
5. Once the file has been uploaded our File Support Staff will remove the hold from your order and it will be sent to print.
*Please be advised that once your email has been received the process may take up to 48 hours to upload your gloss file, and send your order to print.
File Specs:
Spot Gloss files should have 1 bit color depth. This is shown on Photoshop as Bitmap image mode. Spot gloss files should have 300 dpi (300 dpi vertical and horizontal). Tiff files should be uncompressed.
This is specified in when saving something as tiff in Photoshop.
File sizes are as follows:
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| Business Card |
2.127"x 3.627" |
638x 1088 px |
| 4 x 6 Postcard |
4.25" x 6.25" |
1275 x 1875 px |
| 5.5 x 8.5 Postcard |
5.627" x 8.627" |
1688 x 2588 px |
| 4.25 x 5.5 Postcard |
4.377" x 5.627" |
1313 x 1688 px |
| 5 x 7 Postcard |
5.127" x 7.127" |
1538 x 2138 px |
| 6 x 11 Postcard |
6.127" x 11.127" |
1838 x 3338 px |
| 8.5 x 11 Postcard |
8.627" x 11.127" |
2588 x 3338 px |
| Rack Card |
4.127" x 9.127" |
1238 x 2738 px |
| Bookmark |
2.127" x 6.127" |
638 x 1838 px |
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Converting other formats to 1 bit tiff files:
1. Open the file in Photoshop.
2. Convert to Bitmap image mode. (1 bit, b&w)
Note 1: If file is not in Gray scale image mode you will need to convert it to gray scale before converting to bitmap.
Note 2: When converting to bitmap image mode you will be asked to select Resolution and Method. Select "50% Threshold" for method and 300 pixels/inch (dpi) for resolution.
3. Save as a tiff file. Select no compression.
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| 2. Do all products qualify for Spot Gloss?
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Unfortunately, not all products qualify for Spot Gloss. Please look at our list below to see if your product qualifies.
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| Offset Business Cards |
All Value Cards (Digital Products) |
| Offset 4x6 Postcards |
Greeting Cards |
| Offset 5.5x8.5 Postcards |
T-Shirts |
| Offset 4.25x5.5 Postcards |
Stamps |
| Offset 5x7 Postcards |
Letterhead |
| Offset 6x11 Postcards |
Envelope |
| Offset 8.5x11 Postcards |
Magnets |
| Offset Rack Cards |
Brochures |
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| 3. What card stock do you offer? How thick is your paper?
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We use a 14-point New
15-point (350 gsm) stock with a satin matte finish for our business cards and post cards.
If a glossy coating is applied it will add one point of thickness. For our letterhead and envelopes we use a 70 pound acid free opaque paper. Brochures and Posters are a 100 pound gloss book that is coated on both sides.
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| 4. What are self-inking stamps? |
Self Inking Stamps are stamps located inside of a cartridge. Inside this cartridge is an ink plate that the stamp is pressed against.
When you press down on the stamp, the rubber rotates and places the image on the paper. Then it recoils and rotates back against the ink plate.
This leaves a clean image and removes the ink covered rubber so as not to smear the ink.
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| 5. What color inks am I able to purchase on a stamp? |
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Currently we offer only black ink, however in the future we plan on offering a variety of colors. Back To Top
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| 6. How long do self-inking stamps last? |
Our self inking stamps should last anywhere from 15,000 to 20,000 impressions based on the humidity of the area. The higher the humidity level the more impressions.
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| 7. Will my Ink/Laser printer print on your letterhead & envelopes? |
Yes, you can use an ink or laser printer to print on our letterhead and envelopes.
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| 8. Why does my paper curl when I print on it? |
The paper may be slightly wet from the ink and water applied during the printing process. It needs about 1-2 weeks to completely dry depending on humidity.
In most cases it's usable out of the box, but in high humidity places it could take a few days.
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