Hot Foil Labels: 5 No-Gos

5 No-Gos For Hot Foil Use

This week we clarify some of your queries that have come to our customer service team regarding hot foil usage in your labels. Here are the 5 no-gos:

#1 Line thickness too thin: You should avoid lines and fonts that are too thin. We recommend a minimum line width of 0.2 mm. Otherwise, it is not guaranteed that the filigree elements are embossed cleanly and shown to their best advantage.

#2 Areas that are too large: If the areas embossed with hot foil are too large, the embossing may fail. This means that within the area, the foil will not stick to the material in some places. When applying the hot foil, pressure is applied, but depending on the size of the area, this pressure may not be evenly distributed across all points. Another tip: Do not combine hot foil with elements that are too fine, as elements can also break off due to the pressure.

#3 Material with too coarse a structure: Materials with a coarse structure (such as our uncoated paper) are not suitable for every type of finishing with hot foil. Due to the structure, the parts of the hot foil may break off if the lines are too fine or the solid surface is too large.

#4 Too many left-out/negative elements: Care should be taken with left-out/negative elements, such as letters in a full area. If they are too small or narrow, the letters may taper. This means that they will not be clearly visible after stamping. We therefore recommend a minimum thickness of 0.3 mm for left-out/negative elements.

#5 Highlight the wrong elements: Think carefully about which elements you want to highlight with a hot foil. If there are too many hot foil elements on the label, the effect may be lost, as well as if there are too few or only a few very small elements.

But don’t worry! We will guide you on your way to the perfect labels with hot foil. We do hope that is of some assistance to you.

If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us. You can reach us by telephone on +44 (0) 203 588 1080 or by email: info@label.co.uk. Find out more about flawless hot foil labels:

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