Can colored backgrounds be printed full-bleed to extend all the way to the edge of the tag like white backgrounds?
• For screen-printed plastic: Yes. Our polyethylene plastic plates are die-cut after printing, and full-bleeds are not a problem. • • For screen-printed aluminum: No, not quite. Printing takes place on pre-fabricated blanks, and colored backgrounds (printed on white plates using ink) are surrounded by a narrow white margin of 3/16″. This minimum distance must be allowed for between the edge of the license plate and printed areas to accommodate the silk-screen squeegee stroke and/or handling plates during the stacking process when curing/ drying plates. See our pages of license plate designs for examples. • • For Atlas Duraplates state-license-plate-grade tags: Yes, with a slight qualification. With our state-license-plate-grade printing process, artwork is first printed onto roll-fed, adhesive-backed, white reflective sheeting, then automatically laminated onto roll-fed aluminum through a conveyor/ applicator before stamping out the plate. This process requires that the reflective shee
• For screen-printed plastic: Yes. Our polyethylene plastic plates are die-cut after printing, and full-bleeds are not a problem. • • For screen-printed aluminum: No, not quite. Printing takes place on pre-fabricated bla nks, and colored backgrounds (printed on white plates using ink) are surrounded by a narrow white margin of 3/16″ for flat aluminum plates, and 1/4″ for embossed aluminum. This minimum distance must be allowed for between the edge of the license plate and printed areas to accommodate the silk-screen squeegee stroke and/or handling plates during the stacking process when curing/ drying plates. See our pages of license plate designs for examples. • • For Atlas Duraplates state-license-plate-grade tags: Yes, with a slight qualification. With our state-license-plate-grade printing process, artwork is first printed onto roll-fed, adhesive-backed, white reflective sheeting, then automatically laminated onto roll-fed aluminum through a conveyor/ applicator before stamping out
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