Yes, overprinting the presswork with a coating that includes UV inhibitors will increase the lightfastness of the presswork somewhat - but the cost will also be increased.
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Is there anyway to prevent the feeding with some sort of extra coat at printing?
ReplyDeleteYes, overprinting the presswork with a coating that includes UV inhibitors will increase the lightfastness of the presswork somewhat - but the cost will also be increased.
ReplyDeleteVery good, so for something that serves as a record or documents or require a long shelf life this would be worth it.
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