What is the Flood Coat - What does flood coat mean??

A method of coating flood coating is when a coat is applied to the full surface of a face material or substrate leaving no part of the surface exposed However where over coating refers to the process of adding a coating to the entire surface of a face material or substrate flood coating can be used to refer to the process of applying an adhesive in the construction of a pressure sensitive label colourant to produce a coloured material printing inks to produce a coloured background or a protective or decorative coating to improve the appearance of a substrate enhance the quality of the print or to protect a substrate

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Knock Out Printing - What is knock out printing?

Definition of KNOCK OUT PRINTING:

The required image or text is not actually printed but is created by printing the background around it so that the unprinted areas of the substrate form the image or text. For example, it can be used to create white text by flood coating a white piece of paper with another colour, except for areas in the shape of the required text. The white paper shows through in the unprinted areas and becomes the text.

A label design being printed using knock out printing. The printer only prints the red background, which allows the unprinted areas of each white label to form the required text -

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Label Planet (2020) What is knock out printing? | Knock Out Printing Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/knock-out-printing/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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