Hi guys,
Im very new to print finishing. I used to get the print shop to finish everything for me as far as trimming and scoring, but have recently bought a manual ream cutter and manual creasing machine to do it myself and save a bit of money. Im currently working on some wedding invitations, printed digitally with all text and graphics in black. But there is still considerable unprinted/white background etc. The cardstock is 300gsm satin coated. Im not sure of the brand. The problem im having is the white areas look a complete mess, scratched, scuffed, finger prints! Im not sure if its from touching the black areas of the print? does digital printing shift/smudge? Any tips on how i can reduce this? do i need to wear gloves or something? Any advice from the pros on how to get through this without ruining them all would be great!
Im very new to print finishing. I used to get the print shop to finish everything for me as far as trimming and scoring, but have recently bought a manual ream cutter and manual creasing machine to do it myself and save a bit of money. Im currently working on some wedding invitations, printed digitally with all text and graphics in black. But there is still considerable unprinted/white background etc. The cardstock is 300gsm satin coated. Im not sure of the brand. The problem im having is the white areas look a complete mess, scratched, scuffed, finger prints! Im not sure if its from touching the black areas of the print? does digital printing shift/smudge? Any tips on how i can reduce this? do i need to wear gloves or something? Any advice from the pros on how to get through this without ruining them all would be great!