PVC Card Finishes

     When choosing card finishes, there are multiple options for PVC cards. Different finishes on your PVC card may create different looks and feels to the final products. If you're not sure which finishes are right for your PVC cards, think about the functionality and end goal for your card. For example, if you need consumers to be able to sign the card, choose a matte finish. If you want a vibrant or glossy effect, choose s glossy finish.
     6 types of plastic card finishes are frequently used in our PVC card printing industry. They're glossy, matt, frosted or transparent/clear, brushed and laser finishes.

Glossy

     Glossy is one of the more popular finishes and extremely slick with the highest amount of sheen. The layer of gloss UV coating helps to protect the cards from scratches and also adds a brilliant shine to each card as well as boosting the color and contrast of your artwork designs. It's common for credit cards and gift cards since it's easy to clean.

Matte

     Matte is a flat, gritty-textured finish that could be applied to one or both sides of your plastic cards. It has a muted, non-shiny feel and could even change the tone of the printed color. Matte is the best finish if you need to write on your card. The granular feel of a matte finish makes scratches less noticeable, and can add to the overall warmth and strength of your design.

Frosted finished

     Frosted card refers to a frosted effect on the surface of the plastic card. It have a rough feel, just like the frosted paper. It is this rough feel that makes plastic cards look very noble. The frosted card has a strong sense of anti-scratching, and will not be scratched easily.

Transparent/Clear

     Transparent cards are printed from transparent materials and can be made into full-page transparent or partially transparent. The transparent part of the plastic card can also be customized into various shapes according to customer requirements. Transparent cards are available in many colors, including red, blue, pink, green, purple, white ink or customized on request.

Brushed

     Brushed card, also called Drawing card, refers to the drawing effect from different angles after printing with PVC drawing material. The surface layer is a wire drawing film. A metal wire drawing card that is compressed in a metal cross section and obtains the shape and size of the desired lateral street area.

Laser

     The laser card will have a rainbow feeling from different angles after printing with laser PVC material. The pattern on the card presents various shadows at different angles and reflects a reflective version of a special laser card on any part of the card. With good visual effects, it can enhance the anti-counterfeiting function and anti-scanning copy function of the transaction card, making the circulation of the transaction card more secure.

     We should note that some print options only work with certain PVC card finishes. If you have any questions, or want to see samples of each type of card finish, please contact us and our PVC card printing experts will help you get the right results.