Finishing & Decoration

Foil, gold, blind impression and marbling. The last ten per cent of the work, which is the part that takes the longest and shows the most.

Tools 6 Stages Finish

A thin metallic film on a carrier, transferred to the surface under heat and pressure.

A heated die and a press, or a heated hand tool for small work.

A raised relief that presses an image into the sheet without ink or foil.

Gold leaf, size, and a burnisher, for gilding the trimmed edges of a text block.

Size, pigments and a comb, for floating colour onto a tray and lifting it onto paper.

A thermoplastic powder that melts under heat into a raised, glossy relief.

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Note. Ranges are conventional trade figures. Check your own equipment against its documentation before relying on any number here.

Context

Finishing in the workshop