A few q's about uncoated card.

[YooDooRight]

I'm designing a cd cover that'll be printed onto the reverse uncoated side of 300gsm white card. i want the type in my design to be silver, is Pantone 877U my best bet? Also i was going to experiment with different blacks and set the background to 100% K and some illustration on top of this to a rich black (c70/m40/my40/k100). I'm guessing as it's on uncoated card, the 100k will print slightly lighter than the rich black areas... correct?

YDR.

ps: what happens if you spec an area of colour to a Pantone Solid coated colour when you know its printing on uncoated card? Is it the same ink out of the same paint pot?

[doubting_thomas]

I'm designing a cd cover that'll be printed onto the reverse uncoated side of 300gsm white card. i want the type in my design to be silver, is Pantone 877U my best bet? Also i was going to experiment with different blacks and set the background to 100% K and some illustration on top of this to a rich black (c70/m40/my40/k100). I'm guessing as it's on uncoated card, the 100k will print slightly lighter than the rich black areas... correct?
Depends what you want the 877 to look like. If you want the glossy look of the coated swatch, you may have to go foil. If dull silver is what you want, then your swatch book will show about what it looks like. Black should be dark black on uncoated stock, but it won't be as deep as a rich black. Draw back to rich black is it limits your choices on graphics. Fine lines will probably be a no-no. You should call the printer.

what happens if you spec an area of colour to a Pantone Solid coated colour when you know its printing on uncoated card? Is it the same ink out of the same paint pot?
Same mix, different, duller look. That's why there are Coated and Uncoated swatches in Pantone books.

[budafist]

Metallic ink on uncoated paper never looks shiney. If you print is going behind a plastic CD case, it might as well be printed in grey ink because you will hardly be able to tell it is metallic when printed on uncoated paper.

If you want proof, have a look at an uncoated swatch book. Your printer will have one if you don't.

Silver Foil is beautiful, but can be expensive - not to mention it takes longer than printing, so if time is a factor, make sure you find out times with you printer.

[Sphinx]

I don't why you would want to print a metallic ink onto a non-gloss surface. Defeats the purpose. If you want the background dull then print your art onto a gloss surface and also print a dull varnish but knock out for the metallic ink.

[budafist]

I don't why you would want to print a metallic ink onto a non-gloss surface. Defeats the purpose. If you want the background dull then print your art onto a gloss surface and also print a dull varnish but knock out for the metallic ink.

That sounds sexy, but might end up pricey too...