Labels, particularly those printed by a digital label printer, look better and are more durable with a laminate. A laminate can give your label a gloss or matte finish and it provides a protective layer between the ink on your label and the outside world, so your label will look good longer.
Here at Lightning Labels, we almost always laminate the labels we print. It costs very little extra and it ensures that light scuffing will not damage the label in any way. What you may not realize is that we offer a number of laminates:
1. High Gloss - our most popular laminate. It is the least expensive option and provides protection for the label and a high gloss shiny finish.
2. Matte (Imprintable) - provides your label with a quality matte finish. This is also the best laminate to choose if you want to handwrite information on your labels.
3. Thermal Transfer - a gloss laminate that is designed to work with most over-printing thermal transfer printers. We do recommend you get samples first to test through your own printer before placing an order with this laminate.
4. UV Outdoor Gloss - best used for labels that will be used outdoors. It has a high gloss finish with excellent UV resistance. It is best paired with our vinyl material for the most durable outdoor label.
The price for these laminates are all slightly different. You can now use our Instant Online Label Quoter to find a price for your labels with any of these different laminates.
Now, as I said most of our labels are laminated - but we do have one exception. We offer a textured material (called Estate #9) that looks great without a laminate. It is not recommended for applications that involve any wear and tear, but it works very well for wine labels or gourmet foods where you want the textured look and feel.
