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title: "Silk Laminated vs Spot UV Business Cards, and When You Need Both"
description: "Silk lamination films the whole card, spot UV cures gloss on chosen shapes only. How each one feels, what it costs, and why premium cards use both at 4OVER4."
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# Silk Laminated vs Spot UV Business Cards, and When You Need Both

Silk lamination films the whole card, spot UV cures gloss on chosen shapes only. How each one feels, what it costs, and why premium cards use both at 4OVER4.

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- URL: https://www.4over4.com/guide/lamination-vs-uv-coating