What is the Flood Coat - What does flood coat mean??

A method of coating flood coating is when a coat is applied to the full surface of a face material or substrate leaving no part of the surface exposed However where over coating refers to the process of adding a coating to the entire surface of a face material or substrate flood coating can be used to refer to the process of applying an adhesive in the construction of a pressure sensitive label colourant to produce a coloured material printing inks to produce a coloured background or a protective or decorative coating to improve the appearance of a substrate enhance the quality of the print or to protect a substrate

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C - What does C mean?

Definition of C:

C stands for Coloured labels. This code is assigned to Label Planet's range of pastel coloured label products. These labels are made of standard paper that has been flood coated with one of seven colours: crimson red, orange, yellow, green, blue, cream, or pink. They have a permanent adhesive and are suitable for use with inkjet and laser printers.

Four packs of our coloured labels; these labels are made with coloured paper and a permanent adhesive; our colours include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, and cream.

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Label Planet (2025) What is C definition | Labelplanet. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/c/ (Accessed: January 1, 2025).

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