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“There is no true substitute for hot-foil stamping,” says Stollenwerk. “There are other processes attempting to substitute for foil stamping, such as simple metallic looking inks and some cold-foiling processes, but neither can match the luster, clarity, and sharpness of a hot-foil stamped image, especially with higher detail images.” He adds that compared to cold-foil methods, hot foil offers a wider range of choices, and is generally easer to run on the press with fewer registration issues and more reliable end results.