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If you plan to apply spot UV to a glued area, be sure to knock out that glue beforehand. UV also should not be applied on areas to which a UPC code or other label will be affixed.

Avoid alkalines—Inks should be free of paraffin waxes, silicones, or other slip additives. UV coatings do not adhere properly to these. Also, avoid inks with alkaline pigments, which are found in Reflex blue, Rhodamine red, PMS purple, or any dark blue-to-violet color ink, regardless of pigment. Although these inks can normally be coated, they have a tendency to bleed and can cause the coating's color to change.