Coating process for etched-look label

Abstract

A film, and process for making the same, that can be used as a label and which provides an etched appearance by the application of the combination of at least two layers of coarse-grained inks. A more specific form of the invention is to prepare a heat-shrink over-wrap film label as disclosed and then apply it to a regular glass bottle so as to create the appearance of an all-over etched treatment or a look of etched treatment to specific areas only. According to another more specific version of the invention, a heat-shrinkable overwrap sleeve may be printed as described above with a portion of the finish gradated from a full strength coating on the main body section of the container to a lesser degree in a continuous gradation over to a narrower neck part of the bottle to be covered. When the heat-shrinkable film is applied on a container with a narrow neck, the degree of frost effect remains uniform, being counter-balanced by the lesser application of the frost effect in the area where a higher degree of shrinkage takes place.

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