4colorprint.com is pleased to announce new plastic card product offerings and more competitive prices for 2011. 12mil plastic cards now start at $95.00 for 500 and 30mil white plastic cards now start at $139.00 for 500.

Plastic business cards come in two general sizes. The standard type is the exact same size, shape, and thickness as a credit card. This type is known as 30mil PVC by printers. The second variety is 12mil PVC. 12mil cards are also the same size and shape as a standard credit card, however they are just under one half of the thickness. These cards are very unique and display colors extremely vibrantly. All forms of plastic business cards are totally water proof, tear proof, and even durable enough to use as an ice scraper on your car windows!

Other forms of plastic business cards offered include frosted and pearlescent. Frosted plastic cards are available in the 30mil size. They appear to have a "frosty" look because the plastic is opaque, meaning it is slightly see-through, almost like looking through ice. Any color printed on frosted plastic business cards also holds the opaque image so it is important to remember that colors printed on the front and back can overlap. However, a gifted graphic artist can harness this opaque property to create a truly unique design.

Pearlescent plastic business cards are usually only available in Gold or Silver on 30mil stock. The plastic itself is either gold or silver in color and has a pearlescent sparkle embedded in the plastic. It resembles the same sheen of that of a pearl depending on how light is being reflected from the card. Colors printed on pearlescent plastic cards show vibrantly. These cards are especially useful if the colors gold or silver are used in a logo or graphic. Handing a pearlescent card to a potential customer will definitely stand out and leave an impression.

Finishing options are also available to accent the design the cards. Options such as foiling, spot UV, and silkcards silk lamination are available. Foiling adds the ability to add custom shapes and designs in foil stamping on top of the card. Foil is available in almost any color including black. Spot UV is the UV coating that is seen on most standard paper business cards, however it is pressed onto the card in custom shapes, sizes, and designs. Spot UV, used correctly in a design, will blow the socks off of a standard ink-only design. Spot UV's reflective properties can act as a watermark of a logo, any other design, be used to accent certain areas of a design, and shines when it catches the light. Silk lamination is exactly that a silky, thin, plastic lamination that is laminated over the standard plastic card. The additional thickness added is almost non-existent. Laminating plastic business cards with a silk matte finish is yet another way to make them outperform standard paper cards.