How to split a ring hickey on a cosmetics carton from a lookalike
On a cosmetics carton, split a ring hickey this way: a void is clean paper in the middle, with no dark centre. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause.
On a cosmetics carton, split a ring hickey this way: a void is clean paper in the middle, with no dark centre. Until you can tell them apart, do not adjust the press for the wrong cause.
Name it wrong and you adjust the wrong place
A white spot with fibre in the middle, or a ring of ink. Call it something else and you skip this step: stop and wipe the blanket or the plate. Do not open the ink. The brand colour decides whether the carton can go. It does not decide what you call the spot.
How to split them
| What you see | Closer to | How you split them |
|---|---|---|
| A white spot with fibre in the middle, or a ring of ink. | a ring hickey | Naming it off a single white spot |
| A void is clean paper in the middle, with no dark centre. | Treat it as that other defect | Using the same adjustment |
| It sits on the brand colour | Hold this area first | Ignoring the position just to give it a name |
Confirm it on the spot
- Look, by eye or with a loupe: A white spot with fibre in the middle, or a ring of ink.
- Rule out: A void is clean paper in the middle, with no dark centre.
- Stop and wipe the blanket or the plate first. Do not open the ink.
