{"id":1272,"date":"2019-07-23T16:54:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.doxzoo.com\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2019-07-23T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:54:21","slug":"tips-for-improving-document-durability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/tips-for-improving-document-durability\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a document designed to last &#8211; top tips for improving durability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Intro&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pick a durable product<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our most durable loose products are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encapsulated sheets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Printed on 160 gsm paper with 250 micron encapsulation, they are waterproof.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-114\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/encapsulation__radiation-hazard-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/encapsulation__radiation-hazard-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/encapsulation__radiation-hazard-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/encapsulation__radiation-hazard-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/encapsulation__radiation-hazard-3.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synthetic paper sheets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Printed on 270 micron sheets, they are waterproof and tearproof.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-118\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/loose-sheets__the-phoenix-trail-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/loose-sheets__the-phoenix-trail-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/loose-sheets__the-phoenix-trail-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/loose-sheets__the-phoenix-trail-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/loose-sheets__the-phoenix-trail-2.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our most durable bound products are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardback wire binding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covers are printed on a 2000 micron greyboard cover<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"Hardback Wire Binding\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover-1536x1174.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/hardback-wire-front-cover.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardback books<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Covers are printed on a 2000 micron greyboard cover<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-327\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hardback-book__metamorphosis-7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hardback Book\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hardback-book__metamorphosis-7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hardback-book__metamorphosis-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hardback-book__metamorphosis-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/hardback-book__metamorphosis-7.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ring binding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Documents are bound in a hard plastic ring binding case.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1283\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ring-Bound-Script-Jpeg-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ring-Bound-Script-Jpeg-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ring-Bound-Script-Jpeg-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ring-Bound-Script-Jpeg-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ring-Bound-Script-Jpeg-1536x909.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Ring-Bound-Script-Jpeg.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Add card covers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1217\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/booklet__heart-throb-colouring-book-5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Booklet\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/booklet__heart-throb-colouring-book-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/booklet__heart-throb-colouring-book-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/booklet__heart-throb-colouring-book-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/booklet__heart-throb-colouring-book-5.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Optional card covers are available for the following products:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wire binding<\/strong> &#8211; 300 gsm card<br \/><strong>Comb binding<\/strong> &#8211; 300 gsm card<br \/><strong>Velo binding<\/strong> &#8211; 300 gsm card<br \/><strong>Booklets<\/strong> &#8211; 300 gsm card<\/p>\n<p>A 350 gsm card cover is included with all paperback books.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Add acetate covers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1284\" src=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wire-binding__LDMN-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wire-binding__LDMN-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wire-binding__LDMN-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wire-binding__LDMN-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/wire-binding__LDMN-3.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Optional acetate outer covers are available for the following products:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wire binding<\/strong> &#8211; clear or opaque acetate<br \/><strong>Comb binding<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; clear or opaque\u00a0acetate<br \/><strong>Velo binding<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; clear or opaque\u00a0acetate<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Choose thicker paper stock<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>80-90 gsm is the thinnest paper stock available.<\/p>\n<p>To improve durability, we recommend choosing a thicker stock.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Store your documents safely<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Printed documents should be stored in a cool, dry place. Away from direct sunlight and in most cases, laid flat to prevent strain on the spine.<\/p>\n<p>To increase shelf-life you should also avoid bending or folding pages (e.g. turning the corner over as a bookmark).<\/p>\n<p>Take care when turning pages and do so gently.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/pdf-printing\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/pdf-printing\" target=\"_blank\">PDF to book printing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Print documents online UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro&#8230; Pick a durable product Our most durable loose products are: Encapsulated sheets Printed on 160 gsm paper with 250 micron encapsulation, they are waterproof. Synthetic paper sheets Printed on 270 micron sheets, they are waterproof and tearproof. Our most durable bound products are: Hardback wire binding Covers are printed on a 2000 micron greyboard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1272","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doxzoo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}