Using Pantone Tints on standard letterhead paper

[freeeky]

I am looking for some help/advice regarding the use of tints of pantone colours.

I am looking to produce a watermark effect on the paper, thus I only require a small tint.

I have 2 colours to use, PANTONE Reflex Blue CVC and PANTONE Orange 021 CVC

What is the lowest percentage I can go? At the moment the Reflex blue is set at 3% and the orange is set at 4%.

This seems to give me the effects I need when printed on a inkjet (I know its completely different from a printing press).

Has anone else here produced a watermark using Pantone tints?

If so how succesful are they and what is a suitable level of tint?

Thanks

M

[FlashSwimmer]

less than 7-8 % wouldn't appear in the printing press... there is a lost in the transfare process from film to zink (plat)... :puzzled: .
so don't make it less than this.... that all i know :D

[DDD]

printers handle this very different depending on their process. But in general I believe flashswimmer to be correct. For stuff of this nature I would say to contact your printer and they will direct you as to what you should do. Actually I contact my printer just about every time I print something. Good practice. Money saver too.