30mil Frosted Plastic Cards
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Matte, translucent 30mil PVC at 2.125" x 3.375", with an optional white ink underlayer, magnetic stripe or numbering, from $529.26 for 500 cards.
30mil frosted plastic cards are PVC cards with a matte, translucent face, made in the standard credit card size. You print full color with or without a white ink layer, add a magnetic stripe, a signature panel or sequential numbering, and order from 500 cards on 15 business day production.
- From $529.26 per 500 cards, about $1.06 each, dropping to roughly $0.34 at 10,000.
- Real 30mil PVC at credit-card thickness, in one size with rounded corners.
- White ink can print under the color, on the front only or on both sides, so it stays bright on the translucent stock.
- 8 optional add-ons, from foil and spot UV to a magnetic stripe and a lanyard slot.
- 4.8 out of 5 across 5 reviews, with a free online proof if you want to check the file first.
Cards Built at the Weight of a Real Credit Card
Hold a frosted plastic card up to the light and it glows with a soft, misted haze: light passes through, the detail behind it does not, and the matte film hides fingerprints. It never bends or tears like paper, and it works as a membership card, a VIP pass, a gift card, or a loyalty card that reads as something worth keeping. The cards print in the 4OVER4 plant in Queens, New York.
The per-card cost falls at every tier up to 10,000.
What Are 30mil Frosted Plastic Cards
A 30mil frosted plastic card is a PVC card with a translucent, matte frosted finish. The frosted surface reads modern and premium, which suits a brand when a paper card would undersell it. If you want a fully see-through look instead, the 30mil Clear Plastic Cards go transparent, and the 30mil White Plastic Cards give you a solid white base to print on.
What Size and Thickness Are the Cards
Every card prints at one size, 2.125" x 3.375", the footprint of a standard credit card and business card, so it slides into any cardholder, wallet slot or badge sleeve made for work ID cards. The corners are rounded at a 1/8" radius. The stock is one frosted PVC at a full 30mil, so there is no thinner grade to choose between.
Wally makes plastic cards feel expensive
Why a frosted PVC card at credit-card thickness gets kept, not tossed.
30mil frosted plastic cards start at $529.26 for 500 and feel like the plastic in your wallet, only translucent and matte. Add a magnetic stripe, a signature panel, or sequential numbering, and Wally turns it into a real membership, VIP, or gift card. Pick your ink, build in the hardware, and order.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
30mil against 20mil and a bank card
| Card | Thickness | Feel | Rigidity | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30mil PVC, this card | 0.76mm, the ISO card thickness | Indistinguishable in the hand from the card in your wallet | Holds its shape and springs back instead of creasing | Membership, gift and loyalty cards, key cards, anything carrying a magnetic stripe or a signature panel |
| 20mil PVC | About 0.5mm, two thirds as thick | Noticeably lighter, closer to a thick plastic tag | Flexes easily and can stay bent once it has been folded | Short run promotions and giveaway cards where cost matters more than feel |
| A standard bank card | 0.76mm to the ISO spec | The benchmark every plastic card gets judged against | Rigid, built for a wallet slot and a card reader | The reference point, and what wallets and readers are built around |
What Ink and Finishing Options Can You Add
The white ink is the detail that makes frosted plastic work. Because the stock is translucent, printing color straight onto it looks faded, so a white underbase lays down first and the color prints on top and stays punchy. Pick 4/0 for front-only color, 5/0 to add that white layer under a full-color front, or 5/5 to print white plus full color on both sides.
From there you can dress the card up. Foil stamping adds a metallic shine to a logo or name on the front, back, or both sides, and spot UV lays a flat gloss over the parts of the art you pick, on the front, back or both, which stands out against the matte frost.
What Card Features Can You Build In
Card features turn the frosted print into a card that works at a reader or a front desk. A magnetic stripe swipes at a reader for access or gift balances. A signature panel takes a member signature. Barcoding prints a scannable Code 128, Code 39, UPC-A or EAN-13 barcode, and variable data lets each card carry its own sequential number or unique code in one run, so a whole batch of membership or gift cards ships individually numbered.
For raised numbers like a classic credit card, embossed numbering runs a 14pt or 18pt font, plain or tipped in gold or silver foil. If the card doubles as a badge, add a lanyard slot on the short side or the long side.
How Much Do 30mil Frosted Plastic Cards Cost
500 cards is the smallest run. The slider below shows the total and the per-card cost from 500 to 3,500 cards.
How Do They Compare to Clear and White Plastic Cards
All three 30mil plastic cards share the same thickness, size and card features, so you choose by what passes through the card. Clear plastic cards are fully transparent, so whatever the card rests on shows through and any ink needs a white layer underneath to read. White plastic cards are opaque, the closest plastic gets to printing on paper. Frosted sits between the two and glows without becoming a window, which suits VIP, membership and luxury gift cards.
For a lower entry point, the Plastic Gift Cards start at $226.11 for 250, and at the lighter 20 point weight, plastic business cards come in white, frosted and clear stock. The comparison below puts frosted plastic beside three other gift card styles.
How Fast Can You Get Them Printed
Standard production is 15 business days, since each card carries finishing like white ink, foil and card hardware that takes real production time. Send the job straight to production to save a step, or add a free online proof and check your file before anything runs. Either way, 99.8% of 4OVER4 orders land on time.
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Scan the full print product range or the rest of the gift cards printing family for membership cards and lower cost gift cards.
Order Your 30mil Frosted Plastic Cards Today
At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, backed by five guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Set your ink, build in the features, and print your 30mil frosted plastic cards today.
