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A. When colors overlap or adjoin, the more opaque color must overlap the less opaque color to allow for movement on printing press equipment. Hence, the more opaque color traps the less opaque color. For standard offset printing on paper, required trap is about .03 pt. For screen printing on vinyl, required trap is a minimum of .9 pt.
