Printing on covered boards (buckram)

Hello all! I am new to this group and am so glad to have found it.

I am working on a project that includes printing on buckram. I’ve done some test prints using black oil based ink on a medium red buckram and the results come out gray.What Im really shooting for is the look of old childrens library books with the , Im assuming foil stamped, covers. Hot stamping is out of my budget and skill set. 

If anyone has experience with this I would love to hear about what worked and what didn’t.

1. proofing on Adana tabletop platen, edition will be printed on C&P

2. Polymer plates

3. oil van son inks

I posted this on Briar press and have got some advice there. Just trying to widen my net.

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Happy friday!

Anna in Oakland CA

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