diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 72af2fb..c94b163 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -427,143 +427,152 @@ html, body {
   mix-blend-mode: screen;
 }
 
+/* ── Force background graphics to print on all card themes ──
+   Browsers suppress backgrounds by default. -webkit-print-color-adjust: exact
+   overrides this for Chrome/Safari. color-adjust: exact covers Firefox/Edge. */
+.rider-card,
+.rider-card *,
+[class^="card-theme-"],
+[class^="card-theme-"] * {
+  -webkit-print-color-adjust: exact !important;
+  print-color-adjust: exact !important;
+  color-adjust: exact !important;
+}
+
 /* ── Theme: THUG (default — black + neon red) ── */
 .card-theme-thug {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a0a0a 0%, #1a0008 60%, #0d0d0d 100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a0a0a 0%, #1a0008 60%, #0d0d0d 100%) !important;
   border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,0,64,0.5);
   box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255,0,64,0.2), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
-  color: #fff;
+  color: #fff !important;
 }
-.card-theme-thug .card-accent   { color: #ff0040; }
-.card-theme-thug .card-accent2  { color: #ccff00; }
-.card-theme-thug .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff0040, #ff6600); }
-.card-theme-thug .card-muted    { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); }
-.card-theme-thug .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(255,0,64,0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255,0,64,0.3); }
+.card-theme-thug .card-accent   { color: #ff0040 !important; }
+.card-theme-thug .card-accent2  { color: #ccff00 !important; }
+.card-theme-thug .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff0040, #ff6600) !important; }
+.card-theme-thug .card-muted    { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important; }
+.card-theme-thug .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(255,0,64,0.25) !important; border: 1px solid rgba(255,0,64,0.5) !important; }
 
 /* ── Theme: NEON LIME ── */
 .card-theme-lime {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050f00 0%, #0a1a00 60%, #050f00 100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050f00 0%, #0a1a00 60%, #050f00 100%) !important;
   border: 1.5px solid rgba(204,255,0,0.5);
   box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(204,255,0,0.15), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
-  color: #fff;
+  color: #fff !important;
 }
-.card-theme-lime .card-accent   { color: #ccff00; }
-.card-theme-lime .card-accent2  { color: #ff6600; }
-.card-theme-lime .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ccff00, #88ff00); }
-.card-theme-lime .card-muted    { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); }
-.card-theme-lime .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(204,255,0,0.10); border: 1px solid rgba(204,255,0,0.3); }
+.card-theme-lime .card-accent   { color: #ccff00 !important; }
+.card-theme-lime .card-accent2  { color: #ff6600 !important; }
+.card-theme-lime .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ccff00, #88ff00) !important; }
+.card-theme-lime .card-muted    { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important; }
+.card-theme-lime .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(204,255,0,0.2) !important; border: 1px solid rgba(204,255,0,0.5) !important; }
 
 /* ── Theme: CHROME (silver/steel) ── */
 .card-theme-chrome {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #2e2e2e 40%, #111 100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #2e2e2e 40%, #111 100%) !important;
   border: 1.5px solid rgba(200,200,200,0.4);
   box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(180,180,180,0.1), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
-  color: #e8e8e8;
+  color: #e8e8e8 !important;
 }
-.card-theme-chrome .card-accent   { color: #c8c8c8; }
-.card-theme-chrome .card-accent2  { color: #ff6600; }
-.card-theme-chrome .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #888, #ccc, #888); }
-.card-theme-chrome .card-muted    { color: rgba(232,232,232,0.45); }
-.card-theme-chrome .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(200,200,200,0.08); border: 1px solid rgba(200,200,200,0.2); }
+.card-theme-chrome .card-accent   { color: #c8c8c8 !important; }
+.card-theme-chrome .card-accent2  { color: #ff6600 !important; }
+.card-theme-chrome .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #888, #ccc, #888) !important; }
+.card-theme-chrome .card-muted    { color: rgba(232,232,232,0.6) !important; }
+.card-theme-chrome .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(200,200,200,0.15) !important; border: 1px solid rgba(200,200,200,0.3) !important; }
 
 /* ── Theme: WOODGRAIN ── */
 .card-theme-wood {
-  background:
-    repeating-linear-gradient(
-      90deg,
-      transparent,
-      transparent 2px,
-      rgba(0,0,0,0.03) 2px,
-      rgba(0,0,0,0.03) 4px
-    ),
-    linear-gradient(160deg, #3d2008 0%, #5c3210 30%, #2e1804 60%, #4a2a0e 100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #3d2008 0%, #5c3210 30%, #2e1804 60%, #4a2a0e 100%) !important;
   border: 1.5px solid rgba(160,100,40,0.6);
   box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(120,70,20,0.2), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,200,100,0.1);
-  color: #f5e6c8;
+  color: #f5e6c8 !important;
 }
-.card-theme-wood .card-accent   { color: #f5c842; }
-.card-theme-wood .card-accent2  { color: #ff6600; }
-.card-theme-wood .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8b5e3c, #d4a05a, #8b5e3c); }
-.card-theme-wood .card-muted    { color: rgba(245,230,200,0.5); }
-.card-theme-wood .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(160,100,40,0.15); border: 1px solid rgba(160,100,40,0.4); }
+.card-theme-wood .card-accent   { color: #f5c842 !important; }
+.card-theme-wood .card-accent2  { color: #ff6600 !important; }
+.card-theme-wood .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8b5e3c, #d4a05a, #8b5e3c) !important; }
+.card-theme-wood .card-muted    { color: rgba(245,230,200,0.65) !important; }
+.card-theme-wood .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(160,100,40,0.3) !important; border: 1px solid rgba(160,100,40,0.6) !important; }
 
 /* ── Theme: MIDNIGHT BLUE ── */
 .card-theme-midnight {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #020818 0%, #050e2a 60%, #030b1a 100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #020818 0%, #050e2a 60%, #030b1a 100%) !important;
   border: 1.5px solid rgba(100,160,255,0.4);
   box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(60,120,255,0.15), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(100,160,255,0.08);
-  color: #d0e4ff;
+  color: #d0e4ff !important;
 }
-.card-theme-midnight .card-accent   { color: #64a0ff; }
-.card-theme-midnight .card-accent2  { color: #ccff00; }
-.card-theme-midnight .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3060cc, #64a0ff); }
-.card-theme-midnight .card-muted    { color: rgba(208,228,255,0.45); }
-.card-theme-midnight .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(100,160,255,0.08); border: 1px solid rgba(100,160,255,0.25); }
+.card-theme-midnight .card-accent   { color: #64a0ff !important; }
+.card-theme-midnight .card-accent2  { color: #ccff00 !important; }
+.card-theme-midnight .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3060cc, #64a0ff) !important; }
+.card-theme-midnight .card-muted    { color: rgba(208,228,255,0.6) !important; }
+.card-theme-midnight .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(100,160,255,0.15) !important; border: 1px solid rgba(100,160,255,0.4) !important; }
 
 /* ── Theme: SUNSET (orange/pink) ── */
 .card-theme-sunset {
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #120006 0%, #1a0808 40%, #0e0810 100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #120006 0%, #1a0808 40%, #0e0810 100%) !important;
   border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,80,0,0.5);
   box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(255,60,0,0.2), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,150,50,0.08);
-  color: #ffd0a0;
+  color: #ffd0a0 !important;
 }
-.card-theme-sunset .card-accent   { color: #ff6020; }
-.card-theme-sunset .card-accent2  { color: #ff0080; }
-.card-theme-sunset .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff0040, #ff6020, #ffaa00); }
-.card-theme-sunset .card-muted    { color: rgba(255,208,160,0.5); }
-.card-theme-sunset .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(255,80,0,0.10); border: 1px solid rgba(255,80,0,0.3); }
+.card-theme-sunset .card-accent   { color: #ff6020 !important; }
+.card-theme-sunset .card-accent2  { color: #ff0080 !important; }
+.card-theme-sunset .card-stripe   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff0040, #ff6020, #ffaa00) !important; }
+.card-theme-sunset .card-muted    { color: rgba(255,208,160,0.65) !important; }
+.card-theme-sunset .card-bg-chip  { background: rgba(255,80,0,0.2) !important; border: 1px solid rgba(255,80,0,0.5) !important; }
 
-/* ── Print-only card: invisible on screen, appears on print ── */
+/* ── Print-only card: hidden on screen, shown only when printing ── */
 .print-only-card {
-  display: none;
+  display: none !important;
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: -1;
 }
 
 /* ── Print styles ── */
 @media print {
-  /* Hide absolutely everything */
-  * {
-    visibility: hidden !important;
+  /* Step 1: hide the entire page */
+  html, body {
+    background: white !important;
   }
 
-  /* Show only the print-only card and all its children */
-  .print-only-card,
-  .print-only-card * {
-    visibility: visible !important;
+  body > * {
+    display: none !important;
   }
 
-  /* Position the card at top-left of the page */
+  /* Step 2: show only the print-only-card container */
   .print-only-card {
     display: block !important;
     position: fixed !important;
     top: 0 !important;
     left: 0 !important;
+    width: 85.6mm !important;
+    height: 54mm !important;
     margin: 0 !important;
     padding: 0 !important;
     z-index: 99999 !important;
+    overflow: hidden !important;
   }
 
-  /* Reset page to card size */
-  @page {
-    size: 85.6mm 54mm;
-    margin: 0;
-  }
-
-  /* Card at exact print dimensions */
+  /* Step 3: size the card to exact credit-card dimensions */
   .print-only-card .rider-card {
     width: 85.6mm !important;
     height: 54mm !important;
     border-radius: 4mm !important;
     page-break-inside: avoid;
     box-shadow: none !important;
+    overflow: hidden !important;
+  }
+
+  /* Reset page margins to zero */
+  @page {
+    size: 85.6mm 54mm;
+    margin: 0;
   }
 
   /* Kill holographic overlay on print */
   .rider-card-holo::after {
     display: none !important;
-    visibility: hidden !important;
   }
 
-  /* Kill all animations */
+  /* Kill animations */
   *, *::before, *::after {
     animation: none !important;
     transition: none !important;
diff --git a/src/pages/RiderCardPage.tsx b/src/pages/RiderCardPage.tsx
index ccbb362..37827fd 100644
--- a/src/pages/RiderCardPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/RiderCardPage.tsx
@@ -875,10 +875,21 @@ export default function RiderCardPage() {
               {cardType === 'park' && (
                 <div className="flex items-start gap-2 p-3 rounded-xl bg-blue-500/5 border border-blue-500/20 text-xs text-gray-400">
                   <Info className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
-                  <div>
-                    <span className="font-bold text-blue-400">Park owners only.</span>{' '}
-                    Park Access Cards should only be issued by the park's Nostr key. 
-                    For private parks this is enforced on-chain — anyone can verify the issuer matches the park owner.
+                  <div className="space-y-1.5">
+                    <div>
+                      <span className="font-bold text-blue-400">Park owners only.</span>{' '}
+                      Park Access Cards should only be issued by the park's own Nostr key — the same key that published the park listing on SkateSpots.
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                      <span className="font-bold text-gray-300">How verification works:</span>{' '}
+                      The card is a signed message on the Nostr network (like a public post only you could have written). 
+                      Anyone can scan the QR, look up the event on any Nostr relay, and see which key signed it — 
+                      if that key matches the park's registered identity, the card is genuine. 
+                      No central authority needed.
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="text-gray-500">
+                      Self-issued cards for private parks will show a mismatch warning — the park owner's key won't match.
+                    </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               )}
@@ -1058,11 +1069,21 @@ export default function RiderCardPage() {
                       placeholder="e.g. 2026-12-31" className="bg-black/50 border-gray-700" />
                   </div>
 
-                  <div className="p-3 rounded-xl bg-[#ccff00]/5 border border-[#ccff00]/20 text-xs text-gray-400">
-                    <div className="font-bold text-[#ccff00] mb-1">🔐 Nostr-verified access</div>
-                    This card is published as a signed Nostr event from <em>your</em> key.
-                    Anyone scanning the QR code can verify the card is genuine and was issued by
-                    the park's Nostr identity.
+                  <div className="p-3 rounded-xl bg-[#ccff00]/5 border border-[#ccff00]/20 text-xs text-gray-400 space-y-2">
+                    <div className="font-bold text-[#ccff00]">🔐 How the park verifies it's real</div>
+                    <div>
+                      When you publish this card, it's signed with your Nostr private key and broadcast to relays. 
+                      The park's staff can scan the QR on any printed card and instantly see:
+                    </div>
+                    <ul className="list-disc list-inside space-y-1 text-gray-500">
+                      <li>Who issued it (your npub)</li>
+                      <li>Who it was issued to (the rider's npub)</li>
+                      <li>The access level and expiry</li>
+                      <li>The exact timestamp it was signed</li>
+                    </ul>
+                    <div>
+                      A rider can't fake this card — they'd need your private key to forge your signature.
+                    </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               )}