diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_sticker.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_sticker.py
index 6c5dacfd..7ad2c5ff 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_sticker.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_sticker.py
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ def _clean(text):
     t = str(text)
     for a, b in ((u'—', '-'), (u'–', '-'), (u'‘', "'"),
                  (u'’', "'"), (u'“', '"'), (u'”', '"'),
-                 (u'…', '...')):
+                 (u'…', '...'),
+                 # Degree symbols: the masculine-ordinal 'º' (U+00BA) operators
+                 # type for "375ºF", the real degree '°' (U+00B0), and the ring
+                 # '˚' ALL mojibake to "°"/"º" through this sticker's lightweight
+                 # html_container path (no .article UTF-8 wrapper — and adding one
+                 # blows up the dpi=96 mm layout). Strip to clean ASCII: "375F".
+                 (u'º', ''), (u'°', ''), (u'˚', '')):
         t = t.replace(a, b)
     return t.strip()
 
@@ -88,6 +94,9 @@ class FpJob(models.Model):
             'qty': qty,
             'due': due_s,
             'thk': thk,
+            # Real thickness present (has a digit) — drives the prominent
+            # THICKNESS banner; skips empty / 'N/A' / '-' placeholders.
+            'has_thk': bool(thk and any(c.isdigit() for c in thk)),
             'mask': bool(line and 'x_fc_masking_enabled' in line._fields and line.x_fc_masking_enabled),
             'bake': _clean(line.x_fc_bake_instructions) if (line and 'x_fc_bake_instructions' in line._fields) else '',
             'internal_notes': _clean(line.x_fc_internal_description) if (line and 'x_fc_internal_description' in line._fields) else '',
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/report/report_fp_job_sticker.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/report/report_fp_job_sticker.xml
index 24735c2f..8fc03e49 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/report/report_fp_job_sticker.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/report/report_fp_job_sticker.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
             .r-fld { padding: 0.7mm 2.2mm; }
             .gtbl { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
             .gtbl td { padding: 1mm 2.2mm; vertical-align: middle; }
+            .m-thk { padding: 1.8mm 2.6mm 2.4mm; }
             .m-bake { padding: 1.3mm 2.6mm 1.8mm; }
             .m-notes { padding: 1.3mm 2.6mm 3.5mm; }
         </style>
@@ -233,11 +234,18 @@
                     <td><span class="lbl">Qty</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:900;display:block"><t t-esc="d['qty']"/></span></td>
                 </tr></table></div>
                 <div style="height:8.5mm"><table class="gtbl"><tr>
-                    <td class="vrule" style="width:55%"><span class="lbl">Due</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;display:block"><t t-esc="d['due'] or '-'"/></span></td>
-                    <td><span class="lbl">Thk (mils)</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;display:block"><t t-esc="d['thk'] or '-'"/></span></td>
+                    <td><span class="lbl">Due</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;display:block"><t t-esc="d['due'] or '-'"/></span></td>
                 </tr></table></div>
             </div>
             <div class="main">
+                <!-- Plating thickness — the team's most-watched spec. Relocated
+                     out of the cramped rail to a prominent full-width banner at
+                     the top of the main panel. -->
+                <t t-if="d['has_thk']">
+                    <div class="m-thk rule"><span class="inshead">PLATING THICKNESS</span>
+                        <div style="font-size:21pt;font-weight:900;line-height:1;margin-top:1.4mm"><t t-esc="d['thk']"/></div>
+                    </div>
+                </t>
                 <t t-if="d['bake']">
                     <div class="m-bake rule"><span class="inshead">BAKE</span>
                         <div class="instext" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:1.22;margin-top:1mm"><t t-esc="d['bake']"/></div>