Method of producing a high gloss coating on a printed surface

A method of making a high gloss printed substrate from a printing process by the direct transfer of a liquid coating composition fox a coating face surface of a blanket or coating cylinder in a printing press to a substrate surface comprising a first coating, said method comprising the steps of:

• 1). applying a first coating composition onto said substrate surface to provide a first coating;
• 2). applying a second coating composition onto said coating face surface wherein said coating face surface is a low energy, smooth, non-adherent surface of said blanket or said coating cylinder in said printing press in an amount effective to coat said first coating, said second coating composition being sufficiently wettable to spread over said coating face surface;
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• 3). transferring said second coating composition from said coating face surface onto said first coating on said substrate surface at a nip between said blanket or coating cylinder and an impression cylinder, said second coating composition being deposited onto said first coating on said substrate surface under an amount of pressure and temperature and for a period of time effective to produce a substantially tack-free second coating from said second coating composition, said second coating conforming to said coating face surface, said coating face surface completely transferring said second coating from said coating face surface to said substrate to produce a coating film on said substrate from said coating, said coating film exhibiting a high gloss of at least about 500 reflection on its surface, said substrate surface being in contact with said coating face surface only at said nip.

A method of making a high gloss printed substrate from a printing process by the direct transfer of a liquid coating composition from a coating face surface of a blanket or coating cylinder in a printing press to a substrate comprising the steps of:

• 1). applying a fist coating composition onto said coating face surface wherein said coating face surface is a low energy, smooth, non-adherent coating face surface of said blanket or said coating cylinder in said printing press, said coating composition being sufficiently wettable to spread over said coating face surface;
• 2). transferring said first coating composition from said coating face surface onto said substrate at a nip between said blanket or coating cylinder and an impression cylinder, said first coating composition being deposited onto said substrate under an amount of pressure and temperature and for a period of time effective to produce a substantially tack-free first coating film from said first coating composition, said first coating film conforming to said coating face surface, said coating face surface completely transferring said first coating composition to said substrate to produce said first coating film from said first coating on said substrate, said first coating film adhering to said substrate and exhibiting a high gloss finish of at least about 50° reflection on its surface, said substrate surface being in contact with said coating face surface only at said nip;
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• 3). applying a second coating composition onto said first coating.