RAM Printing recommends a varnish or an aqueous coating anytime your project has heavy ink coverage. At the very least, either will act as a protective coating to help eliminate offset, scratching, and rub off. An aqueous coating is used as an all over coating and is best for minimizing fingerprints on coated stocks. We have limited capabilities for doing "spot" aqueous coating.

Aqueous coating is water based and environmentally friendly. It is not a glossy as UV but it also is not detrimental to the environment. UV coating is a chemical based coating that takes longer to dry but has a much higher gloss than Aqueous. The post office will not accept UV coated postcards because you can not print or write on UV coating. It's very close to a laminated look and is popular amongst club flyers and corporate presentation pieces.

Gloss AQ coating is a coating that has a high gloss that is shiny and matte has a coating that seem by appearance to have a dull finish.

Aqueous coating is a waterbased coating applied at the end of the print run. It is used to protect the piece from fingerprints and rough handling. A UV coating is frequently used for the same reason on postcards. Both coatings add an exceptional gloss to your piece.

No. We coat most every job with a satin aqueous coating at no extra charge to yield greater durability, faster drying time, and a 'classier' look. If you would like a gloss coating instead of satin, there is a flat $20 fee regardless of the size of the job. Please let us know up front if you do not want your job coated. Note that letterhead and envelopes are never coated.

Not with our equipment! We can easily address aqueous-coated pieces. In fact, adding aqueous is a great way to avoid the scuffing which can occur during the sorting and delivering of your pieces in the mailing process. If you plan to have us print your products but have someone else address and mail them, please check to make sure the aqueous coating won't interfere with their process. Some bulk mailing services have problems working with aqueous coating.

UV Coating is a very slick, glossy coating applied to the printed paper surface and dried on press with ultraviolet (UV) light. The slick surface of UV coating makes it eye catching, and therefore very popular for printing the covers of paperback novels. Because UV coating can cause slight variations in match colors, consulting with an ink manufacturer or printer will yield best results.

They are many differences, but the biggest is that ceramics are designed to reduce radiated heat as well as prevent corrosion.

A simple way of visualizing the differences are the difference between oil based paint and latex based paint. Oil based paint needs paint thinner for cleanup, while latex based paint can be cleaned up with soapy water. A more comprehensive explanation is the base of a lacquer base coating is usually derived from petroleum or alcohol, while aqueous based solutions are made with water as the main ingredient.

A wood stain is used to change the appearance of the wood, such as to bring out the definition in the wood grain or match the look of another species of wood. Varnish, which may be water- or oil-based, provides a clear, transparent coating that is durable and hard. Varnishes also come in a variety of shines from flat to high gloss, and they may be water or oil based. Semi-transparent stains provide a color to the wood, but still allow the texture and natural grain to show through.

With electrocoating, a positive charge is applied to the paint bath and a negative charge is applied to the parts to be coated. The paint particles are suspended in water. Also, the paint is a special formula that allows an electric current to travel from one paint particle to another until it reached the part where the paint particles electrically attach themselves to the surfaces of the part.

We recommend painters using alkyd resin painting mediums wait three months before varnishing. Painters using an oil and damar mix in their painting mediums should wait six months. But, if an artist has a painting that is only dry on the surface and that painting is sold, we recommend the artist varnish only with Gamvar Picture Varnish. For this purpose, thin Gamvar with approximately 20% Gamsol or other high quality Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS) to make a very light coating.

Use an ample amount to completely cover the cold sore and the area around the cold sore for best results. Per package directions, rub in gently, but completely.

Paint is normally classified as a cosmetic film that gives limited protection from corrosion for a limited amount of time. Paint is usually a one-component system that cures when exposed to oxygen, moisture, UV light, or the evaporation of solvent or water.

The main processes used in enteric or film coating use pan coating or fluid bed manufacturing systems. Essentially tablets are spray coated with a polymer dissolved in a solvent with the tablet cores undergoing rotation in a pan. The cores will become wet with solvent which will then undergo a drying process. If an aqueous solvent is used, with a tablet core that contains a highly water soluble drug, then some of the drug can migrate out of the core.

Fluoride Varnish is a protective coating that is painted on teeth to help prevent new cavities and to help stop cavities that have already started. The paint on Fluoride Varnish is sticky, so it attaches to the teeth easily and makes the outer layer (enamel) of the teeth harder, helping to prevent cavities.

A coating system is a composite or combination of coatings constructed (applied) to achieve the required physical performance and appearance characteristics of the final coating system. Typically a coating system consists of three distinct phases. Priming - to provide adhesion to the substrate and protect from substrate corrosion. Intermediate Coating - to provide barrier characteristics for resistance to water etc.