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General advice
Do not use IR-drying neither on the ink, nor on the vanrish, if the print is being varnished with conventional offset litho varnish.
Printing wet-on-dry gives the higher gloss than printing wet-on-wet, unless the amount of ink is increased printing wet-on-wet.
Sealer varnishes dry slowly on uncoated paper. Preferably use a conventional offset litho varnish on uncoated paper.

Conventional offset litho varnishes

Protekta X
Gloss varnish. Based on mineral oils.

Protekta Matt
Matt varnish. Based on mineral oils.

Protekta Flora
Gloss varnish. Based on vegetable oils.

Lito-Glans
Gloss varnish. Based on mineral oils.

Foilprint
Gloss varnish for non-absorbent materials.

Sealers

Superseal
Print protection varnish. Neutral finish.

Superseal X
Print protecion varnish. Neutral finish. Extremely quick setting.

Water based emulsion coatings
A whole range of coatings. Varnishing unit required. Primarily use inks with good alkali and alcohol resistance properties.

UV curing lacquers
Good acceptance of UV varnish depends on the oil absorbency ability of the printed surface. Measuring the surface tension on a dried sample best checks this. It should be >38 dynes/cm. It's worth noting that according to experience, UV varnish ability is best 1-6 days after printing. Primarily use inks with good alkali and alcohol resistance properties. IR-drying can reduce UV varnish ability.

High gloss
Super High gloss

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