What is the difference between varnish and aqueous coating?
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. Varnish is applied much like a clear ink and we can do a number of things with spot varnishes and gloss and dull varnish combinations to create special effects on a printed sheet beyond its protective capabilities.
