Soft-Touch coating?

[485]

Does anyone run Soft Touch coating? My shop is running a lot of it recently and it's really horrible stuff. Initially when the job is ran the coating looks good. Once it dries there is an big problem with ghosting images. The coating also has drying issues and will stick sheets together and pick off the image. We have tried different temps, upped the spray powder and blocked the loads to lessen the weight. Re-coating the job a second time seemed to take care of some issues.
Any suggestions on how to run this stuff?

 

[InkSlinger]

Soft Touch

We run a fair amount of it. I've heard of these issues with it but we've been pretty lucky so far. We run it pretty much like other coatings regarding load temps, but we DO rack it, run it slower through the press, allow it dry time to cool and set, air it well turning it over, and powder the heck out of it on the second side. Things like you're describing may have to do with the maker of the coating, coater (analox or not) and amount of coating (analox cell volume) delivered to the sheet. Or ink, or paper... Hope this helps...
Or, on critical jobs (which ones aren't?) maybe use a satin inline, then a second pass of soft touch.
Good Luck,
InkSlinger

 

[485]

Thanks.
I think it was a problem with the supplier. We tried a new kind by Nicoat. Seemed to be ok, but it definitely requires two passes to make it look good.

 

[jaed]

some soft feel coatings like the Amalgamated one seems to only work on uncoated papers or else it won't absorb and will cause blocking, C&A works great on both coated and uncoated paper. thats my experience anyway.

 

[jcesarg]

Can you guys wholesale me that product?

Hello, Im currently a reseller. I was wondering if you guys quote me for something like that. i currently have a printer that is charging me $43 for 1000 full color and soft touch business cards. But, i want to add some foil stamping to it and they charge so much for that.

Thanks,
July