The said website also provided typical situations requiring an aqueous coating. They are following:

Your printed piece will be heavily handled: Aqueous coatings will protect your project by providing more scuff resistance than varnishes and still yield brilliant metallic inks. In addition, aqueous coatings won’t yellow with age, as varnishes do.

Your deadline was yesterday: Applying a flood aqueous coating in a job printed on two sides is more time efficient because it is fast drying. There is no drying time required between coating first and second side. Your job can be handled immediately, even in bindery.

When a No. 2 paper doesn’t cut mustard: Aqueous coatings can enhance lesser grade papers by yielding a glossier and smoother finish. A big advantage of aqueous is that it requires only minimal amounts of powder, which yields a better gloss than varnish.

Your printing budget was reduced: Aqueous coating is least expensive coating option. You can print multiple colors plus aqueous coat-coating in one sheet-pass.

In an article entitled The right paper matters when printing written by Bill Klutz, it further enlightens views on paper. “Coating - Copier paper needs some type of clay or dust coating to help paper separate and feed it. Also, most people ask question, Does it matter which side of paper is copied first? And answer is, You get best results when you copy proper side first. Most copier paper will have some type of indicator as to which side should be copied on. The construction of copier will determine if paper has to be placed up or down so correct side is copied first.”

Coated papers are mostly used in printing process colors. The clay which finishes coated sheets holds color pigments on surface of sheet and causes images to look brighter and sharper. They provide a brilliant opaque base for readable, crisp typography. They’re popularly known use is in printing brochures, catalog, flyers, newsletters and likes.