A method of making a coated article by applying a mar reducing overcoat to an intermediate coated article, comprising: providing the intermediate coated article, the intermediate coated article comprising a substrate with a single- or multi-layer stack disposed thereon; applying the mar reducing overcoat to the intermediate coated article via an evacuative process such that the coated article with the mar reducing overcoat applied thereon has a contact angle greater than, and a surface friction less than, a contact angle and a surface friction of the intermediate coated article,said applying comprises: providing a low vapor pressure material in liquid form to a heatable vacuum compatible chamber connected to a coater, characterized in that said applying further comprises: a coater vent buffer being interposed between the heatable chamber and the coater; evacuating the heatable chamber as the coater pumps to the same pressure as the coater vent buffer; when vacuum is achieved, building up vapor in the heatable chamber; and when the coater needs to be vented: venting the vent buffer, and purging the heated chamber to draw substantially all of the vapor into the coater vent buffer, and when venting is complete, partially evacuating the chamber. providing the intermediate coated article, the intermediate coated article comprising a substrate with a single- or multi-layer stack disposed thereon; applying the mar reducing overcoat to the intermediate coated article via an evacuative process such that the coated article with the mar reducing overcoat applied thereon has a contact angle greater than, and a surface friction less than, a contact angle and a surface friction of the intermediate coated article,said applying comprises: providing a low vapor pressure material in liquid form to a heatable vacuum compatible chamber connected to a coater, characterized in that said applying further comprises: a coater vent buffer being interposed between the heatable chamber and the coater; evacuating the heatable chamber as the coater pumps to the same pressure as the coater vent buffer; when vacuum is achieved, building up vapor in the heatable chamber; and when the coater needs to be vented: venting the vent buffer, and purging the heated chamber to draw substantially all of the vapor into the coater vent buffer, and when venting is complete, partially evacuating the chamber. providing a low vapor pressure material in liquid form to a heatable vacuum compatible chamber connected to a coater, characterized in that said applying further comprises: a coater vent buffer being interposed between the heatable chamber and the coater; evacuating the heatable chamber as the coater pumps to the same pressure as the coater vent buffer; when vacuum is achieved, building up vapor in the heatable chamber; and when the coater needs to be vented: venting the vent buffer, and purging the heated chamber to draw substantially all of the vapor into the coater vent buffer, and when venting is complete, partially evacuating the chamber. a coater vent buffer being interposed between the heatable chamber and the coater; evacuating the heatable chamber as the coater pumps to the same pressure as the coater vent buffer; when vacuum is achieved, building up vapor in the heatable chamber; and when the coater needs to be vented: venting the vent buffer, and purging the heated chamber to draw substantially all of the vapor into the coater vent buffer, and when venting is complete, partially evacuating the chamber. venting the vent buffer, and purging the heated chamber to draw substantially all of the vapor into the coater vent buffer, and when venting is complete, partially evacuating the chamber.