A printing system (100, 200, 300, 400, 700) comprising: a carriage (102, 202, 302, 402) that includes a first print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) that deposits colored ink on a substrate (104, 208, 710), and a second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) that deposits clear ink on the substrate (104, 208, 710), wherein the second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) is disposed downstream of the first print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) in the media feed direction; a light source that is configured to emit radiation to cure ink deposited on the substrate (104, 208, 710), wherein the light source is disposed along one side of the carriage (102, 202, 302, 402); and a bracket that is statically affixed to opposing sides of a housing of the light source such that the bracket covers a portion of the light source to temporarily prevent the radiation from reaching a section of the substrate (104, 208, 710) onto which the clear ink has been deposited, and wherein the bracket is positioned substantially in line with the second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) so that the clear ink deposited on the section of the substrate (104, 208, 710) is not immediately exposed to the radiation emitted by the light source for an amount of time during which the clear ink is allowed to settle, and wherein the amount of time is based on a width of the bracket. a carriage (102, 202, 302, 402) that includes a first print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) that deposits colored ink on a substrate (104, 208, 710), and a second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) that deposits clear ink on the substrate (104, 208, 710), wherein the second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) is disposed downstream of the first print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) in the media feed direction; a first print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) that deposits colored ink on a substrate (104, 208, 710), and a second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) that deposits clear ink on the substrate (104, 208, 710), wherein the second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) is disposed downstream of the first print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) in the media feed direction; a light source that is configured to emit radiation to cure ink deposited on the substrate (104, 208, 710), wherein the light source is disposed along one side of the carriage (102, 202, 302, 402); and a bracket that is statically affixed to opposing sides of a housing of the light source such that the bracket covers a portion of the light source to temporarily prevent the radiation from reaching a section of the substrate (104, 208, 710) onto which the clear ink has been deposited, and wherein the bracket is positioned substantially in line with the second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) so that the clear ink deposited on the section of the substrate (104, 208, 710) is not immediately exposed to the radiation emitted by the light source for an amount of time during which the clear ink is allowed to settle, and wherein the amount of time is based on a width of the bracket. wherein the bracket is positioned substantially in line with the second print head (204, 206, 304, 306, 404, 406, 702, 706) so that the clear ink deposited on the section of the substrate (104, 208, 710) is not immediately exposed to the radiation emitted by the light source for an amount of time during which the clear ink is allowed to settle, and wherein the amount of time is based on a width of the bracket.