Patent ID: 7461595

Claim:
A method for operating a printing press, the printing press comprising a rubber blanket cylinder and at least one printing unit having an impression cylinder, said impression cylinder having a circumferential surface, said circumferential surface having an ink-repelling structure, said method comprising the steps of: using said printing press to print sheets until said ink-repelling structure of said circumferential surface has been worn away to such an extent that the ink-repelling effect of said ink-repelling structure is lower than a predetermined threshold value; and placing a foil removably on said circumferential surface of said impression cylinder, said foil having an ink-repelling surface, wherein said placing step comprises: applying an adhesion imparting agent to said foil to produce an applied foil; contacting said adhesion imparting agent on said applied foil with said impression cylinder, resulting in said impression cylinder with said applied foil; and rotating said impression cylinder with said applied foil, whereby said applied foil is pressed down by said rubber blanket cylinder to a predetermined compression value until said adhesion imparting agent has cured.