Patent ID: 8630573

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising an image bearing member to bear an electrostatic latent image; a developing device to develop the electrostatic latent image into a toner image with a toner including a wax having a polar group; and a varnish applicator to apply a varnish to the toner image, the varnish applicator includes: a metal roller; an applying roller to apply the varnish including a surfactant to the toner image on a transfer medium; and a pressing roller to press against the applying roller to form a nip therebetween, through which the transfer medium having the toner image thereon passes, wherein the metal roller is provided upstream of the nip between the pressing member and the applying roller in a conveyance direction of a recording medium, and while supplying the varnish, the metal roller presses against the applying roller to form a nip therebetween provided upstream of the nip between the pressing member and the applying roller in the conveyance direction of the recording medium.