Patent ID: 7521165

Claim:
A xerographic print, comprising: a substrate with a toner-based image, wherein the toner-based image has residual release oil present thereon, and a varnish composition at least partially covering the toner-based image and residual release oil, wherein the varnish composition before drying has a viscosity of from about 50 cP to about 750 cP at about 25° C. and a surface tension of from about 15 mN/m to about 40 mN/m at about 25° C. and comprises: at least one water based latex emulsion, wherein the at least one water based latex emulsion is a water based acrylic, styrene acrylic, or polyester latex emulsion; at least one amino alcohol selected from the group consisting of 2-aminoethanol, 2-aminopropanol, 2-aminobutanol, 2-aminohexanol, 2-methyl-2-aminoethanol, 2-methyl-2-aminopropanol, 2-ethyl-2-aminoethanol, 2-ethyl-2-aminopropanol, 1-amino-2-propanol, 1-amino-2-butanol, 1-amino-2-pentanol, 3-amino-2-butanol, 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol, tris-(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethane, triisopropanolamine, 2-dimethylamino-2-methyl-1-propanol and mixtures thereof; at least one surfactant; and at least one viscosity modifier, wherein the static surface tension of the varnish composition will substantially match the static surface tension of the residual release oil, and wherein the varnish composition does not adversely affect a xerographic photoreceptor life.