The influence of paper on the gloss of printed matter The main factors affecting the gloss of printed matter are the surface smoothness, ink absorption and gloss of paper. In the packaging and printing industry, the gloss of paper is determined by the flatness of paper surface, which is related to the type of fiber, the degree of grouting and calendering, the content ratio of filler and sizing material and sizing method. The main factors affecting the gloss of printed matter are the surface smoothness, ink absorption and gloss of paper. The surface smoothness of paper refers to the time required for a certain area of paper to deflate under a certain pressure, in seconds (s).The influence of paper on the gloss of printed matter The surface smoothness of various papers is different. Ordinary paper with smoothness below 80s is low smoothness paper, above 80s is medium smoothness paper, and 300 ~ 600s is high smoothness paper. &nbs […]