UV-glossing for simplex and duplex prints, wherein an input member having
thereon a pre-gloss toner image including UV-curable toner is moved, in
non-slip association with a smooth UV-transparent web, jointly with the
web through a plurality of process zones sequentially including a heating
zone and an exposure zone, thereby producing an output member having a
glossed, UV-cured, surface. In the heating zone, at least the outermost
toner of the pre-gloss toner image is heated to a molten state in contact
with the web. In the exposure zone, with the molten state being
maintained, at least the outermost toner which contacts the web is cured
by a flux of UV radiation transmitted through the web. In a preferred
embodiment, the UV-curable toner is formed as an outer layer on the
pre-gloss toner image.