a process for obtaining a shiny metallized surface on a plated or laminated material by either coating the surface with a varnish , and then applying a plastic film which has been covered with a metallizing agent until the varnish absorbs the agent and sets ; or applying a plastic film which has been precovered with metallizing agent and precoated with a varnish to a surface until the varnish sets . the film acts as both a carrier and a glossing element .