Underside scratching (table and transfer cylinders)
Medium severitySymptoms
Scratches on the already-printed back when printing the second side
Probable causes
- Anti-marking jackets dirty with dried ink
- wrong transfer supports
- first-side ink not dry
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The Print Guy · 2026-10-05
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