Mottling in solids
Medium severitySymptoms
Solids with cloudy or uneven appearance
Probable causes
- Paper with irregular absorption
- poor formation
- insufficient pressure
- repelling ink
The Print Guy · 2026-10-05
Other problems in this category
Offset – Mechanical/Paper · TPG-069
Picking
White voids in solids; fibers on the blanket
Offset – Mechanical/Paper · TPG-070
Piling on the blanket
Ink/fiber deposit on the blanket degrading the image
Offset – Mechanical/Paper · TPG-071
Backside marking in the perfector
The printed first side marks while printing the second
Offset – Mechanical/Paper · TPG-072
Wrinkles in the sheet
Diagonal creases or wrinkles after printing
Offset – Mechanical/Paper · TPG-073
Double sheets / feeding failures
Stops from double sheets or skewed sheets at the feeder
Offset – Mechanical/Paper · TPG-075
Smashed blanket
Area printing weak or not at all, with defined outline