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1. Uneven coating weights on sheet
2. Build-up of coating on blanket, outside of sheet.
3. Sheet Curl
4. Bead of coating on side edges of the sheet.
5. Build-up of coating on trailing edge of the blanket.
6. Spitting or slinging
7. Foaming
8. Mud-cracking or Crazing
9. Backtrapping or ink buildup on blanket. Sometimes appears as voids in the coating film.
10. Drying – The coating will not dry within acceptable limits, even though "nothing" has
    changed from last run.
11. Rings or ridges of coating on rollers or blankets.
12. "Orange Peel" Surface appearance.
13. "Cratering", "Crawling" or "Pinholing".
14. "Volcanoing" or "Rupturing" of coating surface.
15. Poor UV adhesion (flaking, crawling or scratching).
16. Gas Ghosting
17. Offset, Blocking or Picking of Non Porous Stocks
18. Loss of Ink Density

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