Ok, then, how do I print on thicker paper without smudging or smearing? This can be made even worse by paper types that are shiny or glossy, since this makes it harder for the toner to melt into the surface of the paper. This lets the toner smear and smudge, and occasionally stick to the rollers and get put back on farther down the page, or on the next page printed. When printing on heavier paper, the fuser unit isn’t able to heat the paper and toner up quite enough in that short time to get the toner to fully “stick” to the paper. Printer manufacturers design the fusing process, including the amount of heat and pressure and the speed the paper moves through the fuser, for best results within that paper weight range. Paper weight is used to measure the thickness of the paper. These are the everyday printing types of paper, and their weight usually ranges from 16 to 36 pounds. Most printers for home and office use are designed to use bond paper or writing paper. The page is moved between these rollers, and the heat and pressure melt and compress the toner onto the paper. The fuser is usually designed with heated pressure rollers. Once the printer has carefully laid the toner out on the paper, it moves the page to the fusing section. Toner is made up of tiny plastic particles in black, and for color machines, cyan, magenta, yellow, and occasionally other colors. “Thicker paper doesn’t heat quickly enough to let the toner adhere to the page.” To understand why paper thickness matters when printing with toner, it’s important to understand how a printer bonds the toner to the page. When printing on heavier paper, it’s not unusual to see smudging or smearing. As a printer technician, I’ve heard this question many times.
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