If I start a print job after loading the vinyl or after a day of non printing I get smudging on the first inch in the centre.

I have checked the printer under the vinyl and there’s no raised areas or lumps etc.
and if I pull a few inches of vinyl through so it overhangs it’s perfectly fine.

im assuming it must be vinyl curling causing the print head to rub on the vinyl?
Is there a way to cure this other than pulling the extra through every time I walk away for a period of time.

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