When your printer's internal components are dirty or clogged, the paper starts to wrinkle. Wrinkling also occurs when the rollers inside your printer pull the paper through incorrectly. Wrinkling not only damages the paper, but also causes paper fragments to contaminate your printer's internal parts.

Why does my printer bend the paper?

High temperatures and high humidity will cause paper to curl. If you don't use the printer very often, the paper may have been in the paper tray too long. Turn over the stack of paper in the paper tray. Also, fan the paper stack and then rotate the paper 180 degrees in the paper tray.

Why is my printer making weird lines?

If your print-outs are streaky, faded, have lines on them that should not be there, or are otherwise poor in quality, this may be due to a problem with the printer or a low ink or toner supply. You may be running out of ink or toner. ... If you have an inkjet printer, the print head may be dirty or partially blocked.