Silhouette Mat Too Sticky

How to clean a cutting mat i use nail polish remover on my silhouette mats and it works great ryann s.

Silhouette mat too sticky.

It s a cheap alternative with a way too sticky adhesive initially and then it doesn t hold worth anything once you try to de sticky the mat like the classic actual silhouette mats. Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette. This is frustrating but you will learn to keep several mats on hand at different levels of stickiness for different things. I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation.

The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl. To re sticky i wash it with warm soapy water and let it air dry stefanie d. This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo. It will be hard for the rollers to run if your they are getting stuck on the sticky part of your mat.

When the cutting mat is new however it can be too sticky for certain material such as paper and paper backed materials such as adhesive vinyl. Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges. Knowing how to clean and resticking your cutting mats can save you money and it can also be fun. Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough.

Not the classic silhouette mat like what comes with the machine. By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new. I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats. Want to learn how to clean a re stick your craft vinyl mat.

Some cleaning methods may work better on different cutting mats so try experimenting with different methods. If your silhouette or cricut mats are getting dirty or are no longer sticky i will show you how to make your cutting mats like new. You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.