Silhouette Mat Too Sticky

Want to learn how to clean a re stick your craft vinyl mat.

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. I used baby wipes to clean them let them dry and they are sticky again give it a try u will like it i haven t bought a mat in awhile. Some cleaning methods may work better on different cutting mats so try experimenting with different methods. To re sticky i wash it with warm soapy water and let it air dry stefanie d.

Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough. Before the first cut on a new mat de sticky it by patting it with a clean t. The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl. Make sure to like and subscribe to our channel.

Not the classic silhouette mat like what comes with the machine. Knowing how to clean and resticking your cutting mats can save you money and it can also be fun. This is frustrating but you will learn to keep several mats on hand at different levels of stickiness for different things. 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.

This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo. How to clean a cutting mat i use nail polish remover on my silhouette mats and it works great ryann s. 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. You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.

By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new. I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation. Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette.