How To Make Cricut Cutting Mat Sticky

Use cricut machines to make homemade scrapbooking items stickers and other vinyl and paper products.

How to make cricut cutting mat sticky.

Use a sticky mat. In fact this is my 1 tip when it comes to cricut projects. Condition the cutting mat so your cut outs peel off simply and without tearing or leaving anything behind. I love how the cricut machine cuts card stock into great shapes but it s hard to peel card stock from the cricut explore mat when it s too sticky.

It s important to not make the edges sticky so they won t ruin the cutting machine. These are the ways i have read about so far using a lint roller roll the lint roller back and forth over the cutting pad to get all the paper pieces and paper fuzzies off the mat. A sticky cricut mat is essential so that your material cannot slide when the machine is cutting. To complete the procedure you have to apply the paste to the inner gridded bit of the cricut mat.

That is exactly what i didn t want to happen. It is helpful to make it sticky again before the next use. Buying cutting mats all the time adds up. When my cricut mat is too sticky the card stock comes off but leaves all the pieces you just cut out and stuck to the mat.

Step 1 remove any remaining stickiness to ensure the adhesive spray will evenly coat the mat. So to counter this problem many scrappers have come up with different methods of making the mats last longer or making them sticky again. These are the ways i have read about so far. Of course when you first pull out a fresh new cutting mat it can be so sticky that the paper or cardstock won t even come off.

You will realize from the first use that cricut mats tend to be sticky and remain sticky for a couple of more cuts. Using a lint roller roll the lint roller back and forth over the cutting pad to get all the paper pieces and paper. Applying glue can be an effective way to make the mats sticky again. But you have to use the glue appropriately.

After some time it becomes less sticky or not sticky at all. A cutting mat that isn t sticky will cause your material to slide around causing miscuts of various sorts. Secure the edges of your cricut mat using masking or painter s tape. Make sure that you use alcohol and bleach free wipes if you don t you might find that the wipes permanently destroy any hope of making your cricut mat sticky again.

Make an effort to avoid getting any paste on the edges of the tangle. So to counter this problem many scrappers have come up with different methods of making the mats last longer or making them sticky again. Utilize broad even strokes that go smoothly over the mat. In a similar vein some crafters use nail varnish remover to get rid of any mat residue but we think this is a little risky we ve ruined a mat s stickiness before.