Instead of peeling your project up off the mat bend the mat in your hand and curve it away from your project.
How to remove paper from cricut mat.
The screen will show a progress bar as your machine completes the cut.
Bend the mat both horizontally and vertically letting the adhesive move and release your project.
You can clean it or go buy new ones.
This also works for.
Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same.
The stronger the grip the heavier the material like chipboard or thick card stock you can cut and the lighter the grip the thin or lightweight materials like regular paper and vinyl you can cut.
Today i found a way to remove iron on from a sticky mat.
Run lukewarm water over the mat then use a plastic hard bristled brush to gently scrub in a circular motion until the entire surface of the mat is clean.
You ll find this guide useful when you need to re use an old cricut a silhouette mat or a cake mat that s used for baking.
It s not foolproof but helpful for removing iron on from a sticky cricut mat.
When you re finished cleaning them set them on the counter and dry it with a paper towel.
New cricut mats are around 10 so when i messed up my first cricut mat i did clean it but i also bought new ones.
Place the mat in the sink.
This will help loosen the project from your mat.
Cricut mats are sticky and the level of stickiness dictates how secure the grip is.
Check out my previous post check out the video for the details.
I m so excited to share the first couple shirts i ve made with my cricut maker easypress and brightpad too.
This should loosen most of the dirt and build up off the mat.
Place the mats in the sink and put dish soap on the sponge while having the water running over the mat.
Use the spatula to gently ease your project off the mat.
In conclusion there are different methods to care for your cricut mats.
Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down.
Once the mat is loaded the screen will tell you to press the flashing go button.
Pat the mat dry with a paper towel then let it air dry completely to ensure stickiness returns.
Green regular grip cricut mat if you have completely messed your new mat up like me head on over here and grab another.
If you already messed up your cricut mat no worries.
I have done both.
Lightly scrub the mat with the yellow side of the sponge.