How To Remove Vinyl From Cricut Mat

I am using my cricut maker with vinyl and the blue mat to create a poster for my classroom.

How to remove vinyl from cricut mat.

The larger letters peeled easily 3 x3 but the smaller sentences less than an inch tall are sticking to the mat and will not come free without lots of effort. This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same. For vinyl you need to make sure you are using the fine point blade so don t forget to check that before you try to cut. Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings.

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. Place the mat in the sink. If you are using a cricut explore air 2 you can set the smartset dial on the machine to. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.

Place your vinyl onto your mat with the paper side sticking to your mat. Remove the negative pieces from each of the images using the weeder found in the cricut tool kit leaving. Place the mat in the sink.