Silhouette Mat Too Sticky

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.

Silhouette mat too sticky. I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation. How to clean a cutting mat i use nail polish remover on my silhouette mats and it works great ryann s. The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl. 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.

I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats. 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. Some cleaning methods may work better on different cutting mats so try experimenting with different methods. Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough.

You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky. Before the first cut on a new mat de sticky it by patting it with a clean t. Want to learn how to clean a re stick your craft vinyl mat. Make sure to like and subscribe to our channel.

Knowing how to clean and resticking your cutting mats can save you money and it can also be fun. Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette. Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges. It will be hard for the rollers to run if your they are getting stuck on the sticky part of your mat.

This is frustrating but you will learn to keep several mats on hand at different levels of stickiness for different things. Not the classic silhouette mat like what comes with the machine. 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.