Silhouette Cameo Cutting 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.

Silhouette cameo cutting mat too sticky.

The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl. The settings in silh studio or that you get from others are suggested starting points. Silhouette cameo too sticky carrier mat rozee member posts. Use aileen s tack it again and again mixed 1 1 with water.

Using a foam brush paint the mat. 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. If too sticky pat your hands on the mat all over. I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats.

This will deposit a little bit of lint and weaken the adhesive layer a bit. Mine was and i found myself super frustrated because none of my vinyl was sticking to my mat. If your cutting mat is too sticky brayer an old bath towel over it. Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough.

You should do your own test cuts to determine what is right for your machine blade material climate etc. This video shows a quick tip to remove your material from the cutting mat without it curling. How to clean your silhouette cameo cutting mat is your mat a little full of leftover vinyl fibers or full of glitter. Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette.

Learn how to troubleshoot with your silhouette. 2 july 2012 edited july 2012 in help for make the cut hi i have just bought a silhouette cameo machine which works fine. I found scrubbing my mat with a scrub sponge with dish soap let dry. Mat too sticky silhouette cameo posted on by 33 comments how to cut fragile paper with your silhouette cameo do you have the problem i had with cutting fragile paper like old dictionary pages on your silhouette i kept.

Pat a cotton shirt on it a few times it will pick up some of the lint fibers from the shirt and lessen the stickiness.