Silhouette Mat Too Sticky

Not the classic silhouette mat like what comes with the machine.

Silhouette mat too sticky.

This is frustrating but you will learn to keep several mats on hand at different levels of stickiness for different things. 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. How to clean a cutting mat i use nail polish remover on my silhouette mats and it works great ryann s. Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough.

I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation. The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl. I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats. Want to learn how to clean a re stick your craft vinyl mat.

Knowing how to clean and resticking your cutting mats can save you money and it can also be fun. This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo. Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette. To re sticky i wash it with warm soapy water and let it air dry stefanie d.

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. Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges. Before the first cut on a new mat de sticky it by patting it with a clean t. Some cleaning methods may work better on different cutting mats so try experimenting with different methods.

Make sure to like and subscribe to our channel. 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. 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.