I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats.
Silhouette cutting mat not sticky.
Grab your sponge and start a scrubbin.
After a lot of use and abuse or dropping onto the carpet your silhouette cutting mat can look very dirty.
My cutting mat is not sticky enough 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.
Take the dirty silhouette cutting mat and lay it on a flat surface such as a counter or table.
The biggest difference and what s attracting buyers to them including me over the real silhouette cutting mats is the attractive price.
Here are some trips and tricks that crafters use.
You should be able to see all the nasties coming off your mat.
Cleaning a dirty silhouette cutting mat 1.
Open the bottle of goo gone and dribble a little around the mat.
Fibers dust hair and tiny pieces of paper get stuck to the mat s sticky areas and affect is stickiness.
You may alternately power off the silhouette and gently pull the mat from the machine.
I unknowingly purchased two fake cutting mats for 7 50 each.
At some point you may find that even the silhouette spatula.
The mats new are so sticky that it s almost impossible to remove your product without really getting destroyed.
But all s well that ends well and i ve learned.
Resticking a silhouette cutting mat.
You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.
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.
To restick the silhouette mat and another off brand cutting mat i used dritz basting spray from my local wal mart for less than 10 00.
If it hasn t simply remove it.
Tape off the edges of your mats to prevent spraying adhesive on the entire surface.
Knowing how to clean and resticking your cutting mats can save you money and it can also be fun.
By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new.
The unsticky cutting mats i m talking look almost identical to the silhouette cutting mats.
Make sure your mat is completely dry before using it again.
Some cleaning methods may work better on different cutting mats so try experimenting with different methods.
Yes eventually you will probably have to buy a new one but there are ways to prolong the life of the one you have with a good ol diy.
Loss of stickiness results in poor cutting and poor quality work.
How to clean a cutting mat i use nail polish remover on my silhouette mats and it works.
This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo.
I tried this and so far i have no complaints take a new sticky mat then cut a 12 x 12 piece of posterboard and put it on the mat then take what you re cutting tape it down on 3 sides and let me know whatcha think.
Cutting mats for digital cutting tools aren t cheap to replace.
