You ll find this guide useful when you need to re use an old cricut a silhouette mat or a cake mat that s used for baking.
Make silhouette mat sticky again.
How can i make my mat sticky again.
Knowing how to clean and resticking your cutting mats can save you money and it can also be fun.
Now it is important to have a gently rubbing motion and not to really scrub at the mat with it.
You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot.
Make sure that you use alcohol and bleach free wipes if you don t you might find that the wipes permanently destroy any hope of making your cricut mat sticky again.
Cricut mats can get dull dirty and lose their stickiness over time.
Resticking a silhouette cutting mat 1.
In a similar vein some crafters use nail varnish remover to get rid of any mat residue but we think this is a little risky we ve ruined a mat s stickiness before using this method.
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.
The more you scrub with the wipe the more likely you are to take up the sticky layer of the mat rather than clean the debris off.
Drag the silhouette mat over to the sink for a rinse.
To re sticky i wash it with warm soapy water and let it air dry stefanie d.
If you see that you haven t gotten all the old sticky mess off just repeat steps 2 4 until it s nice and clean.
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.
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.
If you are using the silhouette cameo mats they have a brand new stickiness that lasts a long time so whatever you do with the cameo mats do not use baby wipes and do not use warm soapy water as the special glue will wash away and you will be left with a mat that is completely free of glue.
You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.
Once clean dry with a towel and set to the side.
Some cleaning methods may work better on different cutting mats so try experimenting with different methods.
This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo.
How to clean a cutting mat i use nail polish remover on my silhouette mats and it works great ryann s.
How to clean and make cricut silhouette mat sticky again january 5 2020 our machines are amazing from cutting fabric vinyl to making treats and cutting frosting but when was the last time you cleaned your mat.