Silhouette Cameo Cutting Mat Cleaning

Take the dirty silhouette cutting mat and lay it on a flat surface such as a counter or table.

Silhouette cameo cutting mat cleaning.

This is to prevent any adhesive that is added from getting onto the edges which may interfere with your machine s rollers. Consider it silhouette 101. It s now easier than ever to clean off my cutting mat after cutting a detail. Having a sticky cricut mat is important because you don t want the material you are using to slide around while the machine is cutting.

I tend to get more questions about cricut mats in particular but this guide will apply to any sort of similar cutting mat with an adhesive including silhouette mats. Easiest way to remove lint dust paper silhouette school the best collection of free silhouette tutorials from beginner silhouette cameo tutorials on up. Wait for 15 minutes and scrape your mat i use an old credit card for my scraper. Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick.

Restick your cutting mat before you restick your cricut or silhouette cutting mat it s important to tape around all the edges. As we all know that can result in poor cutting. Cleaning a dirty silhouette cutting mat 1. Dust fibers and tiny pieces of paper get stuck to the mat s sticking area which can make the mat lose its stickiness.

I have cleaned cricut mats before. Lastly ensure you ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test cut. Wipes you can use wipes to clean the map but make sure they are bleach free. As we all know that can result in poor cutting.

Sometimes even the silhouette spatula and can t remove all the tiny fibers and paper bits on the mat. Hey everyone happy friday. All silhouette cutting mats need a good cleaning once in a while. Rinse with water and let your mat air dry.

Dust fibers and tiny pieces of paper get stuck to the mat s sticking area which can make the mat lose its stickiness. I was cleaning my work area today and decided to clean my mats. This is a quick tip i just discovered while playing with my silhouette portrait. Open the bottle of goo gone and dribble a little around the mat.

This was the first time i clean. If you are using any previous silhouette cutting models cameo 3 portrait 2 etc you must use a cutting mat to cut out cardstock or other paper materials. Spread across your mat.