First you want to tape around your mat so that the borders are covered up with masking or painter s tape.
Adhesive sticky cutting mat.
This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo.
Having a sticky cricut mat is important because you don t want the material you are using to.
There was a question in my cricut freebies facebook group the other day on how to clean cricut mats and make them sticky again.
Sticky spray to restick cricut mat.
How to remove the old adhesive from your cutting mat.
Xinart 12x12 inch cutting mat has just the right amount of sticky.
Always use under adult supervision.
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.
Not all of them were created equal however so we ve picked out ones that we ve used and can recommend as well as a few that our crafting peers like as well.
Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges.
Apply plain rubbing alcohol or goo gone on the surface then go over it with a scrapper.
Here are instructions for using a removable spray adhesive.
You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.
I use frog tape.
There s anecdotal advice abound on the internet about using adhesive spray to revive a dull non sticky cutting mat.
Unlike adhesive removers there are huge numbers of sticky sprays on the market that will be suitable for resticking your cutting mat.
It s important to let the glue dry first.
Easy to use when you paste the material on the cutting mat they would hold your designs nicely peel off easily without any tear whatsoever.
It will be hard for the rollers to run if your they are getting stuck on the sticky part of your mat.
It s important to not make the edges sticky so they won t ruin the cutting machine.
If you don t and apply the material to your cutting mat your material may become stuck to the mat.
Sticky mat adhesive is perfect for refurbishing your scan n cut cricut or silhouette mat as well as any other sticky cutting mat which has lost its stickiness.
Secure the edges of your cricut mat using masking or painter s tape.
Once treated the mat will be better than new.
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If you find the cutting mat too sticky pat your hands or a t shirt on the mat to make it less sticky.
Next you will want to remove the old adhesive using an adhesive remover spray.
Due to the new unique adhesive xinart cutting mats have no bad smell and they last a long time.
