You need to make sure your cricut blade is clean and sharp.
Cricut cutting mat cleaner.
I will also give tips on the correct way to use your pink fabric grip mat.
How do you clean a cutting mat.
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.
These mats are meant to last for 25 40 uses but cleaning them can extend their life.
I m so tired of cleaning and or rebuying these things and keeping cricut in business.
Having a sticky cricut mat is important because you don t want the material you are using to.
Green mats are my friend.
The most effective way to clean your cricut cutting mat is to soak it in soapy water for a few minutes.
Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same.
Let mat air dry completely for stickiness to return.
You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot.
I do this by taking a sheet of.
I used the a scraper totally awesome paper towels a regular towel.
Regular cleaning will extend the life of your cricut mats.
I rarely use the purple stronggrip mats however unless i m cutting some really thick material.
We recommend cleaning after two to four knife blade cuts especially when cutting materials that leave high amounts of debris.
In this video i share 5 tips on how to clean and re stick your cricut cutting mats.
If there s still stuff stuck on it after that you may need to use a more heavy duty product that can dissolve any material bits seemingly stuck to the mat.
Heard there was a knock off version of the cricut mat called nicapa strong grip purple cutting mat 12 by 12 inch.
Here is a very simple and cheap way to clean a cricut cutting mat.
Let s learn a few other cleaning.
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This should loosen most of the dirt and build up off the mat.
Use a clean sharp blade.
There was a question in my cricut freebies facebook group the other day on how to clean cricut mats and make them sticky again.
Cricut mats are sticky mats that are used in cricut machines.
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.
Cricut cutting problem solution 2.
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To clean your mat and rejuvenate its stickiness you can do light cleaning often and deeper.
The easiest way to clean your mat is by using warm water and a couple of drops of mild detergent.