Believe it or not baby wipes are the perfect cleaning companions for your cricut mat as they re damp and soft enough to leave your mat unscathed.
Cricut mat not sticky anymore.
How do you make your cricut mat sticky again.
It is helpful to make it sticky again before the next use.
I love how the cricut machine cuts card stock into great shapes but it s hard to peel card stock from the cricut explore mat when it s too sticky.
It s not recommended to use the scraper for cleaning the cricut mat.
After some time it becomes less sticky or not sticky at all.
After many attempts i have learned a lot of what not to do and i found a way that works.
Next time i will try scrubbing with.
This will prevent dust hairs and fibers from accumulating on the sticky surface of the mat.
Keep the clear film cover that came with your cutting mat and replace the cover as soon as you are done using it.
My light grip cricut mat did not fair as well as my standard grip mats when i scrubbed with warm water and palmolive dish soap.
When my cricut mat is too sticky the card stock comes off but leaves all the pieces you just cut out and stuck to the mat.
I attempted to wash mine with soap and water which helped a little bit but the mats were definitely not as sticky as the original mats.
But here s the thing not all baby wipes can be used to clean cricut mats.
Now you have 3 options.
If you use the scraper to get the gunk off the mat it will probably just push it even further into the mat and you don t want that headache.
If you find the cutting mat too sticky pat your hands or a t shirt on the mat to make it less sticky.
The lint roller helps to get the little paper lint off but didn t make the mat any more sticky.
A sticky cricut mat is essential so that your material cannot slide when the machine is cutting.
Choose one that s bleach and alcohol free or risk losing the mat s stickiness forever.
Cover your mats when not in use.
Sticky spray to restick cricut mat unlike adhesive removers there are huge numbers of sticky sprays on the market that will be suitable for resticking your cutting mat.
Like i mentioned above there are several ways to restick your cricut mat.
You will realize from the first use that cricut mats tend to be sticky and remain sticky for a couple of more cuts.
Most of the adhesive came off the light grip mat.