You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot.
Cricut cutting mat cleaning.
I m so tired of cleaning and or rebuying these things and keeping cricut in business.
These mats are meant to last for 25 40 uses but cleaning them can extend their life.
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 come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same.
Going to try it they sell them for 13 99 for a 3 pack on amazon.
Regular cleaning will extend the life of your cricut mats.
I will also give tips on the correct way to use your pink fabric grip mat.
In this video i share 5 tips on how to clean and re stick your cricut cutting mats.
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.
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.
How do you clean a cutting mat.
I used the a scraper totally awesome paper towels a regular towel.
Let s learn a few other cleaning.
Also use a mild soft bristle brush such as a mushroom brush or toothbrush to make a lather and clean your mat gently.
Heard there was a knock off version of the cricut mat called nicapa strong grip purple cutting mat 12 by 12 inch.
If those gentle cleaning methods don t restore your cutting mat s functionality you can try breaking out the big guns and use adhesive remover to thoroughly clean your mat.
Having a sticky cricut mat is important because you don t want the material you are using to.
To clean your mat and rejuvenate its stickiness you can do light cleaning often and deeper.
Cricut mats are sticky mats that are used in cricut machines.