Silhouette Cameo Cutting Mat Too Sticky

If too sticky pat your hands on the mat all over.

Silhouette cameo cutting mat too sticky.

2 july 2012 edited july 2012 in help for make the cut hi i have just bought a silhouette cameo machine which works fine. Or you can pat the palm of your hands on it too and the natural oils from your hands will also release some of the adhesive making it less sticky. Using a foam brush paint the mat. By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new.

Use aileen s tack it again and again mixed 1 1 with water. The mat starts out waaaayyy too sticky and it will eat your paper or the backing on your vinyl. Mat too sticky silhouette cameo posted on by 33 comments how to cut fragile paper with your silhouette cameo do you have the problem i had with cutting fragile paper like old dictionary pages on your silhouette i kept. Learn how to troubleshoot with your silhouette.

I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats. But the carrier sheet is much too 0. This will deposit a little bit of lint and weaken the adhesive layer a bit. The settings in silh studio or that you get from others are suggested starting points.

Pat a cotton shirt on it a few times it will pick up some of the lint fibers from the shirt and lessen the stickiness. This video shows a quick tip to remove your material from the cutting mat without it curling. Silhouette cameo too sticky carrier mat rozee member posts. I found scrubbing my mat with a scrub sponge with dish soap let dry.

When the cutting mat is new however it can be too sticky for certain material such as paper and paper backed materials such as adhesive vinyl. I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the hope of helping other crafters prevent a similar situation. Obviously the silhouette cutting mat has to be sticky to keep materials in place while they re being cut by the silhouette. Then it quickly goes to not sticky enough.

Mine was and i found myself super frustrated because none of my vinyl was sticking to my mat.