I bought the cricut mats because they were half the price of the silhouette mats.
Silhouette mats not sticky.
If you see that you haven t gotten all the old sticky mess off just repeat steps 2 4 until it s nice and clean.
This will make it less likely for problems to occur when placing your mat in your silhouette cameo.
This is to prevent any adhesive that is added from getting onto the edges which may interfere with your machine s rollers.
The matte side will stick to the adhesive more and can cause it to be less sticky.
If your mat becomes too sticky then use your hands or a t shirt to make it less sticky.
I used baby wipes to clean them let them dry and they are sticky again give it a try u will like it i haven t bought a mat in awhile reba m.
I m not favouring one brand over the other just sharing my experience in the.
Drag the silhouette mat over to the sink for a rinse.
You will need an area around the outside that is not sticky.
Once clean dry with a towel and set to the side.
Over the last six months or so i ve been hearing quite a few people saying their new ish silhouette cutting mats are not sticky.
Well i recently bought two silhouette cutting mats on amazon and within 3 weeks one of them would not even hold paper.
Place the shiny side of the blue protective cover down on the adhesive side of the mat.
If your mat doesn t match the one in this video proceed with caution.
No not as long as it doesn t get suck in the machine.
Once clean dry with a towel and set to the side.
Drag the silhouette mat over to the sink for a rinse.
Restick your cutting mat before you restick your cricut or silhouette cutting mat it s important to tape around all the edges.
To re sticky i wash it with warm soapy water and let it air dry stefanie d.
By the way silhouette cameo mats are also too sticky when new.
Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick.
Did you know that you can easily clean and reuse your cricut cutting mats.
I use nail polish remover on my silhouette mats and it works great ryann s.
There are 2 sides to the blue protective cover a shiny side which is non stick and a matte side.