When you buy your cricut or silhouette cutting machine a cutting mat will usually be included with your purchase.
What glue to use on silhouette mats.
Crafters companion stick and spray.
I strongly recommend using the spray n bond basting adhesive.
Learn the basics of your silhouette cameo.
This is a temporary bond for crafting and this adhesive made my cricut mats feel like new again.
I use the large zig two way glue all over the surface and let it dry completely works like a charm amie k.
Next apply your material to the mat.
If you are using the silhouette cameo mats they have a brand new stickiness that lasts a long time so whatever you do with the cameo mats do not use baby wipes and do not use warm soapy water as the special glue will wash away and you will be left with a mat that is completely free of glue.
This video gives an overview of how the silhouette cameo cutting mat is set up and how to use it.
Why you need to restick your cricut cutting mat.
To load a cutting mat into the silhouette cameo remove the protective covering sheet from the mat.
Use your spray adhesive and spray onto your mat be sure to follow the directions on the back of the can and be safe.
Resticking a silhouette cutting mat.
These mats are usually made from rubber and are very tacky to the touch allowing you to stick your paper vinyl or whatever material you re using to the mat allowing it to slide evenly through your machine and to be.
But don t spray the mat as this can end up getting the adhesive on the machines rollers spray directly to the back of what you are going to cut ie paper card material etc x kerry g.
To restick the silhouette mat and another off brand cutting mat i used dritz basting spray from my local wal mart for less than 10 00.
Next butt the mat up to the rollers on your machine.
Use the grid lines on the mat to line the material up with the edges of the sticky portion of your mat.
Materials plastic place mat 12 by 17 used to make 2 mats elmer s craft bond multi purpose spray adhesive elmer s craft bond repositionable glue stick scissors masking tape permanent marker straight edge silhouette portrait cutting mat and machine.
3m repositionable glue stick to re sticky your cricut mats.
I was so happy with the results.
You want to make sure the mat is fully dry before applying the spray adhesive.
Before you restick your cricut or silhouette cutting mat it s important to tape around all the edges.
Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick.