Repair Self Healing Cutting Mat
Caring for your self healing cutting mat is easy.
Repair self healing cutting mat. I ve found using a wet micro fiber cloth works great and it s reusable as well as a wet european cloth sponge also reusable. And since they re wet they re helping to feed the cutting mat so i don t have to lug the large and. I have one old mat soaking now. Simple steps to care for your cutting mat and how to clean your mat.
The green black mats are reversible with grid markings on each side. Cutting mats also have lines for cutting diagonals. In many cases you can rescue your entire mat and you can always salvage pieces for smaller projects. That s all you have to.
Soak the mat in room temp water for about and hour let dry. You don t need to rub too hard just a light touch is sufficient. I also have a well used cutting mat. Us art supply 24 x 36 self healing cutting mat.
I had no problems until i tried cutting lots of quilt fabric with a dull cutter. If you have a self healing cutting mat it needs to be re hydrated to stay self healing. When the moisture is gone the mat dries out and will have cut marks and dull your blade. Every now and then you will want to take a little scrubber like the kind used for dishes and brush off your mat to release any loose threads that get caught.
But before you discard your warped mat consider fixing it. 1 2 grid with 1 8 marks for precise alignment as well as 45 and 60 guides. I laid some heavy old machines on it for days to see if it would force the mat to return to its original flat surface but no go. I paid 50 for this mat.
Self healing sewing mat anezus 12 x 18 rotary cutting mat double sided 5 ply craft cutting board for sewing crafts hobby fabric precision scrapbooking project 4 6 out of 5 stars 196 10 99 10. The mat will be soft and be like new again. It left lines in the mat the color of the fabrics. I realized that it was little threads from the fabric preventing the mat from healing.
Putting the cutting mat in water feeds it so the self healing part gets moisture to work better. Durable 5 ply self healing construction.