The glue stick had a smooth texture and the paper came off easily.
Remove glue from silhoette mat.
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.
If the mat is too sticky you can use a t shirt to slightly dull the adhesive.
Start with 1 coat.
Learn how to troubleshoot with your silhouette.
Resticking a silhouette cutting mat 1.
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.
Remove glue from hair with oil and hair conditioner.
Before you restick your cricut or silhouette cutting mat it s important to tape around all the edges.
This video shows a quick tip to remove your material from the cutting mat without it curling.
In addition to cleaning the mat it is vital to replace the cutting mat s liner on top of the sticky surface when not in use.
Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick.
Resticking a silhouette cutting mat.
Rinse the conditioner out and comb the glue out of your hair.
Adding re stick back to your mat.
You can also put tape on your fingers and dab your mat like you are using a lint roller.
The spray adhesive was stickier and edges of the paper stuck to the mat.
Before applying any of these to your mat make sure you put tape around your edges.
You want to make sure the mat is fully dry before applying the spray adhesive.
Drag the silhouette mat over to the sink for a rinse.
Rinse the oil out in the shower then put hair conditioner in your wet hair and let it sit under a towel for 20 minutes.
Blotting a few times with a t shirt prior to using the first time may help.
This is to prevent any adhesive that is added from getting onto the edges which may interfere with your machine s rollers.
Tape off the edges of your mats to prevent spraying adhesive on the entire surface.
Lint rollers if you find your mat has lots of fuzzy lint on it use a lint roller across your mat.
After spraying or using a glue stick allow the mat to air dry.
You can test a small corner of your mat to make sure it is as sticky as you would like.
You want to make sure the mat is fully dry before applying the spray adhesive.
This can be an issue with new mats from silhouette as well.
Once clean dry with a towel and set to the side.
Secure the edges of your cricut mat using masking or painter s tape.
Apply plain rubbing alcohol or goo gone on the surface then go over it with a scrapper.
If left uncovered while not in use the mat s adhesive surface may collect dust or other particles.
It s important to not make the edges sticky so they won t ruin the cutting machine.
While this will not apply a new adhesive coating to the mat it should ensure that the cutting mat is clean.