Your mat is sticky again.
													
																	How to make scan n cut mat sticky again. 
									
	
		
	
																	A while back i stopped using my scan n cut because the mat wouldn t stick anymore. 
																	Those mats are not cheap so i searched online to find a workaround to either clean the mat or make it sticky again. 
																	Keeping the materials on the mat while cutting was starting to be a huge issue. 
																	This post will cover how to clean your mat so that it stays sticky and then cover how to restick your scan n cut mat once the sticky is lost. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	I use a circuit mat in my silhuette without problems but you can do that with the brother scan n cut. 
																	It is so frustrating when the mat is too sticky and all your lovely designs tear when you try to remove them. 
																	The brother scan n cut is the very worse of all the meats looses sticky after about 2 3 uses. 
																	The using one of the methods listed above add new adhesive to your mat. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Tape around the cutting area with masking tape or painters tape. 
																	In this brother scan n cut tutorial we show you how to clean your ma. 
																	I do sympathise beth as we have had this happen. 
																	What we tend to do when we have a mat that is too sticky is cut thick cardstock or you can dab the mat with a lint free cloth such as a piece of denim to remove some of the sticky. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Luckily found below blog the author used zig 2 way glue to bring her cricut mat back to life. 
																	And it is proprietary because the machine reads the markings on the mat when it does the scans. 
																	Using a card as a scraper can make the process of removing the old glue a lot quicker. 
																	I tried the same to my scan n cut mat and it. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Don t get concerned if your brother scan n cut mat looks dirty and loses its stickiness. 
																	You can also use an old card to act as a scraper to make the process a bit quicker. 
																	Remove the tape and voila. 
																	Unfortunately i had only had my mat for about 3 weeks when i was having trouble with the level of stickiness it had left.