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.