How To Flatten A Rotary Cutting Mat

While there is no guaranteed way to flatten these mats again.

How to flatten a rotary cutting mat.

It reminds me of a c filter material there is a trick to removing all of the fabric particles from the cuts in the mat. Once i had a mat outside in bitter freezing weather. I just gently bend the cutting mat over the edge of the table or over a coffee can. The other night i went to the grocery store and when i came back my mat was warped.

Yes your iron. Add a solution of cup white vinegar per gallon of cool water and let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes. Rotary cutting mats protect your work surface from damage while also providing convenient measurements cutting lines and angles. If you accidentally leave your rotary cutting mat in the car on a hot day or absentmindedly run a warm iron over it you ll be left with a useless warped cutting mat.

It was flapping along strapped to my cart with the sewing machine. Congratulations ellen good luck ginger. Dora january 2nd 2017. Another suggestion is to cut the warpped part away and use the remaining piece of mat to cut smaller projects or make one that is easy to carry to classes elaine tried everything to fix her cutting mat.

Press the mat with an iron. Plus it should also remove any surface stains on the mat. It is always laying flat never rolled. That is the first time i ever heard of fixing a warped mat.

Place a pressing cloth on the mat to protect the surface. I looked online and found this. I m thinking the cold air from the window did it. Heat up the mat with a protective presscloth then lay it on a flat surface with books weighting it down.

But before you discard your warped mat consider fixing it. To clean the fabric whiskers from my rotary cutting mat i dry scrub it with a greenie which is really designed for scrubbing dishes. This is not a quick cure but i still have the mat and it is still flat. To flatten a curled cutting mat you ll need.

Make sure the water is cool. That is funny how the sun often damages those mats and yet ellen had the sun reverse the damage. Leave it for at least 12 hours or so. Place an iron on top i used medium heat and press until the surface is warm to touch.

I tried to lay heavy books on it ironing it and using my heat gun but no luck flattening it out. Large wood plank or cutting board. No work and the cutting mat is as flat as new. It worked and my mat looks great.

However when the mat warps from improper storage or from being overheated it loses most of that usefulness. It is old however bought it in. Check the heat of the mat. How the heck that happened i don t know.

This took many tries but it did flatten the mat.