Tape around the cutting area with masking tape or painters tape.
How to make scan n cut mat sticky again.
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 do sympathise beth as we have had this happen.
Using a card as a scraper can make the process of removing the old glue a lot quicker.
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.
You will want to wipe off your mat with a baby wipe or other cleaning wipe and dry it well.
It is so frustrating when the mat is too sticky and all your lovely designs tear when you try to remove them.
Those mats are not cheap so i searched online to find a workaround to either clean the mat or make it sticky again.
Wash the mat with hot soapy water to remove the greasy residue left by the goo dissolver.
Keeping the materials on the mat while cutting was starting to be a huge issue.
Your mat is sticky again.
And it is proprietary because the machine reads the markings on the mat when it does the scans.
In this brother scan n cut tutorial we show you how to clean your ma.
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.
I tried the same to my scan n cut mat and it.
The using one of the methods listed above add new adhesive to your mat.
You can also use an old card to act as a scraper to make the process a bit quicker.
I use a circuit mat in my silhuette without problems but you can do that with the brother scan n cut.
Don t get concerned if your brother scan n cut mat looks dirty and loses its stickiness.
Luckily found below blog the author used zig 2 way glue to bring her cricut mat back to life.
