Cricut mats come in several different variants but the method of cleaning should be more or less the same.
Cricut cutting mat cleaning.
The easiest way to clean your mat is by using warm water and a couple of drops of mild detergent.
I m so tired of cleaning and or rebuying these things and keeping cricut in business.
You ll save a perfectly good cricut mat a few dollars and it can be a fun project to boot.
The cleaning methods found on this page are not for the pink cricut fabric grip mat.
These mats are meant to last for 25 40 uses but cleaning them can extend their life.
How do you clean a cutting mat.
Cricut mats are sticky mats that are used in cricut machines.
To clean your mat and rejuvenate its stickiness you can do light cleaning often and deeper.
Having a sticky cricut mat is important because you don t want the material you are using to.
I tend to get more questions about cricut mats in particular but this guide will apply to any sort of similar cutting mat with an adhesive including silhouette mats.
If those gentle cleaning methods don t restore your cutting mat s functionality you can try breaking out the big guns and use adhesive remover to thoroughly clean your mat.
I used the a scraper totally awesome paper towels a regular towel.
Let s learn a few other cleaning.
There was a question in my cricut freebies facebook group the other day on how to clean cricut mats and make them sticky again.
Here is a very simple and cheap way to clean a cricut cutting mat.
Also use a mild soft bristle brush such as a mushroom brush or toothbrush to make a lather and clean your mat gently.
Regular cleaning will extend the life of your cricut mats.
You ll find this guide useful when you need to re use an old cricut a silhouette mat or a cake mat that s used for baking.
I will also give tips on the correct way to use your pink fabric grip mat.