How To Clean And Re Stick Your Cricut Cutting Mats
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We have been asked so many times about how to clean Cricut mats! It makes sense. You want to get the most use out of your cutting mats and be able to reuse them as many times as possible. In this video, we will show you exactly how to clean your Cricut die-cutting mats from start to finish. It’s important to know the exact method for cleaning them properly so you can use them again and again. If your Cricut mat is not sticky anymore or is covered with crafting debris, you’ll want to watch this.
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That’s exactly what I use for everything. From removing sticky labels to grease on my stove. It really works
you can always use repositional adhesive spray to make the mats sticky again. remember to cover the edges of the mat before you spray it.
Thank you!
Thank you - I would’ve forgotten to cover the edges!!
JovyCreates Please tell me what brand spray adhesive you use. Thanks!!
Albachem cutting mat cleaner
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What adhesive spray would you use please
Tanner - I have discovered that I can take my dirty mat to the kitchen sink put a few drops of Dawn dish soap on it & rub it around the my fingertips - no scraping needed if there is more heavier area needing cleaning I just add a couple more drops of dawn. I lightly rub with my fingertips for a few seconds , rinse them off . Time maybe 1 to 2 minutes max, let them dry then they are perfectly sticky & ready to use or put the clear cover back on to store for next project. It works great.
Thank you for sharing!
Judy Estrada I wish I would’ve read your comment before I used the recommend product on this video. It ruined my mat!!!!
That was so super easy! Thank you!
Awesome, thanks for adding this in the comments.. I was about to go to the dollar tree and buy some of that awesome stuff, but not anymore I will stick with good ol dawn dish soap, and my hands.. lol.
Did u use warm water to clean it? And then rinse off with cold water at the end?? Or how did you do that?
This worked like the biggest treat. I am from the UK so used a all purpose surface cleaner (from Asda) 🇬🇧
We're so glad to hear that!
I just did two of them (super old) by the way. I just bought new ones but I came across this video and I wanted to give it a try-since mine were already DONE. If only I could show you how clean and sticky they are; I’m just so excited, now I don’t have to open my new one. Mine are the green ones. Thank you so much.
Thank you for watching Maria 💖
Thank you, Tanner, for taking the time to share this video. I waited til I turned 50 (which was last year) to develop a love for crafting and I was surprised-ly blessed with a cricut maker from my sister-n-law and husband and need to know all there is to know about it. I have subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to taking the e-course cause I hear this machine can do more than what our minds can think. Thank you again.
I’ve done this and even if my mats lost the sticky it was easy to put the sticky back on,... but also for people wanting to save money, Cricut’s are plotters, 12x12 plotter mats are cheap on amazon for sets of 4- they are labeled too for cricut or silhouette, I’ve used many off brands and was happy and saved money on mats. I never throw mats out, I never have a problem, so passing it on so you too can save aNd be happy with your plotter tools.
How did you put the sticky back on?
What's ploter tool please
Wow this video is very useful, i'm new with cricut and i know litteraly nothings, so thank you!!! ☺️❤️
Glad it was helpful!
I found that using SCOTCH BRITE 50% STICKIER lint roller sheets work the best. I take the roll off the handle and just roll it over the mat by hand. You can use the cheapo ones from the dollar store, but you get what you pay for. Don't forget to clean the clear plastic protective sheet too...it gets mucky also.
I was told by a woman who runs a Cricut group that the company informed her that using Totally Awesome, and other cleaners, could void the Maker’s warranty. I did want to risk this, but finally decided to try cleaning the mat like so many others do. I was able to scrape away build up immediately using the large Cricut scraper. Some of the mat also came up, but not in large areas. This is with the blue mat. The mat became sticky again once dry. It is not as sticky as it previously was, though it still holds down the vinyl in most areas. Once the stick is gone I am going to try spraying the mat with adhesive spray, as many have suggested. For now I will use painter’s tape when needed before opening and using another mat.
I've used regular dish soap and a scrubby backed dish cloth...works great!
Thank you for the tip!
Was it sticky again?
I have the newer fabric grip mats and I was worried to do this after reading some comments. But it actually worked great. I did it in the sink: spray, run water, light circles with a veggie cleaning brush from the dollar store. It all came right off... I tried just dish soap and warm water previously and it did hardly anything. I use the mats for felt and the stickiness that remained isn’t as it was brand new, but significantly better than the Cricut recommended method. I’m psyched!
I usually remove the adhesive with goo gone, then restick with Ailene's tack it over and over re-positional fabric glue mixed with a little water. But id like to try this.
Just got my Cricut and I am soooo happy with it. I was happy to find you too! So thank you for this tutorial. I use velvet and my matt is covered in it's fuzz! I will have to try this. In reading some of the other comments, it looks as though it works for some and not others. Alas, I guess I will have to chance it, as it is now so covered in velvet fuzz. Thanks! 😍💓💕🐇💓💕
Here's a new updated video with even more tips! ruclips.net/video/YQyS7HRWwAQ/видео.html
Awesome took the sticky right off my Silhouette mat. Just an FYI for anyone using Silhouette instead of Cricut
Uh oh! Yeah, we did no testing on Silhouette mats, only Cricut ones :)
Halo Tanner! I’m so new with all projects, I just purchased the Cricut and I’m so excited to start working. I’m very interested on all your videos. You seem to have lots of patience and it helps so much. 🤗
Thank you Aracely! I just LOVE my Cricut, I know you're going to love yours too, happy crafting!
worked like a charm
Yay!!!! So glad!!!
That was an awesome tutorial I have been doing this for many years also you can get the two-way big fat marker in and put that down to restick your Matt's just FYI Works wonderful
Thank you for watching!
Thumbs up for anyone watching because of pet hair and glitter lmao
Thank you for watching! :)
No glitter, but lot's of pet hair!
@@jogordon8105 i feel your pain..4 dogs, 2 cats and lots of rabbits lol
Lots and lots and lots of pet hair
The pet hair is neverending!!! No matter how many times you vacuum or lint roll🤬🙄
I love Awesome cleaner, especially the price, but it's meant to be diluted. At full strength it removes spray paint from Michaels store shelves, which is how I learned about it in the first place. As another person commented, Awesome is meant to be diluted 10:1 for general use; I never need it more concentrated than 4:1 even for the worst mess.
Ok, so I waited an hour to see if it was still sticky and it was...yay!
Thank you!!!! I'm a brand new Cricut Explore Air 2 owner and I want to know every tip and trick I can about everything.
I just got my Cricut Maker about 2 weeks ago and absolutely love it. However buying new mats is not my top priority as I have 4 boys 11 and under and they need a lot of stuff. So I went to the dollar tree and got the LA's Totally Awesome and tried it (for all those complaining why complain when you would have had to buy a new mat if you didn't try it anyway) and IT WORKED GREAT. My mat is still drying all the way but almost everything came off of it and you can already tell it is still sticky. I didn't leave it on for 10 mins though i only left it on for 8. I also bought some Aleene's Tacky glue just incase the sticky part had come off so I have that for future use if i ever need it. Thank You thank you thank you and i will be watching more of your videos.
so I tried it on my light grip mat and it did take some of the coloring off but in all honesty I can deal with that as long as I don't have to buy a new one for awhile
I plan on getting the cleaner and doing my mats and I have ordered Aleene's tacky glue. Be sure you dilute the glue 1/2 water and 1/2 glue.
I just wanna say that Awesome is really awesome. Grease comes off of anything you spray it on so easily. I use it around my whole kitchen. It's amazing. Knowing this scares me because I know how strong it is, so I'd be afraid to ruin my mat. Some of the temperature numbers on my kitchen knobs came off after spraying them with Awesome
This stuff works on almost everything. 2 years ago we were told about it, when a friend noticed paint splatter on the side of our truck. we used a little of it on there and it came off with out damaging the paint. I swear I need to invest in stock on that company.
Thank yah!!! My cat tends to jump on everything! His black witch hairs are everywhere, along with my flying dog hairs!
Haha! I understand!!
Thank You!
You're welcome!
Unless you want to risk having a mat that no longer has any stick at all I would highly advise AGAINST using Awesome or any other chemical cleaner on any of the newer mats that do not have the flower pattern on them. That cleaner is meant to be diluted at like 10-1. Never meant to be used full strength. All you should ever need is lukewarm water and a few drops of dish soap. I have seen dozens of ruined mats where Awesome was used as a cleaner.
I wash mine with just cold water and it comes back sticky I would never put that chemical on my mat.
Jamie Leonard never us that. Stuff I. Use baby wipes or just get new.
Jamie Leonard tons of crafters use the awesome spray with no issue .
I’ve used the awesome with Tack it over and over afterward using painters tape in the edges and it has worked beautifully.
Yes, I used this method and after letting the awesome sit, my Blue Color came off of my “light grip” mat along with any sticky. Now it’s all coming off in chunks (the blue and lettering). Mat is destroyed using this method.
I try this last night and it work great. Is like brand new. Thanks for the video
Awesome! So glad it worked :)
I believe the older mats (with the flowers) clean fine by this method. However, the newer ones, the color and lines WILL COME OFF!
Very true. They realized that we are trying to save money and thus, they've started making them cheaper. The prices of the mats are becoming cheaper than the original ones...I guess it's suppose to be the trade off?
Trish0873 yep. Just found that out the hard way.
Yep.
Thank you thank you I love this process and it was so satisfying watching this vid. Awesome
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow, just bought three new ones, not I have 8 mats, LOL glad I never threw them away, will for sure be trying this!
Yay! Let me know if it works for you too :)
This worked great on my standard grip mats not so much in my light grip ruined that inet
Be sure to be super gentle when scraping! We're sorry to hear that about your mat!
I just tried this. After reading the comments I decided to lightly mist my mats with LA’s awesome cleaner and only leave on for 2-3 minutes. The 5 mats I tried this on are like brand new.
I will try the baby wipe and dawn soap methods next
Are they new mats? Or flower ones
Amy Gathercole they are the new ones
Thats amazing! Thank you so much for your feedback!
good question
yay!
Im happy i gound this been needing yo clean my mat bcus it stop being sticky
Live saver! Tfs!
Thank you Omio!
I love this method it works great for me.
We're so glad to hear that!
Stripped the color and everything off of my light grip mat!!
Then you scraped too hard.
@@MakersGonnaLearn i thought that at first but then i rubbed it with my finger and got the same results!
Thank you so much Awesome is the bomb I know about Awesome, some people use it to clean their stove especially if their stove has a lot of grease on it! It's good for cleaning other things like your house but it's really good and I love this video thank you. I watched one where the lady cleaned her mat, but she didn't even tell us what she used 🙄☺️👍❤️
Thank you for watching!🙂
Perfect advice. Must get me the LA's Totally Awesome cleaner. Thank you!
You're so welcome! We also have a new amazing video showing 3 different ways you can clean your mats if you're interested! ruclips.net/video/YQyS7HRWwAQ/видео.html
I’m so excited to try this! I’ve list so many little details. 😢. But, why would you use an Xacto knife on your mat?
I just did this to my 12x24 fabric mat and it looks great and it seems to be getting back to sticky as it dries. I wouldn’t do it to the other mats just to be safe but it seems to work just great for the fabric.
Yay! Glad it helped you!
Thank you! It worked perfectly...
Awesome! Thanks for watching
Oh thank you!! I needed to clean a mat already and I just got Maker on Friday!! 😂
YAY!
Great trick! Thank you for sharing! 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting!
You are welcome 😊
Totally didn’t step on mine in fuzzy socks. Yeah it’s covered in hair
Thank you for this tutorial, very helpful!!
Thank YOU for watching and commenting!
You can use a spray release glue if there is no grip
That's another good hack
Much respect for advertising the use of a biodegradable and cruelty free product to clean the mats.
yay!
Using Standard Grip it did work for me. I used an old credit card to scrape and some of the numbers did come off but not the lines. I did like what #Judy Estrada said about the dawn and will be trying that next time. Thx
Yay!
Are there any hacks for losing the clear cover that goes on the mats?
I like to put transfer tape on the underside of things that get the mat really dirty. No debris left on the mat, and everything grips tight but pops off the mat super easily.
Julia Sugarbaker I learned to do that with leather and it has been super helpful, I use packing tape though. The blade still cuts through the tape and leaves behind very little residue.
good tip
yay
Thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting :)
Awesome tutorial Tanner!
Thank you!
I’ve used this method to clean my light grip and the colour’s come off and some lines have gone.
yep, I did followed his method and mine came off too. I just read more replies and someone said it was supposed to be diluted.
@@cdmanor777 Wish I knew that. My color came off and so did lines.
Have you tried using the LA awesome totally orange instead? I have lots of that but not the regular one.
So that is a degreaser not a cleaner, so you don't want to us that :)
@@MakersGonnaLearn guess I’m making a trip to the dollar tree!
So tell me by me applying “awesome “ After 10mins like you said all the Blue color came off now is completely non stiff , Now i have to buy a new one..😒😒
Oh no! 😔
Tanner I have had my Cricut Maker since they first came out and absolutely love it. I use it almost on a daily basis. There is only one thing that I have yet to figure out and that is how to convert PDF formated projects into svg format. Do you know how to do this and if so, could you show us. Now I know you use a mac and I am on a windows based pc. Thanks for any help you might be able to lend us concerning PDF conversions.
YAY! The best thing to do is take a screenshot of it and upload as a JPEG to Cricut Design Space. You cannot easily convert PDF to SVG. Good luck!
There's a free program called Inkscape that will convert files to SVG (or any other format). I use it for all of my SVG designs in my Etsy shop!
It worked!! Thank you:) and it's clean too:)
YAY! So glad it worked for you :)
I just bought a gallon of this stuff..I had no idea till now.
Oh yay! Glad you found something to do with it!
Guys, I tried this and sadly it took the numbers and lines off my mat. I left it on for about 7 minuets and it did clean them and they were sticky after they dried! I don't recommend this. Next time I will try dish soap and water.
aww man i wish i had read the comments first :( this happend to me too ugh :( what did i do wrong
Great video
Thank you!
I cannot get a hold of that spray in Australia can you please 🙏🏻 recommend anything else that I could use. Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks!
No problem! Thank YOU for watching and commenting!
Ok, so I followed your instructions for cleaning the mat and the blue material was coming off while I was scraping it. I tried to scrape it lightly and it was still coming off so I rinse it and lightly wiped it with my finger because even that was making the blue material come off. However, my mat is a bit cleaner now. I'm currently waiting for an hour now to see if it is still sticky. I'm curious, did any of your blue material come off while scraping it? Please be honest.
what do I do if this did not work? my strong grip is hardly tacky
Here's a video with 2 other cleaning options for you! :) ruclips.net/video/YQyS7HRWwAQ/видео.html
Do you think it cleans the mat but messes with the sticky is why they say don't do this or because they maybe want to just buy a new mat because it can mess up the cricut machine in anyway
It cannot mess up the machine, and I think the biggest reason is that most people apply too much pressure when scraping, which removes layers of adhesive. It requires a light touch to clean the debris off the mat without removing adhesive. It's tricky!
GREAT TUTORIAL!
Thank you so much!
I’m going to try it tomorrow
Thanks
Thank you for watching ❤
What is la totally Awesome please I live in the uk so what would we used over here please
I see lots of mixed comments. Before I try, was the awesome diluted with water or just straight? Thanks for any responses. 🙂
It was straight! :) No dilution. Just don't let it set on the mats too long, and don't scrape too hard!
Makers Gonna Learn Thank you, SO much! 😃
Can you use fabric on the circuit explorer air 2
Only if you bond it first :)
How do I do that
What kind of spray was that? I'm not familiar with that brand. Is it like an all purpose cleaner? - thank you
Yes, it is! :) You can get it at the Dollar Tree!
my wife like to make bows would the fabric mat be the best one to use with faux leather? im wanting to surprise her with some new mats
Stronggrip mats or fabriggrip mats, yes sir :)
Is that just Wasing up liquid as live in the uk?
My scraper is a tamale masa spreader
What would the Canadian substitute be? Also I have washed mine under the water but sticky does not come back even with a fairly new mat .
Used this on my light grip mat and it's no longer sticky. 😔
Me too😫
I was told this spray removes the adhesiv
Nope. We have complete success with this method. The only reason adhesive would come off is if the person doing this scraped too hard. Hope this helps!
Will this work for the Joy card mats??
I used this method and Strong Grip one Light Grip and it worked ok. Got a lot of crud off the mat. Went to do my second Light Grip and two Standard Grips and the May itself started scraping off. Green and blue came right off! Any idea why? Or is there a better way of doing this without destroying my mats?
Thank you for watching ❤
Luv it!
Thank you! We appreciate you watching and commenting!
I bet the pampered chef scraper would do great to
True! We love those!
Where can you get the scrapper tool?
Thank you!
Thank you for watching! :)
I washed mine off with mild soap and cold water and it took the sticky off.☹️
hi Im in Australia what solution can we use here
You can get them on amazon! :) amzn.to/356PtdI
Why do they (cricut) do not recommend crafters to clean the mats? Do they want you to not get more use out of them? They are not cheap. So how do they expect crafters to keep them clean?
It's simple. Companies want you to buy more of their product! So when your mats become less sticky, they tell you not to clean them, and to just buy more. But we get several more weeks out of them by cleaning them! :)
tried this is and it completely ruined my mat! Only let the spray sit about 5 mins. Just wanted to share my experience, how this didnt happen to anyone else!
Make sure you didn't scrape your mat too hard :)
I am in UK. What is this spray? Is there an alternative please?
I've lost my mat plastic cover, what are some options? i was uing a transfer tape but its so sticky to remove
You could use some acetate :)
I wonder if Glad press n seal would work?
thanks. I’ll try it.
I wish you didn’t have to pay so much for the courses
use soap and brush off the dirt lightly, don't scrap as u will remove the stickiness solution
Does anyone know where you can get that cleaning product in Australia or similar?
You can get it on amazon :) amzn.to/3bsXCLD
did this method and it ate my cricut mats color and doesnt stick at all anymore :( if you do this i recommend diluting the product..but try to avoid all together
Thank you :)
Thank you for watching! :)
I tried this solution exactly how he said, after an hour of drying there was NO stickiness ugh.
It's a tricky method, but worth getting the hang of to save some money on buying new mats! :) Let me know if we can do anything to help!
@@MakersGonnaLearn would you know how to get it tacky again? I did it exactly like the video. bought the Awesome at Dollar Tree light sprayed waited 10 min and used a squeggee to remove the gunk, which it did. I then rinsed and waited for an hour or so. And it just dried smooth. ugh
Stripped the color off of my mat and I didn’t even scrape the mat. I know this cleaner is powerful and is recommended to dilute it but that was not mentioned in this video. 3 Mats ruined.
We don't dilute it. If you follow our exact instructions you will not ruin any mats... here's an updated video you may find more informative. ruclips.net/video/YQyS7HRWwAQ/видео.html
Completely took the stickiness off all my mats 😕
Mine too :/