How To Flatten A Rotary Cutting Mat

This took many tries but it did flatten the mat.

How to flatten a rotary cutting mat. Lots of heavy books. But before you discard your warped mat consider fixing it. Leave it for at least 12 hours or so. I looked online and found this.

To flatten a curled cutting mat you ll need. To clean the fabric whiskers from my rotary cutting mat i dry scrub it with a greenie which is really designed for scrubbing dishes. I m thinking the cold air from the window did it. I just gently bend the cutting mat over the edge of the table or over a coffee can.

Place a pressing cloth on the mat to protect the surface. That is funny how the sun often damages those mats and yet ellen had the sun reverse the damage. It was flapping along strapped to my cart with the sewing machine. Press the mat with an iron.

It is old however bought it in. 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. Congratulations ellen good luck ginger. Yes your iron.

Plus it should also remove any surface stains on the mat. The other night i went to the grocery store and when i came back my mat was warped. No work and the cutting mat is as flat as new. While there is no guaranteed way to flatten these mats again.

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. That is the first time i ever heard of fixing a warped mat. Large wood plank or cutting board. Dora january 2nd 2017.

Make sure the water is cool. Heat up the mat with a protective presscloth then lay it on a flat surface with books weighting it down. I tried to lay heavy books on it ironing it and using my heat gun but no luck flattening it out. In many cases you can rescue your entire mat and you can always salvage pieces for smaller projects.

This is not a quick cure but i still have the mat and it is still flat. Except for ink stains those are a little tougher to soak your mat place it in a bathtub or container that is large enough so your mat can lie flat. Rotary cutting mats protect your work surface from damage while also providing convenient measurements cutting lines and angles. Place an iron on top i used medium heat and press until the surface is warm to touch.

How the heck that happened i don t know. 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 reminds me of a c filter material there is a trick to removing all of the fabric particles from the cuts in the mat.

It is always laying flat never rolled.