I found that i had to clean off the eraser all the time to remove the bundles of lint so it could work again.
How to clean my self healing cutting mat.
Using your bath tub sink or plastic tote mix together 1 4 cup of white vinegar to every gallon of cool water.
Caring for your cutting mat how many of us soak our self healing cutting mats regularly.
Start by taking a long piece of tape folded over so you can put your hand through it.
I decided to take it to the laundry room tub thinking that wetting the material would loosen it.
This did not work very well so i then scrubbed it with a nylon brush trying to get the material unstuck from the cuts.
There is no right or wrong way on how to clean a self healing cutting mat other than letting it dry bent.
You can also use a dish scrubber the plastic ones you don t want to use anything to agressive or sharp on the mat.
Recently i ve started using more fleece which really gets pushed down in the cuts of my self healing rotary cutting mat.
Simple steps to care for your cutting mat and how to clean your mat.
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.
A quick bath in a solution of vinegar and dish soap will do the trick.
Drag the tape along the mat allowing the sticky tape to grab all that fuzz.
Slightly bend the cutting mat to open up the cuts in the surface.
How to clean a self healing cutting mat today i wanted to share a great tip i found on the olfa cutting site on keeping your self healing cutting mat clean and in good working order.
When you cut lots of fabric or particularly fuzzy materials you may start to notice a fuzzy residue left behind on your mat.
Cool water is important any amount of heat applied to your mat will cause damage.
So it becomes a band around your fingers.
Removing the fuzzy lint.
Continue to bend the mat and clean it across the entire surface.
They are still there even though it s hard to see them when the mat is flat.
Take an eraser and rub it all over the mat catching the parts wehre you have the most lint.
Change the bending direction if necessary to get all of it.