Friday 18 March 2011

Hello All

Hi everyone just a quick message I hope people have looked at my instructions on how to make the Cricut Mats sticky again I found it better then the Crafters Companion spray technique, bye for know xxx

Tuesday 15 March 2011

HOW TO RESTICK CRICUT CUTTING MAT

HI EVERYONE I THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THERE PERFECT PRODUCT TO 
RESTICK YOUR CRICUT CUTTING MAT,

INSTRUCTIONS

1/  FIRST OF ALL USE SOME WD40 TO CLEAN YOUR MAT BY SPRAYING ONTO YOUR CUTTING MAT WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES SCRAP THE EXCESS GLUE OFF WITH A OLD GIFT CARD OR CREDIT STYLE CARD THEN WASH YOUR MATT WITH WARM SOAPY WATER AND THEN DRY YOUR MAT.

2/ ONCE YOUR MAT IS COMPLETELY DRY USE STICKY BOND ON THE SURFACE WHICH ALSO HAS A BUILT IN BRUSH WITH IT PUT A LITTLE BIT ON YOUR MAT IN 2 OR 3 PLACES THEN USE ONE OF THOSE SPONG BRUSHES YOU CAN BY FROM ANY CRAFT SHOP AND SPREAD IT ACROSS YOUR MAT, PLEASE REMEMBER A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY.

3/ ONCE YOU HAVE APPLIED YOUR GLUE THINLEY ACROSS YOUR MAT YOU WILL NOTICE IT IS WHITE WHEN ITS DRY IT WILL BE CLEAR.

4/ ONCE GLUE IS DRY YOU WILL NEED TO CONDITION YOUR MAT BY PATTING IT WITH YOUR HANDS WHICH CREATES A AIR LOCK BETWEEN THE STICKY BOND AND THE CARDSTOCK YOU WISH TO CUT WHEN YOU APPLY YOUR CHOSEN CARDSTOCK, SO THE CARD REMOVES FROM YOUR MAT EASIER...

WELL THATS HOW ITS DONE FOLKS I HOPE THIS HELPS A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ANOTHER PRODUCT TO TRY IS SCOTCH REPOSTIONABLE GLUE STICK BUT I CANNOT LOCATE THIS IN THE UK AND I FOUND THE PRODUCT STICKY BOND IN HOBBY CRAFT FOR ONLY £3.99 BY SCENEARAMA AND THIS IS SOLD WORLD WIDE BYE FOR NOW  XXXXX