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Help my Circut mat has lost its stick

Hi. Does anyone know if it's possible to make a Circut mat sticky again? The one I have isn't all that old and just doesn't stick as well as it should. I hate to purchase a new one if there is a way to restore the stick. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Cyncha on November 17, 2010 at 11:01pm

I just tried another method and wow it's amazing. I read all the discussions and I tried the baby wipes and they were ok, however I used the Orange hand cleaner to clean my mats and it works great, it brings back the stickiness, but I went a step further and I bought Alene's Tack-It over & over and I mixed half water and half tack it over & over (small amount , enough to cover the mat) and applied with a paint brush all over the mat and let it dry for about 40 minutes. (Theres a video on Youtube). My mats are soooooooo sticky. They were sooooo sticky I had to place the palm of my hands over the mat a few times just to decrease some of the stickiness. But wow I have new mats now. Love it. Woo hoooooo!!!!!!! The Aleene's tack it over & over cost me about $2.50 after I used a 50% coupon at Michaels and the Orange hand cleaner about $2.97 at Walmart. I saved the remaider of the glue and water mixture in an empty water bottle so I can re-use again and I still have more then half of the tack it over & over left. What a bargain compared to buying new mats.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Cade on November 18, 2010 at 9:03am

Wow, that's fantastic! Thanks for sharing, especially the details of how to do it and where you bought the materials! Thanks!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Roberta Beene on November 20, 2010 at 3:50pm

Spray glue works well. Tacky Too makes a new one that works great. Just spray the mat evenly about 6-8 inches away. Happy Cricutting!

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Permalink Reply by Rachel Miller on October 18, 2011 at 10:45am

Wipe it down with Baby Wipes. Believe it or not this works.

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Permalink Reply by Diana Lee Hammond on November 3, 2011 at 2:29am

I rinse mine off with a mild dish soap and it comes back for a while longer.

If you cut a lot with it they wear out fast. That can't be helped.

You should always keep the plastic on them when not in use or the dry out.

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Permalink Reply by LOIS JOHN on May 2, 2012 at 10:32pm

Ju;ie, I realize thie was written nearly a year ago, but in case it ever happens again, I use Krylon's Easy Tack on my Silhouette mat and my Slice glass mat and it makes it stick really easily. Just a light spray and if i's too sticky, run a T-shirt over it to help.

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Permalink Reply by Cheryl Faxon on May 6, 2012 at 11:58am

Oh yes...... Crafters Companion makes two products for exactly this problem. One cleans off old residue, and other puts on a new tacky surface. Quick and easy, and really lasts ! Check out their website !

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Permalink Reply by Carlena Bulkley on May 11, 2012 at 4:08pm

I have started making my own mats. Use quilters template plastic, cut to the size of your cricut or silhouette mat. Use masking tape down each side about 1/4 inch where the rollers pull the mat thru and spray with tacky, repositionable glue. Remove the tape and you have a new mat for just a couple dollars. I have saved a fortune.