The most effective way to clean your cricut cutting mat is to soak it in soapy water for a few minutes.
Cricut standard grip mat cleaning.
How to clean a cricut mat for basically free.
My favorite is to soak up a washcloth in soapy water and then place it on top of the mat for a few minutes to kind of let the dirt soften.
If there s still stuff stuck on it after that you may need to use a more heavy duty product that can dissolve any material bits seemingly stuck to the mat.
If your cricut mat has truly seen better days it might be time for a bath in some soap and water.
Cricut remends not scraping as it may bury the debris into your mat making them harder to remove.
In order to keep your mat sticky for as long as possible it s a good idea to clean it regularly.
Once your fabricgrip cricut mat has lots of fibers and fabric strings on it it may not hold the fabric as well as it originally did.
Once in a while you will want to give your cricut mat a bath using a container that s filled with soapy water.
For deep cleaning you can always use a washcloth with soapy water.
You may also place the water in a nearby bowl.
In this video i share 5 tips on how to clean and re stick your cricut cutting mats.
Make sure you use lukewarm or cold water because hot water can mess up your mat s grip.
If your mat still needs some tlc then you can use a sponge brush magic eraser or dishrag to remove the debris.
That s what i do with my other cricut mats but that is not what you want to do with the fabricgrip mat.
Give your mat a light cleaning when it loses some of its stickiness.
If there is stuff that won t come off then employ a small brush and rinse with warm water.
Allow the mat to soak for around 5 to 10 minutes before taking it out.
First scrape it off with a plastic scraper either cricut brand or any other type of hard plastic scraper.
Use a plastic hard bristled brush to gently scrub the mat in a circular motion.
Here is a very simple and cheap way to clean a cricut cutting mat.
I used the a scraper totally awesome paper towels a regular towel.
Run the mat under lukewarm water.
Let your mat soak in warm water for 10 minutes then remove.
Then wipe an alcohol free baby wipe or roll a lint roller over the surface.
Without really thinking about it i would want to grab a wet wipe and scrub the mat off.