However when the mat warps from improper storage or from being overheated it loses most of that usefulness.
How to fix a warped rotary cutting mat.
Will never buy one of those again.
That is the first time i ever heard of fixing a warped mat.
Olfa on their website says there is no proven way to fix a warped cutting mat.
If you don t have space.
Warped cutting mat help.
How to flatten a warped cutting mat.
I bought a very expensive green huge cutting mat left it flat on my cutting table and it still warped because the sun coming in the window in the wintertime got to it.
My rotary cutting mat is warped.
In this video i am fixing unwarping my self healing cutting mat that got warped and bent with the heat from my laptop.
It fell off the seat and rested against the back of the front seat and is bowed on one end.
It was flapping along strapped to my cart with the sewing machine.
Soaking in hot water and then laying flat.
In many cases you can rescue your entire mat and you can always salvage pieces for smaller projects.
However many people swear they can fix a warped mat by.
Congratulations ellen good luck ginger.
Once i had a mat outside in bitter freezing weather.
Rotary cutting mats protect your work surface from damage while also providing convenient measurements cutting lines and angles.
That is funny how the sun often damages those mats and yet ellen had the sun reverse the damage.
Can it be saved.
I made a mistake and left my cutting mat in my car and now it is warped.
This will cause to to slowly warm and the mat should then lay back flat.
Storing between the mattress and box spring to flatten over time.
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.
But before you discard your warped mat consider fixing it.
We tried everything we read on the internet that might fix it.
Step by step tutorial this video goes into even more detail plus a few bonus tips on other ways to fix your curled mat.
You can also watch the tutorial on youtube and check out the comments with lots of awesome suggestions on how to flatten a warped cutting mat.
Elaine has a problem.
Any help would be.
Laying it in the hot sun on the sidewalk.
A good way to try and fix a warped mat is to lay it out on a flat surface in the heat of the sun all day.
