How To Flatten A Mat

You should be able to see a drastic difference in about 24 hours and the mat will typically lat flat at 72 degrees f in about 3 full days.

How to flatten a mat.

Rotary cutting mats protect your work surface from damage while also providing convenient measurements cutting lines and angles. Press the mat with an iron. However when the mat warps from improper storage or from being overheated it loses most of that usefulness. Another suggestion is to cut the warpped part away and use the remaining piece of mat to cut smaller projects or make one that is easy to carry to classes elaine tried everything to fix her cutting mat.

This is not a quick cure but i still have the mat and it is still flat. The mat is the picture above relaxed in about two days. Keep doing it until entire mat is flat and covered with heavy books. Creating this opposing new curl shape will in effect straighten the curled plastic.

I have flattened a warped mat by placing it on a a flat board at least as large as the mat and putting it in my car in the sun. Check the heat of the mat. Place a pressing cloth on the mat to protect the surface. Keep it rolled up longer for thicker less for thinner plastic with a rubber band and check it every so often until the previously upturned curled corners are laying flat as.

Lots of heavy books. While there is no guaranteed way to flatten these mats again. 01 08 2010 05 30 pm 4 shequilts. Unroll the mat as flat as you can get it.

In the winter it may be more like 7 days or longer. Then flip it over and reroll the mat. Finally i put it back in the hot car with the roll up. This took many tries but it did flatten the mat.

Place an iron on top i used medium heat and press until the surface is warm to touch. Large wood plank or cutting board. If you don t it will warp in a new way. 1 046 i left mine rolled up in a hot car and had the devil of a time straightening it out.

A rubber mat is an example of a surface that has the friction you would be looking for but also has the weight and density where it should be able to stay flat.