How To Flatten Unwrinkle A Drafting Mat

Then sandwich the paper between 2 layers of blotting paper or wool felt and weight it down between 2 books.

How to flatten unwrinkle a drafting mat.

If you don t have an ironing board handy you can set the photograph on a large flat surface such as a kitchen table or even on a flat hard floor. 01 08 2010 05 30 pm 4 shequilts. 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. Spread the rug over a clean concrete or asphalt slab such as your driveway on a sunny day.

By rerolling the item in the opposite direction of the curl you can fix a curling problem. To flatten crumpled paper mist it very lightly with distilled water to loosen the paper s fibers without making the paper hard. This is not a quick cure but i still have the mat and it is still flat. Check it every day and replace the absorbent material if it seems damp.

1 046 i left mine rolled up in a hot car and had the devil of a time straightening it out. Step 4 if your rug still won t lie flat apply some heat to it. This took many tries but it did flatten the mat. Finally i put it back in the hot car with the roll up.

Lay your map or poster down on a. That can be problematic because the edges then want to stay curled up instead of laying flat. If the corners of the rug are curling curl them backward flatten them back out and place weights in just the corners of the rug. The heat of the iron will melt the tape and cause a sticky unsightly mess.

The mat is the picture above relaxed in about two days. Keep doing it until entire mat is flat and covered with heavy books. How to flatten a rolled map or poster. Although there are many different types of plastic mats from exercise mats to floor protectors they likely come packaged or are stored in the same way.

Maps and posters are hard to put on the wall when they refuse to lay flat. It s best to do this in the afternoon on a 75 to 80 degree. Gravity will get the mat to behave though. Link to our tips for framing blog mentioned in.

It s easy and takes just a few minutes. Charlie shows what s involved in flattening a road map for framing. In the winter it may be more like 7 days or longer.