Place your material in the top upper left corner of the mat as shown in silhouette studio.
Clean cameo 3 mat.
Your mat will be wet but don t use a towel to dry it.
One of the most common issues from silhouette cameo beginners is that their cameo 3 autoblade is cutting through the vinyl or other material and the backing.
If you have a lot of built up fuzz or have been using high fiber materials such as fabric or handmade paper gently clean your mat with warm water.
If you are using any previous silhouette cutting models cameo 3 portrait 2 etc you must use a cutting mat to cut out cardstock or other paper materials.
Use a spoon or knife to apply the paste to the mat gently rub the paste into the mat and wash it off.
Mix together two tablespoons vegetable oil and three tablespoons baking soda into a paste in a small sealable container.
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Spread across your mat.
Wait for 15 minutes and.
Make sure to store your mat flat with the cover sheet over the adhesive.
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Soap and water scrub your mat with soap and water using a sponge or a magic eraser.
Let it air dry when finished.
Learn how to maintain your machine.
How to clean your silhouette cameo with alcohol cotton swab and a toothpick.
Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line.
If you haven t removed the protective liner from the cutting mat remember to do that now.
If your mat is bent use books to help flatten it.
All the small bits of paper vinyl and fluff that is reducing the mats ability to stay sticky.
Once this is cleaned reasonably well wipe over your mat with a baby wipe.
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This worth saving that you can protect your mat later.
I have worked on this problem for a few days and posted a thread yesterday called cutting top of mat silhouette cameo 3 i received numerous helpful questions and suggestions but the cure was following the suggested solution above.
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Here s how it works.
Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric.
The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.
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