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This is what I found on the internet.
Heat – It is best to store self-healing cutting mats flat, not near heating or direct sunlight and not too cold as they may become brittle. The mats are heat sensitive. They will warp from heat and improper storage - keep them flat. Well I learned that the hard way: put a freshly filled teapot on the corner of a mat, which has never been the same since.
Cleaning – Use warm water and mild detergent. Avoid abrasive cleansers. A nylon net scrubber can be used to loosen any stubborn dirt. I always use a lint roller to remove lint and tiny pieces of fabric - not just on the mat.
The cut marks can be seen but only cutting in the same place again and again gives wider marks. But usually they last for years.
by dlmds
15 Oct 2009
Thank you Mops, I will do what you wrote. I learned the hard way also that they need to be stored flat. Will the lint roller take the fabric fuzz out of the cuts? H&*.
145190Go to www.cutting-mats.net at bottom of page.Don't use anything that will scratch.
4292Great question. I learned a lot. Thanks for asking
by dlmds
15 Oct 2009
That is another thing I love about this site. I to have learned alot by being with this family. H&*.
46153My dear, it sounds like you have some great answers and I wouldn't have known what to tell you - I just opened the question to learn - so here is a *4U. Love!
211078U have quite a few answers here dlmds. Mine is self healing & so far has no cuts in it. I have no idea how to repair one but notice one of the QTs says their is a tool so perhaps that will help u. *
by dlmds
15 Oct 2009
Yes lbrow, I am going to check into it when I get to town (40 mile round trip for me). H&*.
145789try going over the cuts with a fine grit sandpaper. May be able to smooth it out that way
by dlmds
15 Oct 2009
This maybe helpful, as they do not seem to be cut very deep. I will try this on a piece of the mat. H&*.
67271To get the fuzz and lint off, brush them with those soft PLASTIC scour pads that you use for dishes.
by dlmds
15 Oct 2009
Thank you, I think the best place to get these will be the "Dollar Store". H&*.
12707Mine is self healing, and its funny when it heals with fuzz in it from the material and I have to scrape it out! Hahaha! **
by dlmds
15 Oct 2009
That is part of my problem, all the fuzz left in the cuts from the fabric. H&*.
92391I'm trying to remember what the tool is called, but it scraps the mat to remove the dents. You'll find it at Jo-Ann's or Hancock's next to the cutting blades. Sorry I can't be more specific.
5660There are self-healing mats, and others. If it does not say self-healing, my guess is that the cuts will remain. They were probably made using a heat process, but I have no idea of how to heat them up to repair them. They might give off noxious fumes if heated, so be careful, whatever you do.
Jacqueline
by mops
15 Oct 2009
Heating them makes the mats curl up , I once put a teacup on top of my mat, so I know.
70914I don't know but I do know the prices of everything has gone up when I was in JoAnn's & Hancock the other day. Mines has a few also but I don't use it much ;D *2U
by dlmds
14 Oct 2009
This price thing I do not understand. So many people out of work and companies are laying off more all the time. Yet it seem gov. keeps raising taxes and companies keep raising prices. It is the raises in gro. prices that upset me the most, most other things we have a choice whether to purchase or not. H&*.
63109I thought they were self healing but I don't use mine that much. Sorry.
by mad14kt
14 Oct 2009
I thought so too, until I got some cuts on mines. However; they claim the newer ones today are better ;D *2U
by dlmds
14 Oct 2009
I believe the green ones are self-healing. This one is the white quilters board. I have 3 boards now, would not like to try to purchase another. H&*.
by clawton
17 Oct 2009
Mine is not green but it is a self healing mat. Just check to see what the label says.
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