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sweetjessy 02-23-2011 05:31 PM

you could soak your matt in the bathtub,

BluegrassGurl 02-23-2011 05:42 PM

Thanks everyone for all the info. My one and only mat will soon get a renewing wash and scrub!

karenchi 02-23-2011 06:19 PM

A long time ago I picked up this square rubber hard eraser that was in the scrapbooking sention at JoAnn's. 68 cents. I use that and it picks up everything. It even cleans up the cut marks and you can't see them. They are gone!

3NorwichTerr 02-23-2011 06:23 PM

I also have used a good pencil eraser and it cleans the mat right up.

capucine 02-23-2011 06:46 PM


Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I clean my cutting mats with a rubber cement pickup or frisket pickup - it's a little square of crepe rubber sold in the fine arts section of your craft store or in the office supply store near the glues or drafting supplies.

It really pulls the fibers out of the crevices and cleans up the surface.

Mine is soaking in the bath right now :) This mat soaking would have to be the hint of the year a gold medal to you Bellaboo :)

Nettie Phillips 02-23-2011 06:52 PM

I didn't know that. Will have to do that.

biscuitqueen 02-23-2011 07:35 PM

thanks for sharing, I have always just wiped it off.

Happy Tails 02-23-2011 07:53 PM


Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Remember if your mat is a self healing mat it needs to be refreshed once a year by letting it absorb water for a couple of hours and then dry naturally. It keeps the mat like new.

oh dear, I did not know this. How long does it take to dry and do you put it back on the table to dry? Do you put anything in the water?

Quiltaddict 02-23-2011 08:04 PM

I will have to soak my mat too, did not know about soaking.

Pat-w 02-23-2011 08:29 PM

I save my used dryer sheets to clean all those fuzzies & threads off mine. Plus it all sticks to the sheets & doesn't fly around.


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