Kitsie

Missi, yep, I have my brush and contact cement ready and I'm going to glue one to an old laminate, well-lit counter top! I still have the other mat (I ruined two and they get expensive!) Plywood would be too heavy and awkward. Might try heavy cardboard sometime. Will let you know how it works!

winipb2

I took mine out to the patio and laid it directly on the cement and let the sun shine on it during the heat of the day. I then brought it in while it was still warm and laid it on my flat cutting table to cool. It has been like new since then.

Wini - House of BCC in Houston

Kitsie

Must have been the Texas sun, Wini! Mine is now contact cemented to my counter! Anybody know how to get contact cement off fingers?

LeslieSkelly

I put mine on top of the dryer and stacked a few things on top. After a few drying cycles, it was flat again.

littlehud

I hope you can get it fixed. They are so expensive.

Kitsie

I'll try that with the second one!

Missi

Besides the cement on the fingers did you have any problems? Did the bubble parts stick and stay down over the weekend?

Kitsie

Sure did stay stuck and I love it! Course my 9 yr old grandson had to try picking at it while we were talking but its stuck! The cement wears off fingers in a day or two. Enjoy your day.

Missi

Yah!!! - I am so excited to get mine glued. I am still gonna use the ply wood cause I am gonna put it on top of a dresser that I use as a cutting board. The top of the dresser isn't quite big enough for a my large mat so the ply wood will give me a hard surface for cutting too. Then I can leave the new one upstairs for when I do large cutting projects. I have a counter height table that I cut at when I do lots of cutting. Saves the back :)

Kitsie

I even put my "craft" sewing machine on it for doing appliques, etc. Sure doesn't slide around! I will enjoy the mobility of the second one and being able to turn it. It's no so bad. I may try the top-of-the-dryer-with -a-pile-of-heavy-stuff-on-it that someone else suggested.