stinky green cutting mat
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Maine-ly Florida
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Hi,
Looking for help to resolve the maritial discord this new mat has created... I bought a large Olfa mat a week ago, taking advantage of a 50% off coupon and it does smell like skunk. I keep moving it around to different parts of this not-too-big house and I'm still getting complaints. I told him the smell would 'gas off'. That didn't win any battles. Right now, it's in the basement on a flat surface out of any sunshine.
Any helpful tips other than return it?
Thanks,
lots2do
Looking for help to resolve the maritial discord this new mat has created... I bought a large Olfa mat a week ago, taking advantage of a 50% off coupon and it does smell like skunk. I keep moving it around to different parts of this not-too-big house and I'm still getting complaints. I told him the smell would 'gas off'. That didn't win any battles. Right now, it's in the basement on a flat surface out of any sunshine.
Any helpful tips other than return it?
Thanks,
lots2do
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: North East Lower peninsula of Michigan
Posts: 6,231
When I went to buy one I had the lady in Joanns smell it she agreed not the best deal in the store they were going to send them back. I went with a Fiskars Mat that didn't smell.
#6
Put the mat in the shower. Using hot water and dish liquid with a good grease cutter in it - think Dawn - and a soft cloth wash the mat very, very, well. Don't skimp on the dish liquid. If you can lay it flat, let it soak for a few minutes. Rinse with more hot water, then a blast of cold water. Wipe dry.
#9
Fabreeze? search more. i've read a lot about this being a problem. i have two Olfa mats but they are yrs old. one very old. no smell. they must be manufacturing them somewhere different now. i'd complain loudly!!
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