It doesn t seem like it would be hard but it was a serious struggle.
Cricut iron on vinyl shiny side up or down.
Iron on vinyl on the other hand has a shiny clear plastic carrier sheet on one side and the colorful matte back of the iron on vinyl on the other.
It makes it really easy.
It is also worth mentioning that heat transfer vinyl is not sticky to the touch.
Select and size the image s you want to cut.
Put your mat in the machine and load it in.
It s the shinny side.
Place the shiny side down on your mat.
Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side.
Temporary signs and decorations etc.
Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat.
Once your design is cut it s time to remove all the excess iron on.
The adhesive is heat activated so you will not feel anything on the surface.
Cricut vinyl older and being.
Adjust your machine settings according to the iron on kiss cut guide below a kiss cut goes through the iron on film and leaves the liner intact.
Next be sure that you lay the shiny side down of your cricut metallic iron on i used it in espresso.
With iron on vinyl there is a clear smooth sheet on one side this goes face down on the mat.
Place your material with the.
Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl.
That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface.
There is no transfer tape required with cricut iron on vinyl because it is already hooked onto the vinyl.
There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away.
So again that s shiny side down.
One of the hardest parts when i first started cutting with iron on material was knowing which side to place down.
Sometimes separating the two layers at the corner can be tricky so i opt for using my cricut weeding tool to puncture the top layer and then pull up the corner to start.
Most removable vinyl adhesive can be removed by just peeling it up.
This means that the good side is down.
Be sure to mirror all images prior to.
The adhesive side will be up.