Cricut Vinyl Shiny Side Up Or Down

Think wall decals temporary signs and decorations etc.

Cricut vinyl shiny side up or down. Preparation with cricut transfer tape. For best results make sure material has a straight edge. It s a water resistant and uv resistant film with an adhesive that can last for up to 3 years. Here is another example shinny carrier side hard to pick through the vinyl side.

Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings. In the cricut joy app mirror is enabled automatically when you select a heat transfer material. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat.

Cut on iron on vinyl setting. Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side. Perform test cuts to get your settings correct and remember to reverse your image on your computer before cutting htv. The iron on vinyl is put onto the roll carrier side out which means the side that curls down is the carrier side and the side that curls up is the vinyl side.

Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. Using both hands insert material shiny liner side down under guides until rollers grip material. In the end if you re faced with two shiny sides the same color the slightly less shiny side is going to be the vinyl side. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.

Cricut vinyl older and being discontinued does not specify permanent or removable oracal 631. This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same. Most removable vinyl adhesive can be removed by just peeling it up. I still can t tell which side i cut iron on vinyl on.

So if my image about takes up 2 inches across by 3 inches up and down i ll cut a 3 by 4 inch rectangle. The vinyl side goes face up. It s the shinny side. Whatever mat and machine you are using put your adhesive vinyl paper backing side down onto your mat so the colored vinyl side is facing up see image below.

Find cutting and application instructions below. Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat. There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away. You want to cut through the vinyl but not through the carrier sheet.

Cutting glitter iron on with a cricut machine. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette. Cutting premium vinyl permanent with a cricut machine. The shiny side goes down when your cutting.

So again that s shiny side down. Removable vinyl is perfect for applications where you may want to remove the vinyl in the future. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat. Press flashing go button.

Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. Select and size the image s you want to cut.