Cricut Iron On Vinyl Shiny Side Up Or Down

Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side.

Cricut iron on vinyl shiny side up or down. Temporary signs and decorations etc. Place your material with the. One of the hardest parts when i first started cutting with iron on material was knowing which side to place down. Select and size the image s you want to cut.

It is also worth mentioning that heat transfer vinyl is not sticky to the touch. So again that s shiny side down. Most removable vinyl adhesive can be removed by just peeling it up. With iron on vinyl there is a clear smooth sheet on one side this goes face down on the mat.

The adhesive side will be up. 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 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. There is no transfer tape required with cricut iron on vinyl because it is already hooked onto the vinyl. Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl.

Next be sure that you lay the shiny side down of your cricut metallic iron on i used it in espresso. It makes it really easy. This means that the good side is down. There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away.

It doesn t seem like it would be hard but it was a serious struggle. Place the shiny side down on your mat. Put your mat in the machine and load it in. Be sure to mirror all images prior to.

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. Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat. That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface.

The adhesive is heat activated so you will not feel anything on the surface. Cutting glitter iron on with a cricut machine. 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. 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.