This step adheres to the vinyl to the mat and pushes out any air bubbles between the vinyl and the mat.
Which side of the vinyl goes up.
The shiny side goes down when your cutting.
Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.
Use the cricut scraper or a credit card to go across the vinyl.
I still can t tell which side i cut iron on vinyl on.
Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.
You want to cut through the vinyl but not through the carrier sheet.
For my decal i decided to use expressions vinyl series 31 removable vinyl in bright berry.
Cricut vinyl older and being discontinued does not specify permanent or removable oracal 631.
The vinyl side goes face up.
Pick a side of the sheet that you suspect might be the cut side e g the white side of the sheet of red htv.
Removable vinyl is perfect for applications where you may want to remove the vinyl in the future.
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.
Hi i have this liner for my above ground pool and i do not now which side goes up when im installing it.
Perform test cuts to get your settings correct and remember to reverse your image on your computer before cutting htv.
One side is very smooth but has seams on it the other side is rough and pebbly with no seams.
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.
Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.
If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.
Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.
Take your weeding tool and scrape dig in the corner of the sheet.
Think wall decals temporary signs and decorations etc.
If you can get your tool under a layer of vinyl and pull it back then that s the side you should be cutting.
Press flashing go button.
Press the button on the top of the machine to turn it on.
Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear.
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.
This will help you know which side is up.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.