Cricut Iron On Vinyl Shiny Side Up Or Down

Place the shiny side down on your mat.

Cricut iron on vinyl shiny side up or down.

Select and size the image s you want to cut. 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. There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away. This means that the good side is down.

Cutting glitter iron on with a cricut machine. The adhesive is heat activated so you will not feel anything on the surface. The adhesive side will be up. It doesn t seem like it would be hard but it was a serious struggle.

Be sure to mirror all images prior to. Place your material with the. 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. 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.

Put your mat in the machine and load it in. It is also worth mentioning that heat transfer vinyl is not sticky to the touch. Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side. Once your design is cut it s time to remove all the excess iron on.

With iron on vinyl there is a clear smooth sheet on one side this goes face down on the mat. Cut on iron on vinyl setting. Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl. There is no transfer tape required with cricut iron on vinyl because it is already hooked onto the vinyl.

Cricut vinyl older and being. One of the hardest parts when i first started cutting with iron on material was knowing which side to place down. So again that s shiny side down. That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface.

It s the shinny side. Next be sure that you lay the shiny side down of your cricut metallic iron on i used it in espresso. Temporary signs and decorations etc. Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat.