Iron On Vinyl Shiny Side Down

It doesn t seem like it would be hard but it was a serious struggle.

Iron on vinyl shiny side down.

The iron on stuff isn t sticky at all but the shiny plastic backing is what s sticky. So when you re cutting you ll want to cut through your vinyl the dull side and keep the thick plastic backing the shiny side intact. So again that s shiny side down. You want to do something called a kiss cut it will make everything loads easier especially if you have lots of small pieces like words or designs.

If you have more than one color please note you need to mirror on all the mats. Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat. Be sure to mirror all images prior to cutting. Put your mat in the machine and load it in.

Once machine senses materials it measures your material to ensure there s enough for your project. Select and size the image s you want to cut. Put the shiny side down on your mat. The iron on vinyl is a little different than regular sticky vinyl.

Find out more about why we have to mirror here. 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. Put the iron on vinyl shiny side down on the mat so you re cutting the back of the vinyl and not the carrier sheet. Using both hands insert material shiny liner side down under guides until rollers grip material.

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. That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface. Mirror the image in the design program before cutting otherwise when you flip the vinyl the cut will be backwards. Cut on iron on vinyl setting.

For best results make sure material has a straight edge. Adhere your heat transfer vinyl with the shiny backing side down onto your cutting mat and load into your machine. Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl. It makes it really easy.

With iron on vinyl there is a clear smooth sheet on one side this goes face down on the mat. One of the hardest parts when i first started cutting with iron on material was knowing which side to place down. Verify your design is mirrored and cut your heat transfer vinyl.