Wet Vinyl Application Method with Your Cricut

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Today, we’re going to talk about the wet vinyl application method for adhesive vinyl. Why would you use this method?

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SUPPLIES

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Add your vinyl face up onto a light grip mat. The grid side of the Cricut vinyl goes down on the sticky part of the mat.

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Vinyl cuts with a fine-point blade. Load your mat into your machine and press the “go” button to cut.

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I like to leave my vinyl on the mat a lot of times to weed it. Just pull down from the corner and start pulling it away, removing all the excess from around the outside.

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Apply the transfer tape to the vinyl and burnish it down really well. Then, flip that over and peel back the backing paper from the back, leaving just the vinyl on the transfer tape.

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Apply the water to the surface. Mist the back of your vinyl just to make sure everything is wet.

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Wet Vinyl Application Method with Your Cricut

Today, we’re going to talk about the wet vinyl application method for adhesive vinyl. Why would you use this method?

SUPPLIES

– Cricut machine – Vinyl – Transfer tape – Blank (hard surfaces like metal, glass, and plastic) – Water in a spray bottle with a drop of dishwashing liquid – Weeding tools – Scraper – Paper towels

Add your vinyl face up onto a light grip mat. The grid side of the Cricut vinyl goes down on the sticky part of the mat.

Cutting Your Vinyl

Vinyl cuts with a fine-point blade. Load your mat into your machine and press the “go” button to cut.

I like to leave my vinyl on the mat a lot of times to weed it. Just pull down from the corner and start pulling it away, removing all the excess from around the outside.

Weeding Your Vinyl

Apply the transfer tape to the vinyl and burnish it down really well. Then, flip that over and peel back the backing paper from the back, leaving just the vinyl on the transfer tape.

Applying Vinyl with Water

Apply the water to the surface. Mist the back of your vinyl just to make sure everything is wet.

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