Cricut Vinyl Shiny Side Up Or Down

Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine.

Cricut vinyl shiny side up or down.

So if my image about takes up 2 inches across by 3 inches up and down i ll cut a 3 by 4 inch rectangle. In the cricut joy app mirror is enabled automatically when you select a heat transfer material. Think wall decals temporary signs and decorations etc. Perform test cuts to get your settings correct and remember to reverse your image on your computer before cutting htv.

It s a water resistant and uv resistant film with an adhesive that can last for up to 3 years. Cutting premium vinyl permanent with a cricut machine. It s the shinny side. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine.

Select and size the image s you want to cut. The vinyl side goes face up. Preparation with cricut transfer tape. You want to cut through the vinyl but not through the carrier sheet.

Cut on iron on vinyl setting. Find cutting and application instructions below. Cutting glitter iron on with a cricut machine. So again that s shiny side down.

Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. 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. Cricut vinyl older and being discontinued does not specify permanent or removable oracal 631.

Most removable vinyl adhesive can be removed by just peeling it up. Place iron on sheet shiny liner side down onto standardgrip mat. For best results make sure material has a straight edge. Using both hands insert material shiny liner side down under guides until rollers grip material.

The shiny side goes down when your cutting. Removable vinyl is perfect for applications where you may want to remove the vinyl in the future. 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. 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.

Press flashing go button. I still can t tell which side i cut iron on vinyl on. Here is another example shinny carrier side hard to pick through the vinyl side. Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.

Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat. Be sure to mirror all images prior to. Then position it plastic side down and vinyl side up the more dull less shiny side. There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away.

Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same.