Is The Cricut Vinyl Shiny Side Down

Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat.

Is the cricut vinyl shiny side down.

The shiny side goes down when your cutting. That means you are putting the shiny transfer tape on the sticky mat surface. Preparation with cricut transfer tape. You want to cut through the vinyl but not through the carrier sheet.

The vinyl side goes face up. The cricut cutting mats are really similar and i have used cricut mats with my silhouette. Gently place the transfer tape adhesive side down over the images. So again that s shiny side down.

Perform test cuts to get your settings correct and remember to reverse your image on your computer before cutting htv. To prevent bubbles start in the center and move out toward the edges. Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear. Here is another example shinny carrier side hard to pick through the vinyl side.

Use a craft stick or scraper found in the cricut tool kit to burnish rub or polish the tape onto the vinyl. There is a layer of plastic that will be peeled away. Press flashing go button. Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings.

It s the shinny side. 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. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat. There is no transfer tape required with cricut iron on vinyl because it is already hooked onto the vinyl.

It makes it really easy. Also it is why you put the shiny side down when you cut cricut iron on vinyl. 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.

Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. 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.