How To Flatten Unwrinkle A Drafting Mat

Charlie shows what s involved in flattening a road map for framing.

How to flatten unwrinkle a drafting mat.

Link to our tips for framing blog mentioned in. By rerolling the item in the opposite direction of the curl you can fix a curling problem. Lay your map or poster down on a. Maps and posters are hard to put on the wall when they refuse to lay flat.

Then sandwich the paper between 2 layers of blotting paper or wool felt and weight it down between 2 books. Check it every day and replace the absorbent material if it seems damp. The mat is the picture above relaxed in about two days. If the corners of the rug are curling curl them backward flatten them back out and place weights in just the corners of the rug.

To flatten crumpled paper mist it very lightly with distilled water to loosen the paper s fibers without making the paper hard. Although there are many different types of plastic mats from exercise mats to floor protectors they likely come packaged or are stored in the same way. If you don t have an ironing board handy you can set the photograph on a large flat surface such as a kitchen table or even on a flat hard floor. 01 08 2010 05 30 pm 4 shequilts.

1 046 i left mine rolled up in a hot car and had the devil of a time straightening it out. You should be able to see a drastic difference in about 24 hours and the mat will typically lat flat at 72 degrees f in about 3 full days. Finally i put it back in the hot car with the roll up. In the winter it may be more like 7 days or longer.

It s best to do this in the afternoon on a 75 to 80 degree. It s easy and takes just a few minutes. Gravity will get the mat to behave though. That can be problematic because the edges then want to stay curled up instead of laying flat.

Avoid ironing over areas that have been taped. What happens with the razer goliathus extended mousepads is that the rgb stripe that is held by the stitching around the mousepad moves around making it loo. Step 4 if your rug still won t lie flat apply some heat to it. The heat of the iron will melt the tape and cause a sticky unsightly mess.

Another suggestion is to cut the warpped part away and use the remaining piece of mat to cut smaller projects or make one that is easy to carry to classes elaine tried everything to fix her cutting mat. This took many tries but it did flatten the mat. Spread the rug over a clean concrete or asphalt slab such as your driveway on a sunny day.