OMG What a wonderful (and totally "duh, I should have thought of that") idea!
*runs off to flatten, heal and fix cutting mat(s)* Mandy On 28 January 2010 06:42, jw <[email protected]> wrote: > This will sound like a way-out-there solution, but you just might be > surprised. > Attach your mat to a flat board the same size. > Park your car in a sunny place on a a sunny day with the windshield facing > the sun and the windows closed. > Put the mat and board on the dashboard behind the windshield. and leave > through the heat of the day. > The intense heat through the windshield should semi-heal the cuts and even > out the board > When removed and allowed to cool, the mat will be much less curly. > WARNING!! > Make SURE the mat is firmly attached to the board or you will have an even > more deformed mat, or a puddle. > And CAUTION the mat and board will become remarkably HOT! > And even in one day the sun may cause some fading. > > While I have not tried this technique on a well used cutting mat, > I was able to successfully restore a new mat that my sister picked up for > me > and accidentally left on the dashboard while unloading her own many > purchases that day. > (Moral - buy your own craft supplies, we care much more about them than our > siblings). > The mat went from 1/4" flat to a 8" high twisted pile. > But using the same forces that deformed it and attaching it to the flat > board I restored 98% of the original flatness, > (There was one little corner that just never would lay flat again but it > was totally functional for several years.). > The sun faded the mat from green to a blue-ish grey, but it was in the car > two days in the Summer before brought to me. > (and I did burn my hand slightly, removing the restored mat/plywood board > from the dash). > > Good luck if you try this experiment. > > Wildman > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
