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.
How to flattten alvin mat.
Do you have a warped cutting mat.
This will add extra pressure and encourage the mat to flatten.
Watch this tutorial to learn how to fix your cutting mat easily.
40 x 60 cutting mat is self healing and reversible.
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.
Make sure the water is cool.
I am using a wet towel and an iron and this really work.
Gravity will get the mat to behave though.
Roll out the vyco borco cover on a flat surface using heavy encyclopedia dictionary type books to keep in place on the corners.
Printed grid pattern includes guide lines for 45 degree and 60 degree angles and 1 2 grid lines.
They are by far the best cutting mat on the market making the fiskar boards at wally world look like crap.
People that need experience get it one way or another.
Step 5 you can also try using an iron to fix a warped cutting mat.
The mat is the picture above relaxed in about two days.
3mm thick and extra durable.
Step 4 allow the weighed down mat to warm in the sun for a few hours and flatten.
Alvin mats are used commercially here at my company.
Add a solution of cup white vinegar per gallon of cool water and let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes.
Except for ink stains those are a little tougher to soak your mat place it in a bathtub or container that is large enough so your mat can lie flat.
Cover the mat with two layers of towels and set your iron to its lowest heat.
In the winter it may be more like 7 days or longer.
This extra large cutting mat also includes internal horizontal and vertical graduated hash marks.
This took many tries but it did flatten the mat.
This is not a quick cure but i still have the mat and it is still flat.
All it takes is a iron a small towel and something flat that has plenty of weight way down.
That can be problematic because the edges then want to stay curled up instead of laying flat.
If you have a larger size vyco borco you might also put some in the center as well.
Plus it should also remove any surface stains on the mat.
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.