Does Vinyl Go Shiny Side Up Or Down

Htv comes with a shiny protective sheet on it.

Does vinyl go shiny side up or down.

With regular htv it s usually really obvious which side is the vinyl and which side is the carrier sheet. This advice can be very confusing if you re brand new however. Removable vinyl is perfect for applications where you may want to remove the vinyl in the future. So if you ever find yourself flipping a piece of htv over from side to side wondering which way to put it on the mat here s a simple trick to figure it out.

For my decal i decided to use expressions vinyl series 31 removable vinyl in bright berry. 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. 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.

Mirror your design and put the vinyl shiny side down on your cutting mat. Shiny carrier sheet dull vinyl. But sometimes you can t tell. You can find a great chart for machine settings here.

Find cutting and application instructions below. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat. Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. Cutting premium vinyl permanent with a cricut machine.

Think wall decals temporary signs and decorations etc. Load your heat transfer vinyl on your cutting mat with the shiny side down. If your vinyl came on a roll you can cut off a piece to fit on your mat.