All Silhouette cutting mats need a good cleaning once in a while. Dust, fibers and tiny pieces of paper get stuck to the mat's sticking area, which can make the mat lose its stickiness. As we all know that can result in poor cutting.
Sometimes even the Silhouette spatula and can't remove all the tiny fibers and paper bits on the mat. I have to admit, I'm a little embarrassed and ashamed to show you my 'before' mat....but it's all for the good of the blog, right?