New cutting matt odor
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New cutting matt odor
How can I get rid of the odor from a new cutting mat? I recently purchased a new green Olfa mat and it smells like a skunk, not a pleasant smell to be cutting over. I have aired it out to no avail. Hopefully some one can give me some help. Any ideas?
I started this once and lost my message so if it comes thru twice or garbled, you know why.
Thanks for any helpful ideas.
I started this once and lost my message so if it comes thru twice or garbled, you know why.
Thanks for any helpful ideas.
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I think I have a more sensitive nose than most people, because I have to let a lot of things air out before I can stand to use them (like anything made of leather, and I don't use vinyl at all if I can avoid it), so this probably doesn't apply to most people, but for those few like me, here's my experience. I tried washing my mat with vinegar, and then I had it sit out in the garage for over six months, and I still couldn't stand the smell. I tried this with two different brands of mat, thinking maybe one was particularly bad, but they were both unusable for me.
I ended up buying a mat made from polypropylene (also familiar as recycling code 5) instead of PVC. Specifically, I bought the Fiskars Eco cutting mat. No smell. It's made of the same stuff a lot of plastic kitchen storage containers are made from.
I ended up buying a mat made from polypropylene (also familiar as recycling code 5) instead of PVC. Specifically, I bought the Fiskars Eco cutting mat. No smell. It's made of the same stuff a lot of plastic kitchen storage containers are made from.
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Here is google search link regarding Olfa mat odor:
https://www.google.com/#q=olfa+mat+odor&
I had purchased one of the little 5 x 8 mats and the smell was so awful I could not use it. I tried everything listed and even left it out on my back porch in the fresh air for over a year.....yes a year! It kinda became a mission lol. I bought all kinds of sprays that said it would remove any odor but not on this little mat It still had that smell. I finally trashed it as I didn't have a lot of money invested and decided I would never buy another olfa mat. I could not return it because it had been so long since I purchased it. My sister says my nose is too sensitive because I can't even get near the things in the stores.
So, if the smell doesn't go away in a very reasonable time, I would return it.
Good luck and hopefully your mat will be usable soon.
https://www.google.com/#q=olfa+mat+odor&
I had purchased one of the little 5 x 8 mats and the smell was so awful I could not use it. I tried everything listed and even left it out on my back porch in the fresh air for over a year.....yes a year! It kinda became a mission lol. I bought all kinds of sprays that said it would remove any odor but not on this little mat It still had that smell. I finally trashed it as I didn't have a lot of money invested and decided I would never buy another olfa mat. I could not return it because it had been so long since I purchased it. My sister says my nose is too sensitive because I can't even get near the things in the stores.
So, if the smell doesn't go away in a very reasonable time, I would return it.
Good luck and hopefully your mat will be usable soon.
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