Generally, this lab bench liner is a fine product. The liner works well at preventing soak-through and staining for fluids and chemicals compatible with the polyethylene backing. The liner also provides a limited amount of fluid absorbency for minor spills. The liner also seems to produce minimal amounts of lint or dust, which is a great plus. In other words, it is a fine liner for any surface where chemicals and fluids are in use. The polyethylene liner also helps grip the bench to prevent liner slippage, which is critical. Some liners we have used have poor grip and have required tape to keep in place. However, the liner is relatively fragile, so it is apparently not intended to be physical protection. The 50-foot roll is continuous, so a pair of scissors for cutting the liner to length is a must. The box with the roll of liner is relatively light, and we had difficulty trying to get the liner through the slot. We finally gave up, removed the liner roll from the box, pulled out the amount we wanted, and cut it. The one issue we had is price. Our benches are eight feet long, so one roll will cover five benches, or one bench five times. It may be that covering a bench for something approaching ten dollars is not a big deal for some organizations, but in the context of, for example, a school chemistry lab when the liner needs removed at the end of each class, the costs skyrocket pretty quickly. Of course, the need remains, so it is either come up with a less-expensive solution, which we have yet to find, teach the kids how to avoid spilling chemicals (good luck with that), or figure out how to pay for the liner, which is actually one of the lower cost liners with the protective capabilities. While we complain about the price, functionally this liner works well. While the absorbency is for "minor" spills, in most cases only small quantities of chemicals are in use so "minor" works quite fine indeed. We could wish for a slightly thicker polyethylene backing layer, but we also use this liner with a rubber underlayer to minimize glassware breakage, so the thickness of the polyethylene is typically less of an issue. Four stars for a product that meets our needs.
