A couple weeks ago I was at the Borg and saw a large rool of rubber "SHOWER PAN". It's the material you'd put down before bathroom shower tiles. It comes in a 5' width and you chose the length you need.
Anyway, I covered my new workbench with it before glueing up my latest project. The glue went flying and with a simple cloth it cleaned up spotlessly!!! I like it so much, I've left it there until I need the benchdogs, when I simply roll it up and stash it in the corner. I put it back when I'm done. In short, I pretty much beat the crap out of it and it looks as good 4 months later as the day I bought it. The best part, so does my workbench!!! Anyway, I'm a bit slow, how many of you use a similar system??