I discovered a TekMat cleaning mat on Amazon with a really nice "breakdown" of a P226. It arrived this afternoon.

 

What I received looked an awful lot like an "oversized" mouse pad (same neoprene backing, same fabric front ~11"x17").   Perhaps, I perceived wrong, but what I was expecting was something on which I could lay my field stripped parts, covered in Hoppes 9, Frog Lube or other CLPs... and then be able to wipe it off the mat after re-assembly. I'd be afraid to lay anything on the mat in that condition... certainly nothing coated in Hoppes 9. 

 

So, for anyone with experience in using these mats, what do you lay over the top of them to keep them clean and "flammable fluid free?" Don't get me wrong...I actually like the design of it and certainly the P226 schematic. I guess it's really only for "cushioning" while you clean. Otherwise, I don't see how one could keep the mat clean. Or is it supposed to be?

 

Just curious... Thanks. 

My cleaning mats from Cabelas are nice and soft. Made to absorb oils and solvents. Rubber backing to keep it from slipping. Machine washable.

^ this.  Just wash it when it gets nasty.