Duck Brand 280211 Non-Adhesive Solid Grip Easy Shelf Liner, 20-Inch x 8-Feet, Ultra-Fresh, Black

I was using a mesh style liner in my tool chest and never really liked it so when I bought another chest I looked for a solid liner. I saw a kobalt one that looked nice but it would've cost $60 to line all the drawers so I finally found this stuff in the cabinet section and figured I'd give it a try. I bought one roll of 4' for $8 at the box store just to see how it was and after the first drawer I knew this was the liner I wanted. I checked Amazon and they had the same one but 8' for $11 so I bought two more rolls to finish all the drawers. This liner cuts very easily using a framing square and razor, so much easier than trying to cut that mesh style liner to fit exactly. When I first put it in the edges curled up a bit but after a few days they all flattened out. I use one drawer to store nails for nail guns and I throw the nailer oil in there also. sometimes I neglect to close the oil all the way and when that happened with the mesh liner it was a mess I'd have to empty the drawer but with this liner I just wipe it off of the liner and it never gets on the actual drawer. That also gave me the idea to put it on the shelves of my gladiator cabinet where I keep spray oils and stuff so now that cabinet is lined as well. The liner keeps everything from sliding around just like the mesh one did but this just looks much nicer in the drawers, so much nicer that I just bought more rolls and am going to empty out my other tool chest and line it with this.

After reading some of the reviews and seeing that there were other people who used this for toolbox liner, I decided to give it a shot. I was specifically looking for solid liner, as opposed to the mesh type toolbox liner, and this seemed to fit the bill (no duck pun intended). It is exactly what i needed. I wanted this for use in old tool box restoration. while both solid and mesh work, I prefer the look of solid liner. Easy to cut, very flexible and plenty of grip. My only complaint, well, not really a complaint, more of a point of interest, is that it is difficult to get a perfectly straight cut. With mesh liner you can cut right along the mesh and get a straight cut. Freehand cutting is not very accurate (I tried. It didn't work.) Instead, what I did was use a ruler to make a straight line and laid down a line of masking tape and cut along the line. It gives you a very straight line, it just takes some time. Which since I'm doing restoration, the time doesn't really bother me. Just a point of interest to consider when deciding whether this product.

I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars for two reasons: 1: I would really appreciate more widths offered at all lengths, as it creates a significant amount of waste if your shelves are slightly over 10 inches deep. 2: It doesn't grip the shelf as well as some other liners and this gets annoying when used in a drawer or a place that gets items slid onto it. Other than that it is a good product.

I purchased 3-rolls of this product for drawer liners in a large roll around tool box. I have more than 6-roll around tool boxes, and I've tried various products for lining the drawers. This stuff works very well, as others have mentioned. It cuts extremely well, normally on the first pass with a razor/X-Acto type knife. It hasn't flattened out completely yet, but I expect it to as it has already done some flattening after just a day or two. I used a straight edge and a framing square, and the cuts came out extremely well. It's very strong, I cannot tear it with my hands and it's difficult to stretch or deform. Other products I have purchased (here on Amazon) can be easily torn and not as durable. This stuff is very durable. Very satisfied... I imagine it has many other uses as well, but my experience is limited to tool box drawers. __________________________ Edited Later July 12th, 2014: Still really like this stuff, even more due to the following. I also ordered, and just received " JEGS Performance Products W88996 Tool Box Drawer Liner ". The Ducks brand is stronger, thicker, wider at 20" and also costs less. The Ducks brand is ~1.56MM thick, and "tackier" to my fell (JEGS is about 1.36MM, and less tacky of a feel). Cannot tear Ducks unless a cut is started. But just trying to tear an uncut piece, I cannot tear it. At Amazon Prime pricing, the Ducks is ~$0.70/sq. ft., the JEGS is ~$1.33/sq. ft. Not trying to knock JEGS. I have used it without issues, and it works fine. It wasn't until having to line many new drawers I actually closely compared the two. Bottom line, if you purchased the JEGS I doubt you'd regret it. My opinion, worth what you paid for it... PS For a really nice professional look, I laid this liner down, and placed on TOP of it Duck Brand 1344559 Non-Adhesive Select Grip Easy Shelf Liner, 12-Inch x 20-Feet, White ". Being white, it's obviously not recommended for dirty environments, but for a *clean* drawer with fine tools, measuring devices, electronics, etc., this made it pop. I actually bought mine at Home Depot, not even sure if it was a Duck product. PSS If you need to glue either I'd suggest using "3M Rubber and Vinyl 80 Spray Adhesive". My local Home Depot stocks it for ~$13.00. I would NOT suggest buying it online as the prices are crazy, for some reason.

Pros: - Antimicrobial protection (good for kitchen) - Non-adhesive so no tape residue to deal with - Non-slip, the material is quite sticky so things won't slide on it - Machine washable (although have yet to try this out) Cons: - A bit too sticky, I don't really like the feel of it - Difficult to cut straight, not really any good visible cutting guidelines

pretty simple idea, and it works. size may or may not be good for your situation, but it's easily cut to fit. good padding but isn't super thick or rigid. lays nice and flat. doesn't completely keep things from rolling, but does knock it down a bunch. and if something does roll, it dampens the sound a ton.