My husband is in IT, and is a nightmare on any kind of tabletop or desktop (the furniture - not the computer). He has a pretty big workstation at home that covers several different surfaces. They are already covered in ink, dings, strange adhesive blobs, and scratches. I got this, as I figured it would protect what was left.This is really pretty perfect and would work on just about every surface. Even though it has a glossy finish, it's not horribly slick. It's also easy to cut down using a sharp blade. Very functional.