Originally Posted by
Hippie
Dr Suzuki, Sicmats, Zomo slipmats are all good for normal mixing.
If you want them more slippy for scratching add a sheet or 2 of baking paper between the platter and the mats, or buy some butter rugz. Any paper will do really, apart from waxed paper as the wax will rub off onto the platter and the underside of your mats.
Stay away from the screen printed ones where they've used paint that sits on the top as the paint can scratch your vinyl and the layer of crusty paint on the top makes no sense, to me. Ideally you want the vinyl laying on a nice soft surface instead like the underside of those kind of mats, so I turn them over or use my own mats if I turn up to find decks fitted with those kind of mats.
Ink printed or dyed mats are much better as the ink or dye penetrates the mat leaving the top nice and soft and doesn't flake or crack and wear away like the the paint ones do.
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