Old towels and newspaper can make a good mat to clean your gun on, however, they don’t absorb fluids like polypropylene-based materials do. Those fluids can end up staining your floor or your table and sticking back to your gun as a result. Our engineers designed the KG Gun Cleaning Mat to absorb as much gun cleaning agents as possible. It also has a flat, plain surface that makes cleaning more convenient, as opposed to fabric and paper that can get wrinkled while in use.