My mat has definitely benefited from the treatment gave it with the quilt glide. Last night I cut out a new top, and it was wonderful when I was cutting the long strips. I think one reason mats wear out so quickly is all the small fibers clogging up the cuts. I kept the cloth I had used in the treatment and used it to clean up the mat when I was done. It had a heavy residue of the quilt glide on it still. Again I drew up a great deal of tiny fibers from what I thought was a clean mat. So now I will use it to regularly scrub out debris do a major refresh a couple of times a year. It may be the mat might out last me.