Posted by the owner of oil slick on another forum site:
Well the batphone is ringing, so in an effort to start off on the right foot over here I figured i should make an account so that i can address any questions about the pads.
also, i should disclaim that i do not sell the pads directly, just manufacture. smokeyfish does a bunch of stuff for lots of MMJ outlets and i asked him to carry our products. get in touch with him or the online store if you are interested.
SILPATS. yep that IS where we got the idea. not the demarle models excactly, but i have a culinary background and had tried using a silpat for handling oil in the past.
they are thin, they break down, the borders fray, and they curl up if you use a hotpad to purge on. a week of use and you have bits of silicone in your oil. not good to smoke.
so for the past year we have been making fiber impregnated silicone to order. the material we use for the oil slicks are about twice as thick and contain 3 times the fiber core. the technology is closer to the material used in commercial bacon frying conveyors, than the material used for a baking sheet.
the cost of our material is also double the cost of thinner looser weave silicone, but i believe we are no more expensive than any alternatives you could conceive of.
and the green and Oil Slick thing dont cost a penny more.