My vote would be for the tempered hardboard with a white finish. Its bright, nice and smooth and easy to wipe clean. Durable as well. After a few years if its starting to look bad just get new. My shop is mainly woodworking which is my day job. My main bench top is a recycled Plam (formica) flush door. It has been there for over 30 yrs now. Almost indestructible, every once in a while I take a scraper over it to clean then its good as new again. I also have a 4 x 8 work table that gets the most use. It is a piece of 3/4 a/c plywood. I put a piece of 'ram board' which is a floor protector on top when I was doing some painting 3 or 4 years ago. Same piece is still there but could be replaced as is starting to get shabby.
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