Objective: Keep the top of your refrigerator from getting dirty.

Which of the following solutions is more sound in terms of naive physics reasoning?

pick from the following. (a). After cleaning the top of the refrigerator, cover it with masking tape, then occasionally remove it to keep this area clean. (b). After cleaning the top of the refrigerator, cover it with a newspaper, then occasionally remove it to keep this area clean.
(b).