Hey Stan,
Glad the trip worked out for you 

Specs from the MSC web site don't help much 
HOWEVER we bought some of the 3/32 thick stuff for our Vastex unit and it works just fine.
The heavier rubber requires a little more slack when installed and it will not pull down to the very insides of the screen, (you can't get the Han Solo carbonite look with the 3/32 in stuff) but easily conforms to a large enough area that far extends beyond the any printable area.  I can't see  why the 1/16 stuff would not work exactly as OEM stuff.
here are the details from the catalog page the only diff in details for either is the thickness.
mooseman
Rubber Sheets | Material: SBR | Thickness (Inch): 1/16 | Width (Inch): 36 | Length Type: Cut–to–Length | Durometer (Shore A): 70 – 80 | Tensile Strength: 800
Material SBR 
Thickness (Inch) 1/16 
Width (Inch) 36 
Length Type Cut-to-Length
Durometer (Shore A) 70 - 80
Tensile Strength 800 
Maximum Temperature ( F) 170.000 
Minimum Temperature ( F) -20.000 
Color Black