Sliding gloves are used for multiple types of sliding. Some slides do not require gloves. First find a heavy duty pair of gloves for $10-$25 at any hardware or clothing store. Sliding glove have pucks stuck to them to make it slide easliy, I used corian countertop material for the pucks (I went to Menards and got 5 samples for free, they were very nice and I asked and they said that they no longer carried it, but they still had samples from when they did), You could use any other strong material that slides easily.