Gilder’s gloves (one size) are used for all genuine and imitation leaf application. prevents hands swetting on the gilded surface due to its spaced woven threads.
Always wear gloves when applying the gold leaf to avoid leaving fingerprints on the gilded surface. These fingerprints will stain your gold or silver leaf later on. wear these gloves to polish the gilded surface and removes redundant flakes.
You can also wear these gloves to polish the gesso and clay to smooth them out well before gilding.