Hospitality-grade floor protection · Ships in 1–3 business days · 90-day limited warranty
Hospitality-grade floor protection · Ships in 1–3 business days · 90-day limited warranty
For commercial buyers, facility teams & design specifiers
Engineered for facilities that can’t afford a glide failure. Volume pricing, curated free samples, and project quotes on request.
✓ Hotel & restaurant grade • ✓ Free samples for verified businesses • ✓ 24-hour quote turnaround
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The specification record
Specified at Orlando’s highest-traffic hospitality properties
Engineered for furniture that gets moved hundreds of times per shift
Volume pricing on bulk floor protection projects
Project quotes and curated sample shipments returned promptly
Case Study · Children’s Area Hotel Lobby
A flagship Orlando-area destination resort had a recurring problem in the children’s area of one of their lobbies: the stools kept failing. Not the furniture — the glides. Four generations were tested on the same stools, in the same lobby, under the same conditions. Here is what happened.
Generation 1
Wore down within months across carpeted transition areas. Screws had to be removed; left the leg permanently damaged.
Generation 2
Cheap commodity glides attached with a single driven nail. Broke off under repeated lateral force, leaving nails exposed in the leg bottom.
Generation 3
Wore down rapidly and consistently broke at the attachment point. Same failure pattern as the previous generation, accelerated by abrasive carpet fibers.
Generation 4 — the solution
Smooth movement across tile and low-pile carpet. No nails, no torn leg material. No callbacks from housekeeping.
The lesson holds across every project we’ve supported since: a glide that works on hardwood will not necessarily work on carpet, and the reverse is true. The National Wood Flooring Association identifies abrasive chair movement as among the leading causes of commercial floor finish failure — the right glide specification is the first line of defence.
“If a glide can’t survive a children’s lobby, it won’t survive your dining room.”
Superior Glide specification team
Case Study · Restaurant Dining Room
A common assumption is that Teflon glides slide forever. In a residential setting they often do. In a restaurant, a busy section scrapes each chair across carpet 200 or more times a day — 73,000 scrapes a year, per chair. PTFE is roughly half as hard as the carpet fiber it slides against. Initial performance feels excellent. Long-term performance doesn’t exist.
Shore D hardness: 50–60
Behavior: Initially smooth; abrades into carpet fiber over time
Failure window: 3–6 months in commercial dining
Rockwell R hardness: 100–120
Selected for: Durability, abrasion resistance
Effect on softer glides: Acts like fine sandpaper over time
Rockwell R hardness: ≥100
Selected for: Hardness-matched sliding surface
Result: No abrasion; outlasts the chair in field testing
The hardness-matched PA6 nylon glide is the correct specification for commercial carpet applications — no break-in period, no abrasion failure window. It is what we specify for every restaurant and food service project.
The recommended glide for this restaurant project, shown across four angles. Hard PA6 nylon face matched to the Rockwell hardness of commercial carpet fiber.
From first contact to delivered order, most projects move in three steps — and most are shipping samples inside 24 business hours.
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Use the request form, send an email, or call the line. Describe what you’re protecting — what kind of furniture, what floors, how the space is used, and rough quantities. We work from that, not a generic intake form.
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Within 24 business hours, we review your project and ship the right samples for your application. Every sample shipment includes a written recommendation: the specific product, size, and mounting method for your setup.
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Stock items ship promptly from order approval. Larger or custom orders get a confirmed lead time in writing before you commit. Multi-site projects and blanket orders handled on request.
Most projects go from first contact to shipped samples inside 24 business hours. Larger orders get a confirmed lead time before you commit.
Every sector below has tested our floor protection products in real working environments. The specifications below reflect what’s survived in practice.
A 600-chair ballroom turns over four times a day. The cost of one bad glide multiplies by 2,400 every cycle. We supply the floor protection that doesn’t create callbacks from housekeeping.
A busy restaurant moves each chair 200+ times a day — 73,000 scrapes per year, per chair. Our glides absorb the punishment that finishes soft-face PTFE in a single season.
Conference chairs, task seating, reception furniture. If it sits on a floor you want to keep looking new, we have the right floor protection specification for that surface.
A single classroom moves chairs 50+ times a day, every school day, for nine months a year. Cheap glides leave floor scratches and replacement costs. Volume pricing for institutional orders.
Bedside tables, dining chairs, transfer seating. Quiet movement matters. Our glides reduce the screech that wakes patients and residents — and protect flooring that’s expensive to repair.
Council chambers, multipurpose hall stacking chairs, assembly seating. Specifications that hold up under public scrutiny, heavy use, and budget review — with documented technical recommendations on file.
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Commercial furniture floor protection projects price differently than retail. Tell us what you’re ordering and we’ll quote volume pricing. Larger orders price better. We send the numbers in writing so you can plan around them.
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Every quote includes a written recommendation on size, surface material, and mounting method — based on your floor, your furniture, and how the space is used. Not a product page link. An actual specification.
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Stock items ship promptly from order approval. Larger or custom orders get a confirmed lead time in writing before you commit. No surprises on delivery windows for large facility rollouts.
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Approved business accounts get direct contact with our specification team. No queue, no chatbot, no offshore support tier. The person who reviewed your first sample request handles your repeat orders.
For Verified Buyers
A business account is free. It’s the step that happens after your first project quote, once we know what you’re working with. No minimum commitment required to apply.
Questions about whether your organization qualifies? Email sales@superiorglide.com or call 407-347-3219.
Quick answers for commercial buyers, facility managers, and procurement teams about our products and services.
Tell us about your project — what you’re protecting, what furniture, what floors, and rough quantities. We’ll ship a curated set of samples within 24 business hours. We pick the samples based on what we’d actually recommend for your application, not a generic sample box. Free for verified businesses.
Volume pricing scales with quantity — larger orders price better. We quote in writing so you can plan around the numbers before you commit. For custom project quotes on large orders, contact our team directly at sales@superiorglide.com.
Stock items ship promptly from order approval. Custom sizes, custom colors, or large orders that exceed standing inventory get a confirmed lead time in writing before you commit. We don’t give estimated windows we can’t meet.
Yes, and you don’t need to guess. Tell us about your furniture, your floor, and how the space is used, and our specification team will give you a written recommendation — specific product, size, and mounting method. This is included with every sample shipment at no charge.
Visit your My Account page and click ‘Apply for Business Access,’ or contact us at sales@superiorglide.com. Approval typically takes 1–2 business days. Once approved, business pricing updates automatically on your next login.
Yes, on qualifying bulk projects. Custom sizes and custom colors are available with confirmed lead times. Contact our team with your specifications and we’ll confirm whether it’s feasible for your order volume.
Net terms and PO billing are available for approved business accounts on qualifying orders. Apply for a business account first, then talk to our team about billing arrangements during your first project conversation.
Yes. Multi-site rollouts and drop shipments to individual properties are common requests. Tell us how you want it handled — we’ll confirm what’s possible before you commit to an order structure.
About This Business
Superior Glide is operated by Infinifi LLC, based in Winter Garden, Florida. All orders for commercial floor protection ship from the United States. For business enquiries contact sales@superiorglide.com or call 407-347-3219.
Tell us about your project. Free samples ship within 24 business hours. Project quotes by the next business day.
Or contact us directly: 407-347-3219 • sales@superiorglide.com
