Thread: Help with cleaning scissors

I just located my favorite scissors in a "wip" and they have "spots" (rust??) on them - whew project is fine. What can I use to clean them? Thanks for your help!

Have you tried just wiping them with a cloth? If they're beyond that, you could try Naval Jelly, but frankly if they rusted you might want to consider replacing them as they'll probably rust again.

thanks, tried wiping, no go, will try the naval jelly! Thank you

Whatever you use, make sure you cut a lot of paper toweling to soak up any oil before cutting fabric.

thanks will do!

If it's a small area and will not affect the actual cutting, try a little piece of steel wool or a Brillo pad.

I use the pot scrubbers-Brillo and wash and wipe with oil when clean.

I use brillo pads but do not use it directly on the cutting edge. Wipe lenghtwise of the flat blade.
You can also use plain old scouring powder and a cloth.

I would use a fine steel wool, clean the spot with alcohol and then wipe with oil and then wipe again with a clean cloth

great ideas - thank you ladies!