The Ginghers you can send back to Gingher if necessary and they will "be restored to a functionally new condition". Don't know if this includes rust or not, but you could call and ask. Cost is $7.50 for the service & return shipping, plus your cost to send them in the first place. They don't do other brands of scissors.
I'm sending in my Gingher pinking shears at the end of the week before I leave for Pennsic. http://www.gingher.com/pages/sharpening-and-repair-service/4/ Best, Martha > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:59:37 -0700 > From: Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] Cleaning rust from sewing scissors > Message-ID: <4c4e4b99.6060...@lavoltapress.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I have two pairs of Gingher scissors (with fairly short blades, the kind > you use for trimming seams rather than cutting out) and two pairs of > fancy embroidery scissors (brand unknown) that are unusably coated with > rust. They are all relatively new and I'd prefer to make them usable > instead of replacing them. Long story, but the rust is my husband's > fault. I insisted that he clean them. First he tried a product called > Never-Dull that comes on precoated little fibrous sheets (and is > supposed to clean practically any metal), then he tried naval jelly and > a toothbrush. > > They still have a fair amount of rust on them. Does anyone know of a > product or method for cleaning them? I am sorry, but I don't know what > metal the blades are made of. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books on making historic clothing > www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
