Preventing Scissors from Rusting?

Rose Anne Hutchence

March 16, 20160 found this helpful

Dry them immediately when they get wet. Fill an old coffee can with rice and store your scissors, open, in the rice.

Helmut

March 21, 20160 found this helpful

If you have inherited plain iron scissors that can rust, unlike modern stainless steel scissors, dip them into a Classic Coke. The phosphoric acid in it turns surface iron into iron phosphate. You could also use Naval Jelly, which is simply jellied phosphoric acid. It turns rusty iron a nice battleship gray. Even salt water does not harm it.

There is no need to repeat that procedure more than maybe once every third year. Unlike expensive cooking spray, it does not wipe off. It is like a plating.