Mirror Finish Scissors and Satin Finish Scissors

The blades of the scissors need to be polished before being inserted molding with the plastic handle. There are three main polishing processes used for scissors: mirror finish, satin finish, and matte finish. The scissors produced in Yangjiang area of China are mainly made of stainless steel scissors. The surface polishing of stainless steel scissors is generally done using mirror or satin polishing technology, and there are few truly matte finish stainless steel scissors. Only when customers specifically require a strong metallic effect on the surface of the scissors will matte polishing be used.

As for which polishing method to choose, it depends on the type of stainless steel scissors and the desired effect.

As a stainless steel scissors manufacturer located in Yangjiang, China, I would like to focus on introducing the difference between mirror finish scissors and satin finish scissors, which may be helpful for bulk customization buyers of stainless steel scissors when making customization choices.

1)Appearance effect.

The surface of the mirror finish scissors is extremely smooth, with no directional texture, high reflectivity, clear reflected images, and a mirror like effect.

The surface of the satin polished scissors presents a uniform and soft diffuse reflection luster, with small brushed textures on the surface, creating a warm and delicate visual effect similar to silk.

2)Daily maintenance.

Mirror finish scissors have a delicate and soft surface, weak anti friction ability, and are prone to develop visible hair scratches marks or hazing during use, as well as easily absorbing fingerprints and sweat stains. They need to be wiped regularly, but are easy to clean.

The surface of satin finish scissors is more scratch resistant than mirror polishing scissors, and the fingerprint adsorption is not obvious. It does not require frequent maintenance, but the ease of cleaning is inferior to mirror finish scissors.

3)Applicable scenarios. In terms of the functionality of stainless steel scissors, there is not much difference in rough use between mirror finish scissors and satin finish scissors, but there is still a difference in detail.

The mirror finish scissors have a smooth surface like a mirror, low cutting resistance, smooth and not easy to stick yarn when cutting. When cutting some fabrics that are prone to snagging, the cuts of fabric that cut are neater without tearing the edges. so it is suitable for some fine cutting scenes, such as some mirror finish hair scissors, mirror finish tailor scissors for cutting thin cloth, mirror finish sewing scissors for clothing factory (such as our 8½” Mirror Finish Scissors for Sewing), mirror finish office scissors and mirror finish household scissors for paper cuttings handicraft and daily cutting. Some portable stainless steel garden hand scissors that need to handle delicate cuts such as tender branches, flowers, and fine leaves have mirror blades that can make the incision smoother, reduce compression damage to plant tissues, and facilitate the healing of plant cutting wounds. Mirror finish scissors (such as our 6″ Fortable Fruit Picking Scissors) also need to use.

Satin polishing scissors have a wider range of applications, and most of the larger size stainless steel scissors commonly used is satin polishing scissors, such as industrial tailor scissors, clothing factory sewing scissors, garden scissors, electrician scissors, kitchen scissors, and so on.

4) Cost comparison.

The polishing process of mirror finish scissors is more than that of satin finish scissors, and more auxiliary materials are used for polishing. The scrap rate is also higher than that of satin finish scissors. Therefore, for the same type of stainless steel scissors, the price of mirror finish scissors is higher than satin finish scissors.

In summary, if you pursue the high appearance display of stainless steel scissors and do not pay too much attention to daily maintenance and slightly higher prices, you can choose mirror finish scissors; if you need to balance the texture and durability of stainless steel scissors, and then choose satin finish scissors. 

I am Phoenix, a reliable stainless steel scissors manufacturer based in Yangjiang, China. If you have any questions about stainless steel scissors, feel free to leave a message, my team and I will provide you with professional answers and support.

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