One of the most common complaints we get from Hair Stylist, Barbers and Professional Groomers, when out in the field is "My shears are loud" or "For some reason my blades are crossing each other!" Or we hear "I lost that thingy in my shears!". That "thingy" is called a bumper or a silencer and it is common for them to dissappear for no apparent reason and they are IMPOSSIBLE to find when lost for some strange reason. LOL!
These elusive "thingies" are bumpers, also referred to as silencers, and for good reason. The bumper or the silencer are those little things that go in between the finger handles of your scissors. They are VERY important to your hair cutting shears! They keep your shears from making that clicking sound, thus the name silencer. More importantly, the bumpers keep the shears' blades properly aligned so they open and close properly, and they do not overlap. If your shear's blades overlap they will not cut hair properly, in fact, they could be dangerous as the cutting edge is exposed. With the cutting edge on the outside you could cut yourself or even worse, your clients!
Bumpers/silencers come in various forms, one is a plastic black rubber piece and the other it a hard plastic piece. We have found that the hard plastic ones fall out more easily than the black rubber ones. If you have the hard plastic type and you loose it, no worries, any shear sharpener should have a black rubber one to replace it with. It is perfectly OK for them to use the black rubber kind. Some sharpeners even have different colored bumpers/silencers for your shears. They are also usually rubber. Most Scissor Sharpeners will replace these at a nominal costs for you, some even do it for free.
If you cannot find a sharpener who will rush to your aid, you can always try doing it yourself. ShearsforHair has black rubber bumpers that we sell at a very nominal costs, and are REALLY handy to have!
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