Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Cleaning your Clippers

I am doing this post, because a lot of you out there have resorted to cutting your own husband's hair to save money or for whatever reason.  I just thought this would be a great post to help you keep those clippers lasting longer, and saving you money longer!
Things you will need:
Clipper Oil, old toothbrush/bristle brush, screw driver and clippers
Next, on the back of the clippers there should be two screws.  You will want to unscrew these carefully and make sure you pay attention to how they go back together.  I know some clippers have extra little parts inside, but most are just the two plates. 
Then you will want to take your brush and clean out all the hair, be careful not to blow the hair down into the clippers, you want the hair to some out, so if you need to hold it upside down while doing this step, that works too!

After you get all the hair off the plates and out of the clippers, you will want to oil them before putting them back together. I like to put one strip right down the middle and then a little on the teeth of the clippers. 
Now put it all back together.  Before tightening the screws all the way down, flip the clippers over and make sure the teeth align, this doesn't mean they have to be the same height, but you don't want them farther apart on one side then the other, or the hair won't be cut straight.
Hope this was helpful.  Enjoy your nice clean clippers!

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