Essential Clipper Maintenance Tips Every Barber Should Know

At CoolBlades, we understand the importance of not only choosing the best tools for your barbershop but also making those tools last. So, we’ve unveiled our top tips for maintaining your clippers and trimmers and making sure every cut is as sharp as the last.

Why Clipper Maintenance Matters

As a hair professional, we know that it’s important to you to get the most out of your tools and that’s why regular maintenance is vital to extend the lifespan of your clippers and trimmers. But not only is it vital to improve longevity of your tools, but a daily maintenance routine is also going to help you deliver the best quality cuts to your clients by ensuring blades are sharp, clean and don’t snag.

From a hygiene perspective, it’s also vital to ensure your tools are disinfected and cleaned between every use, in addition to the more thorough daily cleans.

Daily Trimmer Maintenance Tips

In this helpful video below, we’ve covered everything you need to do in order to maintain your clippers and trimmers daily, and it’s easier than you might think!

In short, it’s as simple as cleaning hair from the blades after each use, oiling your blades to ensure a smooth cut, checking blade alignment to avoid snags and wonky trims and letting your clippers cool between clients to avoid overheating.

Other Maintenance Steps

If you ensure your daily maintenance routine is up to par, then these weekly or monthly steps should be a doddle. Every week you should ensure a thorough deep clean, including disinfecting your equipment. You should also inspect the blades and replace worn or dull blades and guards to ensure a smooth finish.

Plus, each month you should do a thorough inspection of cables or batteries to ensure the tools are safe to use.

Top Products To Support Maintenance

The correct maintenance is easy when you have the right tools and we’ve made it as easy as possible to find the right care tools for your clippers and trimmers. Simply visit your product on our website and you’ll find a selection of the correct replacement guards and blades to purchase at the click of a button.

Plus, we have plenty of recommended clipper oils, blade wash and sprays, cleaning brushes, and disinfectants to add to your daily routine.

Not only that, but with a large selection of tool pouches or handy storage solutions, you’ll find protecting your clippers between uses has never been easier.

It’s never too late to start looking after your barber tools correctly, and it starts with using the right products. Explore Cool Blades’ full range of clipper maintenance essentials today and keep your trims sharper for longer.

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