Care of clipper blades

Re: Care of clipper blades

Lorna Gray — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:28:18 GMT

Who do you use/recommend for sharpening?

I can tell by looking at ours which sets have been sharpened and which have not and never tend to sharpen a second time because they catch the skin even more than after the first sharpening.

Re: Care of clipper blades

FINNIGAN — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:06:10 GMT

Not if they are sharpened properly!!

Re: Care of clipper blades

Lorna Gray — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:31:09 GMT

I've found that once they have been sharpened they are much more inclined to catch the skin and cause a clipper rash.

Re: Care of clipper blades

Nicola Smith — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:51:06 GMT

We have a particular set of blades that seem to cause clipper rash no matter how careful you are. Anyone have any ideas why - they cut the hair fine its not like the 'catching' you get when they are blunt.

Re: Care of clipper blades

FINNIGAN — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:05:25 GMT

We have had the same sets of blades now for 8 yrs!! We have 4pairs in total they are all cleaned daily as I have demonstrated in my past thread, they are sent away regularly for sharpening, we have never had a problem, as for continually buying new blades! Hav u seen how much they cost?? Don't think my boss would b very happy if we were to do this! If you look after them properly u shouldn't need to replace them that often,,

Re: Care of clipper blades

laceylp1990 — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:16:02 GMT

Does anyone actually have a good clipper care protocol, ours seem to be taken a bit of a battering ? :(

Re: Care of clipper blades

S-J — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:49:33 GMT

oh yes, they are well used

Re: Care of clipper blades

Fiona Leathers — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:31:38 GMT

Your clippers must go through extensive use if thats the case! Proper care does extend the life of the blades and you've really got to be vigilant and clean them thoroughly after every use.

Re: Care of clipper blades

S-J — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:24:19 GMT

To be honest we found that it was cheaper and faster to just buy new blades for the clippers, as despite cleaning them and lubricating them ours only really last a few weeks

Re: Care of clipper blades

bongo — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:08:54 GMT

Personally i wouldn't leave them in anything overnight, did this once by mistake with two blades and they went rusty, managed to salvage them a bit but obviously can't use them on the animals so chucked them, ooops!

I think that lubricating them once a day helps, once they have had to be sharpened once they need it more and more, oh and I keep a stash of blades in my locker cos if they are all in the prep room they all get used and then if they run out you can be evrybodies best friend if you have some more!!!

Re: Care of clipper blades

Fiona Leathers — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:24:37 GMT

We send them to Dunlops, turn around about 2 weeks and cost just under a fiver

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Julie — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:21:35 GMT

Blimmin eck. Only twice in two years that's amazing. Hope you don't mind me asking but do Dunlops still sharpen blades or do you send them to someone else?

Re: Care of clipper blades

Fiona Leathers — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:07:02 GMT

We use clippersol from Dunlops its very good and I've only had to sharpen my blades twice in 2 years. Clean after every use with a toothbrush, spray blades & motor part that the blades sit in, then put them back on with the clippers running. No probs ever!

Re: Care of clipper blades

Julie — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:54:03 GMT

after brushing use a blade cleaner, can be bought from "groomers," then spray with clipper blade oil also from groomers if you do this after each days work they will be fine,

SaskiaVN

You should be able to get Oster blade cleaning products etc from your veterinary wholesaler and I was told, that after cleaning, to put a couple of drops of blade oil onto the blades while they were running. If you look at a web site called technogroom they have a Help & FAQ section which might be of use to you.

Re: Care of clipper blades

Saskia Quinn — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:20:20 GMT

yes, that does help me Finnigan, thank you. However, we do occassionally set our clippers on the floor as it beats them being dropped off the table and smashed on the floor!!

Re: Care of clipper blades

FINNIGAN — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:13:40 GMT

hope i can help here as well as a vn im also qualified dog groomer, after using clippers take off blade brush blades off with a hard toothbrush, removes hair and dirt, dont leave blades to soak in water or detergents it rusts them, after brushing use a blade cleaner, can be bought from "groomers," then spray with clipper blade oil also from groomers if you do this after each days work they will be fine, and please dont put your clippers on the floor it will damage them, before i started at my practice they had all sorts of probs with them now they work perfectly, we also send our blades off regularly to anglia clipper sharpening co. they are v good. hope this helps.

Re: Care of clipper blades

Charlotte says smile — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:18:13 GMT

we clean ours with clippercide after each use and brush theblades, we also soak in very dilute hibiscrub over night once a week we very rarely shrapen blades

Re: Care of clipper blades

Saskia Quinn — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:41:39 GMT

thanks for all your tips everyone, I shall have to find out more about the oster wash and maybe draw up a protocol which we all can follow.

Re: Care of clipper blades

Sal the 1st — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:31:22 GMT

I have seen them steeped in 'instrument milk'( a water and lubricant mixture similar to the 'suds liquid ' used by metalworkers) before overnight which is a good lubricant but unfortunately is very irritant to skin so you would have to make sure it is well cleaned off prior to use which kind of defeats the object.

Re: Care of clipper blades

Nicola Smith — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:21:36 GMT

We were having this problem and spoke to clipper sharpening company. They said always clean hair away after each use, if washing ensure they are 100% dry and never soak in water or leave wet. Major point is lubrication, apparently the sprays aren't that great, so get some oster blade wash in a shallow bowl and after each use run clippers in this (tip of baldes with teeth)which gets rid of all bits of ingrained hair and also lubricates at the same time. This is working well for us.

Re: Care of clipper blades

Noodle — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:45:10 GMT

i've seen them left in surgical spirit overnight, but i think the best bet is just to clean and lubricate them after each use.