The day I realized I was over-washing my clippers

I swear I used to clean my clippers after every single haircut. Like spray them down with coolant, brush them, the whole routine. Last week a guy came in with really dry scalp and I had to use a bit of oil on his fade. After he left my clippers were making this weird squealing noise. I opened them up and the blades were bone dry inside. I had been stripping all the lubrication out with my cleaning, basically running them dry for months. A buddy at the shop finally told me I only need to deep clean maybe once a week or after every 5-10 cuts, not each one. Now I just use a quick blast of air and a light oil swipe between clients. Has anyone else wrecked a set of blades by overdoing the cleaning?

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diana_king2mo ago

Oh man, I totally feel your pain, that squealing noise is the worst!

nelson.cameron27d ago

Yeah but the squealing isn't just annoying it's telling you something's wrong with your blade or the way you're cutting. I've had it happen when my blade was getting dull and the teeth were basically just scraping instead of cutting clean. Also if you're forcing the saw through the material too fast it'll make that awful noise too. And yeah coolant helps with heat but it won't fix a bad technique or a worn out blade.

jordanl822mo ago

Oh jeez, that squealing sound is the worst. Just a heads up though, coolant's really for keeping the blade from overheating during a cut, not so much for cleaning them out.