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_king1mo ago

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

jordanl821mo 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.