Keep your Shears Sharper, Longer.

1. Keep your Shears Clean

Keep your shears clean! Take a towel and wipe the blades to remove all the hair and products that have used daily.

2. Oil your Shears

Use the oil pen or your clipper oil on your shears. Lay shear on a flat surface and open the shear. The inside part closest to the handle that looks like a core of a half moon is one of the 3 spots to put oil. Carefully, on the inside of blade, put a small amount of oil and wipe the excess. On a screw style pivot, placing oil around the edge of the screw is perfect. On a thumb nut adjustable shear, flip shear over and put a drop there. After these steps, your shear will feel super smooth.

3. Checking the Tension

Now that the shears are cleaned and oiled, a tension check for the shears is next. Hold the shear in your left hand with the blades pointed up. Next, lift the other handle out and let it go to see if it falls all the way closed. The handle needs to close about half way no matter how big or small the shear is.

If the shear has a round self-adjustment nut you can grab it with your thumb and finger give it a turn to the right. Pay attention if you feel a click as you do this. After each click or small adjustments, do the test to see how far blade closes. Small adjustments make big changes on your professional precision shears. If the shears have a screwdriver slot or special tool, lay the sheer flat on a towel with blades closed and tighten them by turning the screw to the right (clockwise). Remember to make only small adjustments, until the shears close half way down the blades.

Special note:

Adjusting your thinning, notching and texturizing shears is extremely important. Regular maintenance will prevent dull blades and notches from occurring. This will save you money in the long run by reducing the amount of times your shears require repairs and sharpenings.