shells Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Apart from making sure you have a clean dry dog when you start clipping what are some other good tips on how to get the best life out of your blades? I will admit to sometimes doing my dogs face or feet when they havent had a bath - how damaging is this to the blades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Shells, this will blunt your blades but just make sure you wash them afterwards. I use blade wash although have used a mix of oil and something else I can't remember (metho, turps?), in the past. I then oil them with Singer sewing machine oil. I get the cruddy stuff out with an old tooth brush. I have had the same blades for ten + years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shells Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Shells, this will blunt your blades but just make sure you wash them afterwards I know its lazy of me if its any excuse I have 3 small children and work part-time but still like to keep the dogs clean and tidy (feet are most important due to all the grass seeds where we walk) I use the Singer oil after using every blade and I have 3 #10's, 1 #15 and a toe blade so have a decent rotation. I also get them sharpend by Colin at Clipper Blade Sharpening. I was thinking that one of the branded blade washes might be better??? WDYT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Can i hijack and ask how often people generally need to sharpen their blades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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