If you\u2019ve owned a set of hair clippers, chances are that you\u2019ve wondered how to sharpen clipper blades at home. And, indeed, clipper blade sharpening is a crucial skill if you want to give yourself adequate haircuts or beard trims at home without having to make regular trips to the barber.<\/p>\n
So, how to sharpen hair clippers blades? There are multiple steps that go into the whole process which turns a lot of people away from even attempting it. However, it\u2019s really quite simple. Here\u2019s what to do, we\u2019ll divide the process into two larger steps:<\/p>\n
Very often when we think we need to sharpen our clipper\u2019s blades we actually just need to clean them. But even if we do need to sharpen them, cleaning them first is still a good thing to do. So, how do you do that?<\/p>\n
Now, the actual sharpening can begin. All you need is a single item and 5 minutes, so let\u2019s get into it:<\/p>\n
With sandpaper or emery cloth it\u2019s important to lay it on a flat surface. It\u2019s also important that it\u2019s of an extra fine grit.<\/p>\n
With whetstones, a 4,000 grit surface will usually suffice.<\/p>\n
The most common mistake when choosing a sharpening device for your hair clipper blades is mistaking a ceramic sharpening stone with one that is made to sharpen ceramic (diamond sharpening stones) as the two are often not the same.<\/p>\n
As you can see, sharpening hair clipper blades is not that complicated. The materials can be found at most hardware stores, and the whole process takes 5 minutes tops. Yet, it\u2019s peculiar while a lot of people choose not to do it at all and instead let their clippers break down. All that\u2019s achieved this way is that you\u2019ll use sub-par quality clippers for most of the time and you\u2019ll have to buy new hair clippers more frequently. A simple whetstone and a tube of hair clipper oil can easily fix that problem for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve owned a set of hair clippers, chances are that you\u2019ve wondered how to sharpen clipper blades at home. And, indeed, clipper blade sharpening is a crucial skill if you want to give yourself adequate haircuts or beard trims at home without having to make regular trips to the barber. So, how to sharpen hair clippers blades? There are multiple steps that go into the whole process which turns a lot of people away from even attempting it. However, it\u2019s really quite simple. Here\u2019s what to do, we\u2019ll divide the process into two larger steps: How to clean hair…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[233],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n