Section 8: Maintaining Your Shears
Your scissor is a mechanical tool with moving parts. If you want to get the most out of your shears you need to do some basic maintenance to keep them performing their best.
1. Oil your shears at least once a day, and more often if you prefer.
At the end of every day, wipe your shears off carefully using a towel. Be careful to wipe it the opposite directing of the way the edge is facing so you don’t cut yourself. This will remove any hair and residue of hair product that may have stuck to your blades. Then apply a drop or two of lightweight oil to the pivot area of the shear with the blades open. Open and close them with your regular cutting motion, with the blades pointed to the ground. This will cause the oil to flush out the area under the tension screw and it will run down the blades. Wipe the excess oil off with your towel and close the scissor and put it away for the night. This way instead of your shears sitting overnight with moisture and residue residue from your last haircut on the blades, it will be clean and lubricated and ready for work the next day.