Cleaning clippers

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Bought myself some new clippers and clipped my mare today. Clippers were really good and very pleased with resulting cut but having already ruined one pair of clippers by not cleaning them as well as I should I am keen to do these new ones properly.

So how do all you pros clean your clippers? So far I have taken the blades off and cleaned and dried them really well. Then I wiped around the mechanism inside the bit that holds the blade and have got out as much of the hair as I can but I just can not get all the tiny bits out without dismantling the lot and washing them. The brush provided isn't very effective at all and there are so many nooks and crannies! Any advice much appreciated please. Once I put the blades back on I know I have to oil them again, right?

Edited to say sorry, I know this should really be in Stableyard section but NL gets so much more traffic!
 
I find a toothbrush usefull as well for getting the hair out. If your clippers have a air vent in the body of the clipper slide the cover off, do not brush it as it pushes the hair into the clipper, and wash the cover under the tap to get rid of the grease. This allows the air to flow through. Have them serviced every year, by someone good eg HCS and don't lend them to anyone!!!
 
I use a hoof oil brush (not a used one:D;)) I point them head downwards with blades off and brush aswell as possible. I then get cotten wool and surgical spirit and wipe down all over and in the head with that, not loads so there dripped they then self dry put blades back on not to tightly and oil.
Ive done this every use with mine and ive had them since i was 13 and im now 30:o. But they work great and are by far the best clippers ive clipped with. And as somebody had said get them serviced every year without fail.:)
 
A good tool is a hoover! use the small crevice nozzle and hoover the air vents and the head, using a small brush to loosen any hair that is stubborn. Only word of warning when cleaning!!!!

Some machines have a small loose fitting roller or a square drive block, which moves the blades. Some of these come off easily and can be lost, so before cleaning, take a mental snapshot of what the inside of your head looks like and make sure all the bits are there when you re assemble. For clippers which have air filters, whether slide on or screw held. I recommend purchasing a couple of spare ones. Keep them clean and in your tack tray, then when your filters get clogged half way through a clip, you can fit fresh ones and save on overheating. Clean the dirty ones with hot soapy water (Gauze/mesh types) dry thouroughly and re use.

Regards

Ian (The Engineer)
 
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