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That $60 clipper oil vs the cheap stuff, which one actually saves you?
I bought the fancy $60 blade oil kit last fall and my clippers still heat up after 3 cuts, but a buddy swears by the $8 drugstore brand he's used for years. On the other hand, I know a guy who skimped on oil and fried a $200 clipper motor in 6 months, so maybe the pricey route protects you long term. Has anyone done a real side by side where the cheap oil caused damage, or is it all just marketing?
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kai_burns7324d ago
My uncle ran a barbershop for 20 years and he used plain old mineral oil from the hardware store on his Osters the whole time. Never had a motor go out on him, but he also cleaned and oiled them every single day like clockwork. My cousin tried to save time by oiling once a week and burned through two pairs in a year. So the real question might not be which oil you buy but how often you actually use it. Cheap oil applied daily probably beats fancy oil you forget about for a week. The price tag is way less important than the habit if you ask me.
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rivera.riley24d ago
Cheap oil daily works until it doesn't. Mineral oil breaks down way faster under heat, so you're basically running your blades dry between each swipe, even if you oil every day. The fancy stuff holds up longer per use, which matters more when you're doing back to back cuts and the blade never cools down.
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