Spent 2 hours trying to fix a curling iron that just needed a lint roll

Had a client waiting yesterday and my favorite 1 inch flat iron started making this weird dragging noise. Took the whole thing apart, cleaned the plates, checked the cord, even dug out my backup iron. Turns out there was just a layer of hairspray gunk and a stray piece of cotton from a makeup wipe stuck on the hinge. Rolled a lint roller over it and it worked perfectly. Anyone else waste way too much time before trying the dumb simple fix first?

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3 Comments

nancy_wood2d ago

Lint rollers are basically the WD-40 of hair tools, I swear. You'd be surprised how often that or a little rubbing alcohol on a q-tip solves things before you even need to break out a screwdriver.

the_robin1d ago

And here I've been using duct tape like some kind of animal.

cameron_hernandez691d agoTop Commenter

Nah, a lint roller is nowhere near versatile enough to be the WD-40 of anything.