Your After-Shift Routine for Shears and the Sport Clips Shear Case

Start by wiping your shears down

A working shift leaves residue behind. Hair, styling product, moisture, and disinfectant can all collect around your blades and pivot, so wiping your shears down after use is the first step of your routine.

Wiping also protects the finish and helps the blades move smoothly. If you keep a daily care checklist, wiping the blades clean is a natural item to put on it.

Oil the pivot, then close the blades

Put a small amount of oil at the pivot. It helps your blades move cleanly and reduces unnecessary friction. Then open and close the shear to work the oil through the pivot.

Oil also helps make your tension checks more accurate. Shears that you use daily benefit from regular pivot oiling, especially after you clean or disinfect them.

Before you carry your shears between stations or place them in a larger bag, make sure they are closed and clean.

Put them in the case instead of a drawer or bag

Store your shears in a case or protected holder rather than tossing them loose into a drawer or bag. A small nick from a drawer, a counter, or a dropped tool can change how a shear cuts, and a case or protected holder keeps blades and tips from touching other tools.

The Sport Clips Shear Case is a textured black case that keeps your Sport Clips tools together instead of leaving exposed blades among loose accessories. It gives your branded shears a dedicated place in your kit alongside your other supplies, whether you are moving between stations or on the go.

Keep your hair shears for hair only. Paper, tags, thread, and packaging are not what they are meant to cut.

Your closing sequence at a glance

• Wipe your shears down after use.
• Add a small amount of oil at the pivot and open and close the shear to work it through.
• Close the blades and make sure your shears are clean.
• Place them in the case rather than loose in a drawer or bag.

What this routine covers about the case itself

The steps above are about preparing your shears before they go into the case. They do not include instructions for cleaning or maintaining the case itself.

If you are thinking about adding the Sport Clips Shear Case to your kit, check its dimensions against your tools before you order, then view the case to see its details.

Related resources

• End-of-shift shear routine and the Shear Case
• How to use the Sport Clips Shear Case