How to Clean, Oil, and Store Your VG10 10T Chunker Shear After a Shift

What you are closing out at the end of a shift

Your VG10 10T Thinning/Texturizing/Chunker Shear- Polished is a polished 10-tooth shear for pronounced texturizing and chunking rather than fine blending. It is listed with a ball-bearing attachment system and a Teflon ride, meant to prevent friction and wear. The closing routine below follows general Blacksmith Blades shear care guidance: wipe, oil the pivot, read how the shear cuts, and store it protected.

Wipe it down before you put it away

Hair, product, moisture and disinfectant residue can collect around the blades and the pivot. Wiping your shear down after use protects the finish and helps the blades move smoothly.

Keep your chunker for hair only. Paper, tags, thread and packaging do not belong under its blades.

Oil the pivot once it is clean

Put a small amount of shear oil at the pivot, then open and close the shear to work the oil through. The oil reduces unnecessary friction, and regular pivot oiling is recommended for shears you work with every day, especially after you have cleaned or disinfected them.

Oiling also helps make your tension checks more accurate, which is why it comes before you judge how the shear feels.

Let the feel of the cut tell you what comes next

A tension problem usually shows up as a change in feel, and the shear may still look fine. You might notice the cut becoming inconsistent, the shear pulling or grabbing hair near the tips, or your hand working harder to close it. Loose tension can make hair fold or push away from the edge. Tight tension can make the shear feel heavy, rough, tiring or dull even when the edge is still usable. A change like this can prompt a tension check before you assume sharpening is needed.

• Clear loose hair and product from the pivot, then add a small amount of shear oil there.
• Open the shear, raise one handle, and let it close naturally. It should not slam shut or stay wide open.
• Make small adjustments and test again, doing it gradually. Oil the pivot before you judge the final feel.
• Test on clean hair or a test fiber before you return to client work.

Too much tension adds drag and hand fatigue, so stop if the shear starts to feel rough or forced. Stop as well if the screw, the ride line or a blade feels damaged. If adjusting tension does not end the folding, pushing, pulling or rough cutting, send the shear for service.

Store it so the blades and tips stay protected

Most preventable shear damage comes from storage and misuse. Keep your chunker in a case, wallet or protected holder rather than loose in a drawer or bag, and arrange it so the blades and tips never touch other tools.

Even a small nick from a drawer, a counter or a dropped tool can change how your shear cuts, so protected storage is worth building into your closing routine.

Put the routine to work on your chunker

Wipe, oil the pivot, pay attention to how the shear feels, and store it protected. If you are ready to add this polished 10-tooth chunker to your kit, view the VG10 10T Thinning/Texturizing/Chunker Shear- Polished.

Related resources

• How to use the VG10 10T chunker shear
• End-of-shift shear care