Andis Clipper & Blade Maintenance
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Clippers and blades are a large investment for the professional pet groomer. Every piece of mechanical equipment needs routine care. Keeping your clippers and blades well serviced ensures you get years of use from your grooming tools.
Top pet stylist Michell Evans, demonstrates how to properly maintain Andis equipment.
For this demonstration, she uses three clippers:
• Andis Excel 5 Speed
• Pulse Ion
• AGR Rechargeable
In this L2GD lesson, Michell shows you how to routinely service these clippers.
Plus, she shows you how to clean and disinfect clipper blades. Keeping your blades well serviced ensures they run smoothly between sharpenings.
In this video you will learn:
• Why you should change your blade drive and how to do it.
• What signs tell you your hinge assembly needs to be replaced.
• Why it’s important to oil your blades.
• What causes blades to rattle and what you can do to fix the problem.
• What combination of products and tools shouldbe used to service your equipment.
Michell Evans
Michell Evans is a multi-Best in Show and Best All Around groomer. She is Certified Master Groomer through National Dog Groomers Association of America (NDGAA) and the International Professional Groomers Incorporated (IPG) and International Society of Canine Cosmetologists.
She is the proud recipient of the 2011 Barkleigh Honors Competitive Groomer of the Year Award. She is also the first competitor to have the honor of earning a spot for her name on the John Nash Memorial Trophy.
She earned the Liz Paul Memorial Trophy for 2011 and Liz Paul Best Scissored Poodle Award.
She was a nominee in 2011 and 2012 for the prestigious Crystal Grooming Awards, Competitive Groomer of the Year.
Michell is a judge, speaker and demonstrator at the top trade shows around the country.
She was a GroomTeam USA member 2009-2012 and was the hand stripping member of the Silver Medal winning team at the World Team Championships in 2011. She represented the United States again in Barcelona, Spain in 2013.
For more information about lessons with Michell please contact her at michell@groomingtutor.com or (505) 830-9123.
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