Blade oil FTW

I like my Remington Shortcut Pro Self-Haircut Trimmer Kit. For those of us without a lot on top, it does a fine job of keeping things short and orderly. (Short: unlike the product’s name.) But the lithium battery in the trimmer seemed to be fading: I’d charge and charge, and the blades would make only a slow wobble, not enough to cut hair.

Before giving up and buying another device, I removed the blade section and was surprised to see the spindle that moves the blades spinning with abandon. So the problem was not with the battery. I attacked the blades with compressed air and the edge of an index card to remove stuck hair. Hair came out but, still, nothing moved. I tried rinsing the blade section under water. No improvement. Then I applied three drops of the blade oil that you’re supposed to apply after each haircut. (Like, who does that?)

And everything kicked back into action. Lesson learned, hair cut.