I finally caved and bought that $200 matte finish spray for razors

Wasted 30 bucks on a can of cheap stuff from the grocery store and it gummed up my whole clipper blade after two uses. Anyone else find a decent alternative that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?

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dakotal169h ago

Wait, hold up - $200 for spray? That's insane. I just about choked on my coffee reading that. I've been using the same $4 can of food-grade silicone lube from the hardware store for like a year now and it works perfect on my clippers. No joke, my buddy spent $80 on some "pro barber" brand and it left this weird film that made my blades feel sluggish after a week. The cheap grocery store stuff is garbage though, you're right about that. Silicone based is the way to go unless you're literally trying to set your money on fire.

hill.jade15h ago

Bought a can of that WD-40 Specialist silicone spray on a whim last month and now I use it on everything from squeaky doors to my garden shears. My neighbor swears by plain old cooking spray for his trimmers but I tried that once and it just left a sticky mess that attracted every dust bunny in the garage. The silicone stuff doesn't gum up at all and a single $8 can has lasted me through three blade cleanings so far. Have you tried just wiping the blades down with rubbing alcohol between uses instead of relying on fancy sprays?