Cheap clipper guards ruined my fade last week

I saw a guy in my shop last week using a set of no-name plastic guards he got for $10 online. The comb was already bent out of shape on the size 2 and he was leaving weird lines all over the guy's head. I've been cutting hair for 7 years in Denver and I've learned the hard way that cheap guards ruin fades. They don't sit flat against the blade and the numbers are always off by a half size or more. I only use Wahl or Andis guards now even though they cost triple the price. My fades are cleaner and I don't have to go back and fix stuff. Has anyone else noticed the cheap ones warping after a few uses?

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emmam6725d ago

Honestly, that part about the numbers being off by half a size hit home. I bought a cheap set once and the size 2 was basically a size 1.5, messed up my whole taper on a regular who tips well. I feel your pain on having to go back and fix stuff all the time, it's such a waste of time and product. The warping thing is real too, I had a guard that literally bent in the middle after like three uses and kept snagging hair. Ngl, it made me feel like a bad barber even though I know it was just the equipment.

logan63225d ago

Oh man, the snagging is the WORST. Makes you look like you don't know what you're doing when really it's just cheap junk.