How to zero gap your Wahl clippers the easy way 

Man! Man! Thanks for this video. I just got one of this as a gift and had no idea how to clean it and align it properly. You're the best.

I thought zero gap was this entire complicated process, never knew it was such a simple task. Thanks man, great video.

I have been doing hair for 14 years and just now heard of zero gapping. I already do this...lol....but didn't know this was called that. I LOVE the baby brush idea!!! Never thought of that! We use clippers brushed provided to us at my shop and they are so thick and wirey, I hate using them because I feel like they dull my blades! Thank you so much for this video! Much appreciated!

Thank you. I just bought a clipper Wahl classic serie icon. Now I know how to make a zero gap

Thanks for sharing the video. I've just bought one Wahl Cordless Super Taper, and replaced the screws from an old clipper i had. It's really easy and simple but it works!!!

Thank you for this video. I just replaced the dead NiCd batteries in my old Remington by NiMH batteries. While it was all apart I cleaned the whole thing. Adjusting and oiling the blades made them cut like brand new.

I always wondered how barbers were always able to cut closer than any clippers I've ever purchased. The whole time it was something as simple as this. Thanks for the video!!

I forgot to like this earlier. My clippers actually work now! Before I'd have to trim with scissors then touch up without any blade guards. After zero gapping it instantly took off chunks with the 3/8". Thank you so much!

I already knew how to align and clean my clippers but I wanted to see you do it for fun and to see your way. Good video.

Good info. My wife used my clippers on our huge 115lb fluffy dog. Dulled them to where they wouldn't cut. I was going to just buy some blades, but instead took the blades off, and laid some 400 grit sandpaper flat on a countertop. Laid the blades flat, and slid them up and down the paper about 20 times. I reassembled and oiled, and they just cut like new. A few minutes of work saved about $20. After that, I took one of my wife's fancy shoes, and played some fetch with the dog. :)

THEE BEST vid out there for changing out the blades! THANK YOU!!!! Your boredom? BONUS!!!

Thank you bro, you really know what your doing man. "I appreciate you".

Really good video, I'm going to try this in the morning on my clippers. I can use these to "shave" my head. I find that a fake teeth brush work the best when cleaning your clippers. It has a small set of brushes on the back to reach all parts.

I gave myself a haircut last night. I have had my Wahl clippers for a few years so I took them apart and cleaned them after my last use. I did ASSUME that the blades should be flush when I put it back together. It stung quite a bit when I was cleaning up the hair on my neck an I instantly realized that my assumption was wrong. Only minor nicks on my neck BUT it literally took enough skin off that I have a new tan line. Wish I would have seen this video BEFORE!

You should make videos more often they always are full of information and you're doing a perfect job

Thanks For The Videos I'm A New Barber In School At The Moment And This Was Very Helpful. Just Subscribed 👍

Worked great! I use the wahl balding clipper. The curved blade was throwing me off but got it squared and zeroed

Great tutorial. Thanks man, exactly what I needed.

Ricardo, thank you! Nice vid, detailed, informative.

i really appreciate fahm. Getting you live and direct from Africa. Thanki You

Thanks for the tip. Im berly learning how to cut hair

Thank you for making this video. So helpful

Thanks for this, just got the closest shave my Wahl clippers have given sinec they were new, 20 odd yrs ago.

great walkthrough !!

Sure seems like lot folks don't know about this. The difference between the two like us is we cut as well as maintenance are equipment. Here I am looking for a ol school sz set up when I am finding vids of maintaining equipment thx for this. Man

Thanks! lotsa people 'know' how to adjust clippers, but this video actually made it fast and easy. So now I just do it myself, yup. :]s

Thanks for making this amazing tutorial Richardo! It helped me a lot trying to zero gap my Wahl Icon :D, and just started going through the Barber Game right now at 13. Keep up the good work man! Btw man can you please make a video Tutorial on how to do a Fauxhawk fade using Wahl Clippers? Thanks if you will :)

Thanks I’ve just acquired a new (to me, only used once) Wahl set and the other instructional videos I watched before yours weren’t this informative. No owners manual included in mine. I appreciate your sharing this. Now let’s see about getting rid of this hornets nest uni-dread covid hairdo that got entirely outta control lol . Wish me luck folks 😊

Thanks! Great simple video!

Daum thanks man helped alot really man I appreciate the video 👍🏼👍🏼

A soft bristle nylon paint brush from the dollar store works good too. Thanks for the great video.

Thanks mate you really demonstrate professional

Pain in the backside when you can't get it back together. Your video helped me understand how it fits. Once you know and see how it fits it's rather easy.

Thank you! I just bought my first clipper and I'm enjoying messing up my own hair lol

Extremely well information everything you talked about was interesting and educational thank you exarlant o gape.

Great video. Is there a way to remove minor rust spots from the blades?

Which model Wahl clippers is that? It looks super high quality!

Hi Ricardo how about the detailer zero gaping, I waited for that, thx in advance.

Two questions, does this (zero gap) reduce or eliminate sticking and patching on haircuts?

Hey Ricardo...what are your thoughts on the Wahl legends...

Good day Sir, what kind of oil do you use in your clpper?

VERY NICE EXPLANATION MAN. THANK YOU. BEST ONE SO FAR. Quick question by the way, do you use any cordless hair trimmer ? if so any preference and why ? thx again

what did you spray them with and that was oil you dropped in right

you can use air duster can the stuff is for key boards .

Clear instructions, good close-ups! Thanks!

Thank you so much. Subbed !

does the left tooth of the cutting blade have to be in line with the top blade, so it has like a little gap to the left, and is uneven because the cutting blade is more to the right? Or just make it flush even on each side?

whats good ricardo, can I zero gap the cordless version of the seniors the same way?? I just ordered a slimline too with the blade adjuster, do they hit when u zero gap them? good look

i got another question for you. i been noticing another problem on the masters i had 2 chrome masters an they felt smooth you couldnt feel a thing and i had 2 regular black masters not the limited ones but the regular black master i compare them with the chrome master an they are alittle bit loud i want to know what can i do to fix them

Hmmm, after years of personal use, I would say the most important #1 instruction is: One blade (The cutting blade) moves sideways and one blade is stationary. I call the large bottom blade (With the screws) the stationary blade. You must not allow the moving blade teeth to project beyond the stationary blade teeth or the moving blade will then cut your skin open and give you nasty surface sores--acting much like the teeth of a saw moving across a wood board. My biggest problem over time is--as said---when you tighten down one screw, this action causes the stationary blade to shift on the other side due to rotational forces caused by turning the screwdriver.

thx bro help out alot 👍👌

Good advise on the adjustment, but you could use some ZOOM IN to highlight the cap.

Hey,i had a question ,i bought a Wahls recently and it doesn't work very well,Ive always had this brand and my last one would make you bald in 5 seconds and i loved it, when i bought this new one its like it wasn't even cutting,i was able to shave my head eventually but not very good, so i started playing with the blade settings and that didn't help but i also probably wasn't doing it right,i noticed when the arm was all the way down (closest cut) the blades weren't really moving?? then when i would move the arm upwards they would but of course you dont get a close cut that way, maybe it needs a whole bunch of oil? maybe it just needs breaking in? i remember when i bought the one before this one it was perfect out of the box, cutting fool for sure, any ideas? thank you much for your time and the video!!

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Great video, and great quality of video. If you don't mind asking what camera / camera lens did you use to make this tutorial video?

Wow very good man!

Once you got the blades snug with the big top blade facing you just lightly push the blades down at a 30-40° angle on a level surface like a counter top etc and tighten the screws. The top blade will ever so slightly overlap the bottom blade.

Thank you .... for info and nice vdo.

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Awesome video Ricardo very informative.. can you make a video doing/explaining the clipper over comb technique?.. the way you explain everything makes it very easy for one to approach a haircut. Let me know , thanks in advance.

So after zero gapping, fully closed would be a 0 and fully open would be a 1/2?

Good video, can I zero gap Wahl pro clip clippers?

Exactly what I needed to know :)

Easy work first time trying

Good video! Thanks!

I've been cutting my hair for awhile now, but want to go from a fade to a skin fade. I use my clippers from Walmart and a razor, but I can't get rid of the line between the razor and lowest setting. Would a Wahl Professional 5-Star Balding Clipper #8110 help get the line out or should I get an entirely new Wahl clipper set and just do the zero gap that you showed in this video?

Thank you for this, I never knew you could zero gap these clippers

Appreciate The Knowledge 🙏 Twas An Insightful Video Lol

Thanks. What camera did you use to record this? It's nice quality

I want to now of you don't have the spong under the clippers where can I get one from

should do a fast feeds and the masters zero-gap videos too bruh!! I need help with them both.

can you use gaurds with the fade blade?

is this the same as the wahl designer? are they basically the same clipper?

Dope video my guy

Hey man, did this with my Wahl Elite Pro's and the clippers are making all kinds of noise, and when I do get them a little lower (than what you've shown here) the blade stops moving. I've done this right as I've Zero Gapped my other few Wahl's, but wondering what I could do to stop this? I've returned the first set thinking it was just a weird issue, but now I know it isn't with the second pair as it's done the same thing.

your beard looks fantastic...

I prefer the sterling reflections senior clipper. Also I would place some oil in the actual cutting blade a few times a day.

Wahls instructions manual booklet gives clear instructions on how to do a perfect alignment on the blades. Top blade's 1st left teeth should be aligned with the bottom's first big teeth. The first top blade's Right teeth should be aligned with the bottoms side wall of the blade that's before the bottoms 1st Right teeth. The top (smaller moving) blade should be 1mm apart below from the bottom adjustable blade.

Is it a bad idea to zero gap the Wahl Magic Clip clippers? They have the fade blade with short and long teeth on the botton blade. I don't want to have any issues when cutting hair.

This is a great tutorial. I've just turned 70 and decided to buy a Wahl Elite Pro home kit. While waiting for it to arrive it's nice to study all this info. Just a thought, isn't the fixed blade the one on the bottom and held in place by the screws, and the top blade the one that moves?

Great video. Maybe a daft question, but I thought if you zero gapped the cutters by making the tips of the top and bottom blades be in line with each other, made the cutters nick and cut, or is this only the case if you use the clippers with no guard?

My ajuster leaver wont screw back on so when it all togever the screw is loose nd the bits fling off. Do i need a new screw due to oil maby rounding it off

i use rem oil works awesome

Una de las mejores de whal senior

Nice just 0 gapped the "Conair" 😎👌

Will u detail about side button??

Is there any way that you could replace the wahl elite pro with a 0.4 blade?

I don't have the Wahl brand of oil, so, I lubricate the 2 blades with a few drops of 'Johnsons baby oil'... it's a colourless 'light' mineral oil and it at least seems to do the job. One question, how do you align the blades 'from left to right...'

Ricardo could you do a video of showing how the teeth should look after you do the zero gap ?? I'm new to this,Thank you, God bless

Thanks 👍🏿

i need a full course.please help.

im a home user i dont need a chargebole machine i am bold so all i have is very littel hair from the sides and from the back (cllasic bold)1 all i want is a machin that will cut my hair softly and will not stuck what wahl model do you reccomend for me to buy ?

thank you!!

Thanks!

Good video. Question, are the clippers in your video consideted Wahl's best? Thinking about getting some clippers for the home, what do you think of the Elite Pro ($49.99)?

hey Ric, I just purchased a new Wahl Senior (grey) and they are loud. I've oiled and adjusted the blade however, they are still a bit loud. Any tips would be great. Thank you.

I have the wahl super tapers cordless, going to have a play with them as the blade needs a clean anyway. But does zeroing work on all wahls? I have wahl balders so i know its not the most important thing to do but if you have any experience with that too let me know. Also i have the detailers and have had them fixed twice now, but they still manage to get my clients!! do you have any tips on that account as i dont want to move the blade down much lower as itll become pointless to have by that stage.

Good vid. Did you get that rack in the background where u stock the wahl guards at sallys?

Stupid question, is it ok to use motorcycle chainoil to oil a clipper?

I use my Masters a lot, but looking to getting a Wahl clipper to use on the side, which do you reccomend? Was thinking either these, the sterling reflections or the magic clip?