{"id":77484,"date":"2024-05-21T17:11:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/?p=77484"},"modified":"2024-05-21T17:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:11:55","slug":"how-to-easily-clean-sharpen-your-pruning-shears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/how-to-easily-clean-sharpen-your-pruning-shears\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Easily Clean & Sharpen Your Pruning Shears…"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gardening tools left outside to weather the elements will soon look like old pieces of junk. Rusty hand shears with a dull blade certainly take all the joy out of pruning. Not only does it make cutting more difficult and time-consuming, the jagged cuts aren\u2019t good for the plant either.\n A good set of hand pruners are made to last a lifetime, so don\u2019t chuck \u2018em away. It\u2019s really easy to restore a used and abused pair of shears back to nearly new condition.\n My pruning shears are in pretty bad shape so I disassembled them first by removing the bolt that holds the blades together. It\u2019s not strictly necessary to do this, but I wanted to make sure the solution would reach all the inner bits.\n Prevent future rusting and keep the squeeze mechanism moving seamlessly by applying a thin coat of multipurpose oil as the final step.\n Using a rag, rub the lubricant all over the blades and moving parts. Work the pruners back and forth a few times to disperse oils through the closing mechanism.\n Clean and sharpen your pruning tools in fall before tucking them away for the winter season. Add this task to your autumn to-do list and you\u2019ll hit the ground running every spring.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gardening tools left outside to weather the elements will soon look like old pieces of junk. Rusty hand shears with a dull blade certainly take all the joy out of pruning. Not only does it make cutting more difficult and time-consuming, the jagged cuts aren\u2019t good for the plant either. Smoothly snipping away is so\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410],"tags":[742],"class_list":{"0":"post-77484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-life-hacks","8":"tag-hometips-lifehacks"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screen-Shot-2024-05-21-at-17.03.34.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Smoothly snipping away is so much more satisfying and plants will appreciate a clean cut too. Straight cuts will heal faster and the wounds will better resist diseases and insects.\n
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This trick works will any metal tool that\u2019s corroded with rust \u2013 hammers, wrenches, loppers, scissors, and the like \u2013 by following these same steps.\n
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Sharpening the Shears\n
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Apply a Coat of Multipurpose Oil\n