Cleaning your hedge trimmer: here’s how to do it

First use a brush to remove coarse dirt from the cutting attachment, then spray the hedge trimmer with resin cleaner. Finally, wipe the housing, battery and charger with a damp cloth.

For safety reasons, you should always unplug an electric hedge trimmer before cleaning it.

Spraying the cutting blade with a little resin cleaner effectively removes resin and rust from your hedge trimmer. Remember to run your hedge trimmer briefly so that the resin cleaner is well distributed on the teeth and in the gaps between them.

Before you start cleaning your hedge trimmer, there are a few safety precautions to take. Make sure that the device is switched off and cannot be switched on during cleaning. For

• petrol hedge trimmers, this means: remove spark plugs
• electric hedge trimmers: disconnect the plug
• battery hedge trimmers: remove the battery
• hedge trimmers with integrated battery: switch off the hedge trimmer and remove the activation key
• the charger for a battery hedge trimmer: disconnect the plug

When cleaning your hedge trimmer, always wear gloves made of durable material and protective glasses. This is to prevent injury. You can find more information about safe use of your hedge trimmer in the operating instructions for the power tool.

You will need the following tools and accessories to clean your tool:

• Brush
• Soft cloth
• Care oil and resin cleaner spray
• Screwdriver (for deep cleaning)
• Safety glasses
• Gloves made from robust material

First use a brush to remove leaves, twigs and other coarse dirt from the cutting attachment, before moving on to the detailed work.

Next, spray the cutting blades with a little resin cleaner and briefly start the hedge trimmer. Running the blades allows the lubricant to spread on the teeth and in the gaps. As well as dissolving resin and rust, the resin cleaner also provides corrosion protection.

Wipe the housing, battery and charger with a damp cloth. If necessary, clean the electrical contacts of the charger with a paintbrush or soft brush.

Remove the battery from your battery hedge trimmer and store it somewhere dry, separate from the hedge trimmer and charger. You can now store the hedge trimmer with the corresponding blade guard fitted, until you next use it. Read on for even more tips for how to store batteries correctly.

To deep clean the hedge trimmer, disconnect the cutting attachment from the tool. To do this, use a screwdriver to loosen two screws: one connects the gear to the blade, the other is on the blade itself.

Use a brush to remove any dust and dirt from the blades. If your hedge trimmer has accumulated a lot of resin, this can be effectively removed with a resin cleaner.

An important step that must not be neglected under any circumstances: sharpening the hedge trimmer. Every instance of contact with thick branches and leaves contributes to the blunting of the blades, which ultimately affects the cutting result. The power tool then also requires more energy to do the job. 

Finally, spray the clean, freshly sharpened blades on both sides with a care oil; reattach the cutting attachment to the housing and cover it with the corresponding protective cover.