Very thorough clean of Felco secateurs - instructions?

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  1. Tangle

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    Does anyone have any? I found the video's on the Felco site, but I think I need something even more thorough - they only seem to show how to clean the blades but I need to clean everything, including the spring.

    Thanks :)
     
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    I use a toothbrush and WD40. :)
     
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    If you have a look round the felco.com site they have instruction videos of how to clean there products and also how to replace spare parts =]
     
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    Ill post a step by step instruction up with pics, give me an hour.

    They are dead easy to do.
     
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    Paul - you are a complete star! :thku: :D

    (off to print instructions so I can make a mess later...)
     
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