I have been using these to cut my own hair for about 12 years. One tip I would like to add is that your hair grows in different directions, so using an ear taper comb in only one direction is easily shown to be a flawed technique after just the first time using it. My tip is to use the left ear comb to cut your hair around your left ear from back to front, and then use it around your right ear from front to back. Then snap on the left ear comb, use it from back to front around your left ear and then from front to back around your right ear. You will immediately see how hair much this guy’s one direction technique has missed, and it’s common sense that he really should know.

@urchill1

10 ай бұрын

Did you mean snap on the RIGHT ear comb after using the left ear comb?

I’m embarrassed that I couldn’t figure it out. Thank you for having a short instructive video - straight to the point.

@kirkfletcher6028

3 жыл бұрын

BTW, does the taper on that model really go from 4 to 2? I just bought the Cordless Groom Pro, and when I compared the lengths of each side of the guard, they matched the 1.5 and 2 respectively. Less of a taper than I thought. Was wondering if it's possible to buy different guards.

Thanks so much for explaining the taper attachment and how they transition into the regular guide. Knowing that the tapered one goes from 2 to 4 it’s a no brainer to just use the 4 to finish the cut. You were the only video I found that explained the taper guards and their use.

@geofatboy

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Lizbeth7799

7 ай бұрын

@@geofatboymy son likes longer haircut, I am using 7, 8 attachments!.. Is still safe to use the ear attachment?..

I was confused as I thought the motion would be front to back, wondered if I had the wrong idea. Thanks for the demo. 👍

I appreciate the quick and easy tutorials like this. Thanks so much!

😅 I just butchered my pops hair I did the opposite way with the guards 🤦🏻‍♂️ I’ll try again in two weeks 😆

@orr5972

3 жыл бұрын

How’d it go

@svresh

3 жыл бұрын

@@orr5972 i dont think it went so hot

@orr5972

3 жыл бұрын

@@svresh 😂

@realrichloen

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@kennethpalmer4734

Жыл бұрын

It happens

Straight to the point. Pros are able to easy explain different things. Good one , thank you!!

@geofatboy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Leonardo!

I've used those and for self-cuts they're great. The tapered "shoes" for left and right side work great. Corded clippers are a bit of a bother but you can do a great self cut with a set like this. I treated myself to a cordless Wahl set that's higher priced, but I had this set for years and it works great.

Great video... thanks! No nonsense, clear explanation. Top geezer!!

Much appreciated, very well explained and straight to the point, gonna use this method instead of scissors now 😅

I hate to say it but as a hair stylist for many years I didn't know how to use the left and right ear taper guards. Thanks so much for the explanation!

Well illustrated Thanks

Thanks for this video. Short, useful , and to the point.

@geofatboy

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I have "Suprent" clippers that I got on Amazon, I also have this Wahl set and the guards fit the Suprent blades perfectly. I stumbled across you video tryin to find the teeth size of the taper/ear guards, cause I NEEDED to know. And now thanks to you, I know👐🏼👐🏼

Sweet video man, I really enjoyed it. I've used the ear ones before and was using them backwards. I just went to the local cut & nick for the special. Today I try this style, If I fail I have a nice hat and some good weed to make it tru the 2 weeks it takes to grow out.

You just solved the mystery for me. Thank you Sir!

@tomasvihaan1048

3 жыл бұрын

i dont mean to be off topic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me

@drodriguez3935

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomasvihaan1048 yeah push delete

Thanks for posting this video! Appreciate all you demonstrate!

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much for this, I was wonder what my R guard was

nice review man, helped me alot. Congrats from Brasil

Great video thanks!

I have a cheaper Wahl clipper but it comes with the ear taper guards. Just didn't know how to use them...until I found your vid. Props to you man. They work great!

Hey! Thanks for the explanation!

Great video, Geo! Thanks as always! Enjoy the rest of the weekend! Best regards!

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, stay safe!

Nice work. Thanks

Thanks Mann , made quarantine survivable

@geofatboy

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

Thanks I kind of figure but I wanted to make sure so I appreciate you showing the video on how to use the right and left ear taper. Yes, on the lower back of your head do you have any other videos on how to get skin fades on the back and on the size of your head or how to use a tool for making shape up because recently someone messed up my line and I’ve been trying tools and really to me. They don’t work, because I can’t really see as much my vision is not that good.

Thanks for showing this Geo, Wahl do note give much of a tutorial with thier clippers.

Good video thanks

Good job explaining!

@geofatboy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice Job !

Thank you very much that helped a lot

@geofatboy

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

thanks man 👍🏽

Had these for years only now figured these were pretty valuable. Wahl should pay you a fee brother 💪🏾

@geofatboy

Жыл бұрын

💯 I agree!!!

great video bro, just ordered this one, im hoping it does me justice.

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

nice vid my man, sláínte!

Very nice, excellent geo you are professional, thanks

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks much nawaf!

@nawafalrashidi4774

4 жыл бұрын

@@geofatboy thanks thanks

Thanks geo 💈💈👍

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony.

I use the ear guards high up on my head and blend with a 4-6, under the ear guard part I just meet it with a 2

@xSk4nkHunt42x

Жыл бұрын

You made this so simple I think I might change what I do and use the ear guards as intended and just go straight up with a 4 for a mid fade. Thanks man. I lost part of my leg in a motorcycle accident, any guy can cut their own hair better than super blanks, a real barber is 50$+ and I just can’t afford that now that I’m disabled and how fast my hair grows.

Nice video, Geo. I'm a bald guy, so guards aren't an issue! ;) I do like my Wahl clippers sans the guard. Cheers!

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

The closest I've come to you is a number 1 guard about 15 years ago... I looked like a serial killer with 3 names...

Just picked up at Target for $25. First time I've had success using such a product. Popped on the 1 inch as the safest to use with success. It was, I just went to town and hair was falling off all over and with no worries. I mean a 1 inch guard, how much can I screw this up? It was easy and I started to look civilized again. Next up the ear guard and they worked just fine too. I'll continue working on it tomorrow but I wouldn't be ashamed to at least go into a barber shop again but I suspect I won't have to because this kit gives me confidence.

@usmczippoguy7947

3 жыл бұрын

Man, you must be my twin. I bought this set yesterday as I had enough courage to finally do it. My hair was at least six inches long all the way around, and I wasn't considering going to Great Clips anymore because it was so embarrassing. I wouldn't go anywhere without a hat on. I figured if I screwed it up bad enough and had to shave it off it was still better than what I had. I put the six on and did all the way around, showered, then came back and touched everything up. I don't think I'll ever pay for a haircut again.

@Rick9482

3 жыл бұрын

@@usmczippoguy7947 Congrats! About that time for a touch up myself and just not worried about messing up. The kit is first class and makes it so easy. Just don't need to go to a barbershop any longer. Living for two months with a much shorter cut actually made my scalp healthier.

Hi My husband still likes the tapered military haircut (which I can’t do, I’m no hairdresser) can I use those attachments to taper to back of his head and neck?

Hello ,what about neck side? I mean i have those two gards i can cut left and right side. What should i do for middle part?

thanks. this is all I need to know. 😅😂.

that Wahl Color Pro also comes with another ear guard thing. How do you use it?

So we can use this to make "entire" fades from 4 to 3?

Hi, Whats Difference between the blue and the black

Thanks. Just cut my son’s hair and wasn’t sure how to position R & L blade

@geofatboy

3 жыл бұрын

Is he happy with the result?

@eeyespytran4988

3 жыл бұрын

@@geofatboy He’s only 7 yo. I think so BC this time he didn’t cry. LoL

My Wahl clippers also came with an ear trim guide and an eyebrow trimmer guide. Can you explain how to use those as well?

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Sure can! Am I fast or what!? kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4SlxJSfpbXShc4.html

Any of Wahl's clipper guards fit any of their Wahl devices.

Wow That's funny geo I just bought the exact same clippers on Amazon for 54 bucks😂 I was wondering how to use the ear attachments

@330.Custom.Diecast

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I'm 6 months late, but the same kit is $25 at Target.

Lol I have the same one 💈😁✌️💈 But I need to get a T-Outliner next

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

You mean like this: bit.ly/WahlHeroClippersKitSN ?

I used the left for the right/right for left. Just because I was going against the grain. I guess it still works the same

Does that work when you want to leave your hair long but you just want it off of your ears?

I hsve the 5 magic onecbut it doesn't have these ear tapers

Greetings, Mr. Fatboy! Is the head on the Merkur 41C open comb the same as the 15C? I need a good mild to semi-aggressive razor for when my beard has several days of hair growth. Any other recommendations?

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

The R41 and the 15C are not the same. Check out the 25C: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e5eOmq6bd5jZgLA.html

Does anyone know how long it takes to fully charge? There is no green light indicator to tell that, and the red light always seems to stay on as long as it's plugged in.

@geofatboy

2 жыл бұрын

My rule of thumb on rechargeable items is overnight at the least. Even better, 18-24 hours-Especially on the first charge.

Man that’s awesome why am I paying a barber I’ll just use those two clips on each side of the ear and grow out the back and Rock a mullet😂🇺🇸

So the “ear trim guard” your holding in the beginning with both clippers in your hand what is THAT for. I have this same set for my boyfriends haircuts but I have NO clue what it’s for?

@brianbadonde9251

Жыл бұрын

That's the ear trim guide, not guard. You tilt the clipper to only use one side of it and use it to trim around the ear. It's easier if you're not a clueless woman tbh

Question this might be weird but would it work if i use the left and right ear clippers to fade everything? Its my first time cutting my hair at home and i really dont know how to fade so i was wondering if i use it if it would work?

@leemurphy6777

3 жыл бұрын

Same question 🙋🏻‍♂️

@kirkfletcher6028

3 жыл бұрын

Not possible, I think - you'd have to use it sideways everywhere at move away as you go up. I just clippers for first time ever and I used the regular clippers to get rest of taper. I started with the higher number (using a scooping motion), and then went over again with a lower number, but not going as high each time. I couldn't do the ears very easily that way though - and had no idea how to use the ear taper (until now).

So both left and right ear taper just gives you a guide in where the taper is goin to fade right?

@brianbadonde9251

Жыл бұрын

nah foo ur dumm

You need to fade the top sides of your head in A bit better , I’m buying these clippers thanks to this review 👍

@bobbyhempel1513

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like he is mid-cut.

Finnaly I can know how to use the left and right ears... I have one since the last week and cut my child from front to behind 🙈😁🤭 ... Thanks yo your video I'll hope to make better

how much is this in the usa? And also the cordless 5 star magic clip? In the Philippines its like 80 bucks too expensive for a non professional grade clipper.

@330.Custom.Diecast

3 жыл бұрын

$25 at Target in the USA, same kit.

Thank you for stopping me from butchering my sons hair.

Geo I really need your help, I have just received 96 Derby Shaving Soap sticks and 58 Palmolive shave stick soaps from a friend who has closed his barber shop down, will it be ok in 40 years time or will these shave sticks go rancid.

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Sell those sticks as quick as you can, invest the $360 in a good S&P index fund, call me in 40 years and thank me. No shaving soap is going to last 40 years.

I've never liked going to a barber shop, growing up as a military brat my father cut my hair for most of my youth. When I moved out I got used to cutting my hair myself and occasionally asking for help form my friends if I had issues (I'd direct them the best I could) I know my hair doesn't look as good as it could if I went to a professional-- but I just prefer it this way. Now that the back story is out of the way I have to say I've been a complete idiot the whole time. Over a decade of cutting my hair without knowing how the ear taper guards work-- I've been neglecting to use them at all, buzzing down to a three and pain stakingly using scissors for around my ears. Thank you for making just a simple video explaining their use. I feel like and idiot but still very excited for the reduced stress this has already brought me

@geofatboy

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! i'm glad I could help reduce your anxiety! It's the little simple things in life that can irritate us to no end, if you let them. Enjoy!

Check fade guards

You can get those at family Dollars for about 15 bucks.

There is another ear trim guide that is not marked left or right, has no taper. No videos on that anywhere. Makes me wonder if Wahl's is just adding this non-tapered ear trim guard to increase the list of attachments and has no use in real life. Otherwise there must be a couple of demo videos somewhere!

@geofatboy

3 жыл бұрын

I know the one you speak of. I tried it and it didn't work that well for me.

If your hair is an example of the results, I would think twice about using those ear attachments. Don't really want my hair that short around the ears. I have the cordless clippers.

I've been doing it the wrong way 🤣

@mayraarguello3960

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😁🙈

Next thing you know, you will demonstrate how to put a backup camera in a Jeep! Oh, wait! 😂🤣

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Or demonstrating how to get your water heater up and running again... Oh-wait!😂

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Just in case anybody wanted to see that: kzread.info/dash/bejne/loWDycmShNKtmbg.html

The company Wahl is in Germany and 50 km away from me

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Really? Started in 1919, Headquarters in Sterling, Illinois USA.

@cdc82069

4 жыл бұрын

geofatboy Yes they are worldwide. I’ve met the family. Very nice people.

@technischemaschinenfabrik5882

4 жыл бұрын

@@geofatboy oh sorry, Wahl is the German word for choice. Didn't know that so many people in the USA have German ancestors.

@alexcarter8807

4 жыл бұрын

@@technischemaschinenfabrik5882 We had a shitton of Germans move over here, plus Polish, Eastern European in general, tons of Swedes, etc.

First

@geofatboy

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats.

@Moon_Mann11

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! What’s the best badger hair lathering brush? Can I get a link?

It’s not a 4. It’s a 2 to a 1

@geofatboy

3 жыл бұрын

I could swear the instructions read 4-1. I'll check again.

@sebastianharing6326

2 жыл бұрын

@@geofatboy can you confirm the length of the guard?

@chipfire

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I wondered what the guards marked L & R were.

Your hair.......

Bruh no real barbers use those clippers mannnn