The tweezers are handy to keep in any makeup bag for instant hair removal.
Sharpening the collet is simple and fast. All that is needed for this task is a coarse quality metal sandpaper sheet, a fine quality metal sandpaper sheet, and a thin piece of metal or a metal ruler. The entire process takes about five minutes and will help you avoid having to send pliers to a repair company for sharpening or buying a new set every time the tool falls off.
The best way to sharpen straight nose pliers is to drag a sheet of sandpaper between the teeth.
The first step in sharpening pliers is to sand down the inside edges of the tool’s teeth so they can grip fine objects again. To start, wrap a piece of coarse machining sandpaper around a thin piece of metal or a metal ruler. Only one layer of sandpaper should be folded around the metal edge. Using reasonable pressure, hold the tweezers against the sandpaper and metal, then separate the instrument from the sandpaper. Repeat this step several times.
Metal sandpaper can be used to clean and sharpen pliers.
Then soak a sheet of good quality metal sandpaper in some water for a minute. Remove the coarse sandpaper from the thin piece of metal and replace it with wet fine sandpaper. Re-tighten and hold the teeth together on the file and pull. This must be done several times, creating a mixture of water and sand on the surface of the paper. The inner edges of the pliers teeth should now be sharp and the teeth should come together evenly when the pliers are compressed.
Scissor tweezers can be used to remove hair or splinters.
The last step in sharpening pliers is to sharpen the tips of the teeth. Clench your teeth firmly and hold. Using the newly created paste, roll the tips of the cloves back and forth in the paste. Some tweezers tips are angled. In that case, be sure to keep the same angle as you slide the tips of the teeth over the sandpaper. If the tweezers have a blunt end, you can go through the mud while keeping it perpendicular to the paper.
To test the sharpness of the tweezers, use the instrument to pick up a tiny object. A magnifying glass can also be used to inspect the tip of the pliers and evaluate the results of sharpening. If the teeth do not come together completely, repeat the tweezers sharpening steps one more time.
If the tweezers are sharp and do not need further work, it is important to clean them properly before storing or using them. First, rinse the tweezers with a little bit of water. Second, thoroughly clean the surface of the instrument with isopropyl alcohol.