How to clean garden shears

Clean pruners with warm dish soap and water or spray the blades with Scrubbing Bubbles^® bathroom cleaner to remove dried sap. If your pruners have rusted, soak them overnight in white vinegar to dissolve the rust. Scrub with a wire brush to remove dirt and rust.

How do you sterilize pruning shears?
How do you clean and sharpen garden shears?
What oil do you use to clean garden tools?

How do you sterilize pruning shears?

Soak pruning shears in a pine oil solution for less corrosive sanitation. Submerge shears in a basin filled with 1 c (240 ml) pine oil and 3 c (710 ml) water. After 10-15 minutes, you can remove and rinse them without any scrubbing. Pine oil is less corrosive than bleach, but also less effective.

How do you clean and sharpen garden shears?

How to clean and sharpen pruners

Clean pruners with warm dish soap and water or spray the blades with Scrubbing Bubbles^® bathroom cleaner to remove dried sap. ...
Scrub with a wire brush to remove dirt and rust. ...
Rinse pruners after cleaning off dirt, debris and rust.

What oil do you use to clean garden tools?

Lubricating Oil: Such as boiled linseed oil, tung oil, motor oil, lamp oil, or cooking oil. Boiled linseed and tung oil are probably the best choices, but you can use what you have on hand.