Using abrasive techniques to clean pruning tool blades can damage the cutting edges of your tool. Some of the techniques used to remove dirt from pruning tools that can cause damage are:
-- Scraping tool blades with a knife or screwdriver
-- Scratching tool blades with sandpaper or a whetstone
-- Using steel wool to remove dirt from tool blades
-- Using water to loosen dirt on tool blades
When pruning tools are used to cut plants, dirt will deposit on tool blades, which causes the blades to become displaced. Dirty pruning tools won’t cut efficiently. Therefore, it is imperative to keep pruning tool blades clean so they will work their best. Using water to clean pruning tools causes the tool blades to rust and will ruin tools.
Using EZ-Cut to clean dirty pruning tools does not require abrasive cleaning techniques because the detergent in EZ-Cut loosens dirt and a corrosion inhibitor additive in EZ-Cut prevents tools from rusting.
Using EZ-Cut allows dirt to be wiped from pruning tools with a cloth