The Wahl Set Vapor + Hi-Viz Trimmer + Vanish Shaver puts three Wahl Professional machines in one listing, each with its own pass in the cut: the clipper takes the bulk and builds the fade, the trimmer sets the outline, then the shaver takes the last pass. Each machine is also sold on its own.

In the set

• Wahl Vapor Clipper with its 7 premium cutting guides: 1/16" 1.5 mm · 1/8" 3.0 mm · 3/16" 4.5 mm · 1/4" 6.0 mm · 3/8" 10.0 mm · 1/2" 13.0 mm · 5/8" 16.0 mm
• Wahl Hi-Viz Trimmer with its charging stand
• Wahl Vanish Shaver with its foil guard, cleaning brush and pre-shave brush

Why this set

A cut in the chair runs in a fixed order, and this set follows it. Each machine keeps to its own pass, so the trimmer's blade is kept for the line and never does the clipper's bulk work. A foil shaver works on hair that is already short, so the length work always comes first and the shaver finishes what the other machines have brought down. Buying the machines together puts that sequence on one station in one order.

Who it is for

• Barbers cutting skin and bald fades with one clipper from the bald band upward - the clipper's pack lists Seamless Balding and Fading and Close Fading Techniques under DESIGNED FOR
• Barbers who set outlines and line-ups and do detail and pattern work - the trimmer's pack lists One-Hit Lining and Detail & Pattern Work under DESIGNED FOR
• Shops that offer head shaves or skin-level work on the neck and around the outline, finished with the shaver as the last pass

Who it is not for

• Taking long stubble or a full beard straight down with the shaver - bring it down with the clipper or trimmer first
• A barber who needs only one of these machines - each is sold on its own

Professional tip

Set the bald band first with the clipper's blade closed right down, then open it in small steps with the lever as you work up, flicking out at the end of each stroke so the fade is laid down in stages.

How to use

1. Before the first client, brush the blades clean and oil them with clipper oil. Check that the shaver's foil is seated and has no dent or tear.
2. If you set a blade to zero-gap, do it with the machine off, then check that the moving blade sits behind the edge of the fixed blade before it touches skin.
3. Take the length down with the clipper and a guard from the seven in its box, against the growth; then fade up from the bald band without a guard, opening the blade in small steps with the lever.
4. Set the outline with the trimmer: stretch the skin with your free hand and work with light pressure, using the corner of the blade for detail.
5. Finish with the shaver on hair that is already short: stretch the skin, hold the head flat against it and work in short, overlapping passes with light pressure.
6. Switch everything off before you put the machines down; stand the trimmer back on its charging stand.

Care and maintenance

After each client, switch off and brush the hair from the teeth and around the blades with a soft, dry brush, and wipe the housings with a dry cloth. Clean the shaver the same way, dry, with its cleaning brush. At the end of the day, and whenever a blade starts to drag, put a few drops of clipper oil across the teeth, run it for a few seconds and wipe off the excess. Brush the hair out of the shaver's foil and cutters without pressing on the foil, and replace the foil and the cutter bars when the foil is damaged or the cut starts to drag. Clean everything dry: never rinse a machine under the tap or put it in liquid.

Frequently asked questions