Groom Professional Coat Rakes These professional Coat rakes are excellent quality at a value for money price. This range of coat rakes have ergonomic rubber handles and come in 5 sizes. Essential kit for every groomer. Similar to the Mars Coat Kings. Easy grip handle. Quick Guide Coarse & Medium styles (#6 - #12 blades) for preparatory work and thinning out undercoat #8-Blade Stripper is perfect for prep work and coarser coats such as: Old English Sheepdogs Irish Wolfhounds Chows #12 Blade Stripper is ideal for heavy or double coats such as: Pomeranians Lhasas Westies Poodles Fine styles (#16 - #20 blades) #20 Blade Stripper is ideal for finishing and carding thick, fine coats such as:Cockers Spaniels Setter Afghans for grooming heavy coats Note: Use coarse styles to comb out the undercoat, fine styles for finishing. Quick Guide: Use coarse styles to comb out the undercoat, fine styles for finishing. The softer the coat, the finer the gap between the blades. The longer the coat, the finer the gap between the blades. Short coated dogs use closest, finest gap. For Long & Wire coats first use a course Coat Rake and then the fine one. (The finer the gap between the blades the more blades). To Use: Place tool on coat with light pressure and comb out in the direction of hair growth. Note: going against or aside hair growth will cause excessive cutting of hair. Only use once a week or every other week. (Too much use could result in a bald pet!)