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I use a Norton fine stone, bought it new, always used with just water. I had out of state company and the guy wanted to sharpen a knife. I was not home, he used oil on my stone. I can't seem to rid the stone of the oil, which has about ruined my good stone. Nothing seems to work.
Any one know what will rid my stone of this oil?
 
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I use a Norton fine stone, bought it new, always used with just water. I had out of state company and the guy wanted to sharpen a knife. I was not home, he used oil on my stone. I can't seem to rid the stone of the oil, which has about ruined my good stone. Nothing seems to work.
Any one know what will rid my stone of this oil?
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I'de try hot water and a stiff brush. Maybe some soap.
 
Soak it in a strong solvent and then let it sit in a bucket of water for a week.
 
You might try spraying it down with carburator (sp) cleaner then using simple green spray instead of water. Seemed to have cleaned the Norton I had previously used some oil on.
 
soak it in acetone, then pack into a bucket of fine clay powder and cover with more clay powder, press it down and leave it. The clay will absorb the oils.
 
Most of the older Norton stones were meant to be used with U.S.P. mineral oil. They even call them oilstones. I avoid the oil mess by squeegeeing the old oil and swarf off the stone with a rubber spatula. Actually that last statement is too simple. I put some new oil on the stone and loosen the swarf with an old tooth brush and then squeegee away. Mineral spirits will probably remove oil from a ruined stone.
 
I doubt it's ruined. It still useable, oil or water just cause the stones to cut a little slower. I wouldn't fret too much about getting absolutely squeaky clean.
 
Use lacquer thinner and metal brush . Put some thinner on the stone and began to brush it . Then before the liquid evaporates wipe it with a cloth . May take two or three tries but it will all come off . Good luck . DM
 
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