Cleaning Sharpmaker stones

trains are bad · Aug 10, 2005

I have had my sharpmaker for a couple months now and had to clean the stones for the first time. The vid says to use an abrasive cleaner like ajax or comet.
Well, I don't have all that fancy stuff at my place. But I do have Gojo, and it works very well.
I rinsed it but it could probably be used without water available. I just rubbed the stones together and wiped them off. Just a tip.

Psychopomp · Aug 10, 2005

I find that hot water and powdered dish washer detergent works well too.

fixer27 · Aug 10, 2005

I use Carberator cleaner, not that I can actually use the thing very
well but it does clean all the old oil and filings off.

bama_lou · Aug 10, 2005

Gojo, as in the industrial hand cleaner with those bits of pumice?
Thanks for the advice, my Sharpmaker is due to arrive on Friday!

DGG · Aug 10, 2005

I toss them in the dishwasher and they come out "sparkling"!!!

knifetester · Aug 10, 2005

Comet and a scotchbrite pad get them clean in a jiffy. Those ceramic hones are really prone to clogging, and since they are so fine already their sharpening ability drops to zero real quick when dirty.

I try to clean mine after every knife fully sharpened, or after 3 (one on each side) touch ups. Only takes a minute to do, but saves a ton of time sharpening.

Jeff Clark · Aug 10, 2005

Gojo doesn't have pumice in it. It has some light solvents and lanolin.

Lava hand soap has pumice and works fairly well. I like to use stainless steel cleansers since they have some chemicals that loosen up the metal residue along with detergent and abrasives.

Scott Free · Aug 10, 2005

Jeff Clark said:
I like to use stainless steel cleansers...

Jeff- I'm assuming you mean cleansers that are made specifically for stainless steel. Brands?

Scott

stevekt · Aug 10, 2005

I use Soft Scrub and a Scotch Brite pad with hot water.

Stormdrane · Aug 10, 2005

I use a pencil eraser, I'm serious, it works.

Bob W · Aug 10, 2005

I used Comet, just like in Sal's video. It worked fine.

-Bob

Jeff Clark · Aug 10, 2005

Some stainless steel cleansers include:

Barkeeper's Friend-- http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/

Revere Copper and Stainless Steel Cleaner.

Ryan8 · Aug 10, 2005

I use the recommended method - Comet and a scouring pad. The Comet was $.69 at the grocery store and works well.

sheltot · Aug 10, 2005

I've said it before and here it is again, the Rust Eraser. It works great.

rayfloro · Aug 10, 2005

Just tried out the pencil eraser.............it really does work!?!?!?!?

Thanks for the tip Stormdrane......pure genius

bama_lou · Aug 11, 2005

Jeff Clark said:
Gojo doesn't have pumice in it. It has some light solvents and lanolin.

Lava hand soap has pumice and works fairly well. I like to use stainless steel cleansers since they have some chemicals that loosen up the metal residue along with detergent and abrasives.

http://automotive.gojo.com/products/product.asp?cat_id=20

This was the one I was referring to, my father and I use it all time after doing automotive maintainance. Will this work too? The old man stocks tubs and tubs of this in his garage.

Jeff Clark · Aug 11, 2005

The pumice Gojo should work better than the simpler type, but be sure to clean off any oily residue with detergent. An oily residue will make the rods load up faster.