Cleaning the sharpmaker?

aceofblades

aceofblades

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Is there a way of cleaning the sharpmaker besides the dishwasher or powdered cleaners? I do not have either of these availiable right now.


thanks,
ace
 
a good scour brush and some hot water in a pinch. scouring powder is cheap and readily available. Get a big ol' bucket of it and keep it under the sink.

Good luck,
Brett
 
COMET. I don't have to worry, my wife makes sure i don't run out of dish soap and comet.
 
Brother a good ole pink pencil eraser works like a champ. I use it on my sharpmaker as well as Spyderco ceramic benchstones. Hope this helps
 
I use Dawn and a scotchbrite pad. I've never used a pencil eraser, that's a neat idea.
 
I use hoppes no.9 gun cleaning solvent. It works great to remove the metal while your working on your knife. You can then just keep sharpening. It drys almost immediately. You can get it at wal-mart for just a few bucks.
 
I tried some Hoppes #9 for awhile but eventually went back to comet and warm water. However, I found something better. I've read about here in Blade Forums and found it at Home Depot. I lost the packaging and I can;t remember the name.

They're little, white scouring sponges. They've got the Mr. Clean guy on the packaging if I remember correctly and come 2 to a package. Dip a corner in water and scrub your stones. They work as well as comet without the mess. I think you can even use them dry.

They might be called "Magic Eraser", but don;t hold me to that.
 
I use my wife's nail polish remover.....

VERY FAST--

--PUT SOME ON A PAPER TOWEL-

-WIPE A FEW TIMES

LET DRY-

--DONE..
 
StretchNM said:
I tried some Hoppes #9 for awhile but eventually went back to comet and warm water. However, I found something better. I've read about here in Blade Forums and found it at Home Depot. I lost the packaging and I can;t remember the name.

They're little, white scouring sponges. They've got the Mr. Clean guy on the packaging if I remember correctly and come 2 to a package. Dip a corner in water and scrub your stones. They work as well as comet without the mess. I think you can even use them dry.

They might be called "Magic Eraser", but don;t hold me to that.
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That is indeed what they are called, they are amazing for other cleaning jobs as well.
 
I've used the Magic Erasers before, and I didn't feel that they worked all that well. I went back to the old standby, Bar Keepers Friend and 3M Scouring Pads. I think I might try the Hoppes #9 sometime if I ever remember to pick some up when I'm in Wal-Mart or some other store.
 
Someone, I think it might have been Sal himself, suggested tossing them into an ultrasonic cleaner.
 
I've tried the Magic Eraser but mine is the "Foaming Cleaner" in the orange package. I don't know if this is the same one you guys use, but its HORRIBLE. I cut the sponge into 3 sections and cleaning the rods will eat up 1 section. I might give the other "Magic Eraser" a try.

I've used hoppes #9 and that works ok. The pencil eraser or just an eraser in general works "ok." The best results I've gotten was a scouring pad and some Commet. It works the best, but as the others have mentioned, it does create a bit of a mess.
 
No dishwasher or powdered cleaners on hand? You're house must look like ours.
I use Comet but this got me to thinking, would baking soda work? My dentist told me to try it (with a bit of hydrogen peroxide) on my teeth. It was amazing how well it worked.
 
A simple pencil eraser, costs a few cents, works extremely well. Pull the rod out after a dozen or so strokes, rub the eraser up and down a few times, rod is clean.
 
I've tried:

Comet and Scotchbrite pad
pink eraser
Hoppe's

They all worked well.

I use the Comet and Scotchbrite exclusively now because it works as well, or better, than any other method that I've tried, and it comes out of the wife's grocery budget and not my knife budget!:D:D
 
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