Deglazing a Norton hone.

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I've a Norton combo stone, and despite my attempts to keep it clean, it's starting to build a bit of a glaze on the coarse side. Any ideas for deglazing the stone?
 
You can resurface it using calcium carbide abrasive paper of the appropriate grit for the coarseness of the stone. Put the abrasive paper on a flat surface (saw table, lay out table etc.) use either a couple drops of water or WD40 to float the crud out of the paper and do figure eights until the stone is flat and clean. If the stone doesn't need resurfacing just cleaning, scrub it with hot water a brush and either liquid soap or cirrus hand cleaner. You can also scrub it with WD40. Or if you are real lazy (always my favorite) run it through the dish washer a couple times.
Jim Arbuckle
 
I try to keep my stones clean so this doesn't happen.

But with old stones that I buy, I boil them with powdered dishwashing or laundry detergent.
 
Sword, I have a Norton fine India stone that I inherited that had some sort or nasty bulid up on it that I couldn't get off . Until I used lacquer thinner and a metal bristle brush . Just pour a little on the stone and start brushing, before it drys wipe it with a cloth . This should get most of it off . Then do the soap and water as well for the final cleaning . I can't take credit for this as someone here suggested this and it works .
Let us know how it goes . I've had good success with WD-40 if its not heavy build up . DM
 
I have the same glazing problem with one of my cheap Norton combo stones. I have tried comet and a stiff brush as well as some other cleaners and nothing seems to help. I only paid a few bucks for the stone at Home depot so I wasnt really expecting much. Im going to try the sandpaper method and see if it works.
 
Rub it on the concrete sidewalk or driveway.

Or better yet, get a piece of Nagura. :thumbup:
 
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