metal on ceramic stone

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I use a ceramic stone to sharpen my blades. Now the surface of the stone is plugged with metal removed from the blades while sharpening. Can you give me some advice on how to remove the metal without damaging the stone? :confused:
 
Abrasive cleaners like Comet seem to work well enough. There's also an "eraser" that's sold to remove the metal gunk on the ceramic sharpeners. You use it just like an eraser to rub off pencil marks on paper.
 
Just give them a good scrub with kitchen cleanser (Bartender's Friend is my favorite) and run them through the dishwasher. they will come out "sparkling"!!
 
Just posted this in another thread - but it will help you.

Sounds crazy but one of the best things to clean your rods (or any stone for that matter) is WD40..

A friend of mine got me to use it by telling me about how that he had a stone that he had used hard for years, and it had just lost it's "teeth" and was pretty much no good for sharpening. He had used soap/ pads etc. with no success.

At a point of frustration he tried WD40 as a last ditch effort before he threw away the stone.

It cleared out the pores in an amazing way. - and the stone sharpened like new.

I have used it on my sharpmaker rods, and arkansas/ Carborundum and have experienced the same results.

Just spray a good amount of WD40 on a rag, and rub the sticks rigorously.
If there is metal in the pores, you will see it on the rag. When you stop seeing disscolorment on the rag, just use a little soap and water to clean the WD40 off if you wish - or you could just leave it.

Be Well,

sp
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Forgot to add, For normal maintenance the Scotch Brite Pad w/ dish soap is my favorite to use.
The WD40 is what I use when The Pad and Soap are not enough..
 
I have used WD-40 for years to clean my india stones. I just hold the stone in a bucket and spray on the WD-40 and it acts just like a squeegy with water.

However, I don't think that using WD-40 on diamond mesh or diamond stones is a good idea. Just water for these babies.

FWIW
Ciao
Ron Cassel
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Here's a counter-intuitive method that I find works quickly and easily:

SOS pads.

Please don't ask me how they remove metal; I have no idea. But I read about it on an older thread here, and tried it, and voila.
 
Lots of things work, including rust erasers. I sometimes use WD40 but find the ceramic won't have the same "bite" until you clean the WD40 off with soap and water or solvent.
 
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