What do you clean your Sharpmaker stones with?

[poonchasta]

I'm going to get a Spyderco Sharpmaker within the next month, and I was just curious about how to keep the stones clean. I think I read on the Spyderco website that I am supposed to use some kind of light abrasive or something to clean the stones, but I don't know anything about abrasives. How do you guys clean your stones? Do I have to use an abrasive? If so, what abrasive would you recommend? Thanks for your help.

 

[Gshock300]

just ajax cream cleaner with a scourer. not a metal wire one.. just the rough plastic dish scourers like the double sided ones with sponge on one side.

 

[gunmike1]

AG Russell Rust Eraser and the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser work well without a huge mess and lots of drying time.

Mike

 

[kgd]

I use CLR tile cleaner and a green scrubby on my crock sticks. Takes about 10 seconds.

 

[IUKE12]

green scrub pad with Ajax, Comet, or Barkeeper's Friend

 

[markhait]

BarKeeper's Friend and a scotchbright pad. Comes out perfect every time!

 

[Saunterer]

I clean them with Ajax or Comet, with a plastic scrubber pad as everyone else says. But since I'm at my sink when I do it, I just throw them in the dishwasher afterwards and run them through a normal cycle.

Been working fine for me...

 

[thombrogan]

AG Russell Rust Eraser and the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser work well without a huge mess and lots of drying time.

What gunmike1 said!

 

[pkdmslf]

Ajax or Comet cleanser with a scotchbrite pad. Done in very little time.

 

[krazichinaman]

Ajax or Comet cleanser with a scotchbrite pad. Done in very little time.

I do the same as well.

 

[StretchNM]

I used to use Simple Green on a blue shop towel. Then, every so often, I'd use Comet and a nylon pad at the sink. All the while, everyone was lauding these Magic Eraser things.

I was at Lowes and right there at the checkout I see these boxes of Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser. Cheap, so I bought a box. This is good stuff!!!!

You take a Magic Eraser pad (sort of like a white sponge), run some water over it, and scrub your Sharpmaker stones. Clean as a whistle. That's what I'm using now.