I've never resurfaced a stone but I clean mine by standing them on end and flushing with mineral spirits from a spray bottle. They're so porous, everything just literally flows out.
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I was able to thoroughly clean a carborundum stone the other day. I soaped the stone up good and scrubbed it in the sink with a wire brush. Worked well. I don't use a carborundum stone much, but this one was my granny's and I wanted to bring it back.
I like that idea of using a dishwasher.
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I never have clean my Arkansas smooth rock and still use oil on it.I have had it over 40+ years.
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You know I've never had to clean a stone . I have Dad's carborundum course/fine . He used it for ........ I don't know 2-3 340OT Old Timers , it's been around all of my life and I've used it pretty hard for 15 maybe 20 yr . I've run it wet with 3 in 1 or washed it down with WD-40 in August , November and January . I have a nearly new Oregon and Arkansas stones so far neither have fouled , wet em' , rub em' , wipe em' off , and run em' wet .
I do have a couple of pretty grungy stones I was never able to get wet enough to get ungunked . A few tips here I might give a go . I have some wet an dry I might even be able to fix that gunked up sway back .
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I’ve used a little alcohol and it seemed to clean up fine. I would always re-oil it after cleaning.
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I've never been able to keep enough oil on a carborundum stone. They are like a sponge.
The stones I've cleaned have all been used. I am a sucker for a stone at a yardsale.
I don't have expensive stones. Coincidentally, I just got done cleaning some stones today. I boiled them in a solution of 1/4 Westley's Bleach White tire cleaner, a tsp of laundry detergent and water. The very fine ones came perfectly clean. The medium ones still have stains but the stuff in the stone is gone.
Another thing I do is this:
I got a larger very coarse sharpening stone from the thrift store a few years ago. It is too coarse for sharpening but it works very well to block other stones to make them flat again. It works great. When my stones start getting a saddle, I rub them on the big stone until they are as flat as new.
I am not a professional that is just what I do.
I've never heard that. I have always heard Arkansas stones as whetstones, but used with oil.
Not sure on a natural stone but had my grandfather carbide stone which I ran through the dishwasher and trued on the footpath.
The footpath did put long scratches in it but considering how out of trues it was it worked wonders. Also ended up with a nice smooth patch of footpath
I have bought lots of stones at flea markets and garage sales and I always drop them into a Tupper ware container of Simple green and give them a good soak for a few days.
Works well for both Natural and synthetic stones and then rinse/soak in clean water to get the Simple green out.
I use a still nylon brush to scrub them clean with and haven't had one yet I could not clean up.
Works good on your razor stones and knife stones.
No help But sure like the ideas you guys posted GW
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