Instead use something mild like soap and a sponge with a scouring or scrubbing pad warm water to make the remnants of steel and ceramic less sticky on your sharpening block or rod and or a magic eraser that s mildly abrasive but mostly absorbs and removes all of those ceramic particles away from your sharpener.
How to clean ceramic sharpening rods with acid.
I normally use this stuff to remove prohibit rust on my tools but i had a fine scratch on a blade i thought the polish might help with.
In this quick tip of the week i show you how easy it is to clean your ceramic sharpening rod in just 2min.
I just happened to try some autosol metal polish on my sharpmaker sticks and they came out looking like new.
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That stuff works wonders.
It didnt but when i used the same rag to.
I usually clean my sharpmaker rods with a green scotch brite pad sponge and some barkeepers friend.
Yup the more black the less surface area there is for the ceramic to sharpen your blades.
The oil will penetrate these tiny holes and loosen the debris.
Let the oil rest for a while and it will bring out all these tiny steel bits.
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Ceramic sharpening rods are useful for getting a super fine edge on your knife.
Learn how to sharpen knives using ceramic sharpening rods in this free tools.
For ceramic pull through sharpeners we recommend holding the sharpener with the opening for the ceramic pull through that you are cleaning facing the ground for the full cleaning process.
Very easy and not really any mess.
You can also use dishwashing soap and water but this has some risks.