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    I used marker on bevels just to see how quickly Gokumyo would polish. It stained "quite easily". Had to remove those stains with other stone. I guess they have a tendency to stain...

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    Quote Originally Posted by offshoot View Post
    I used marker on bevels just to see how quickly Gokumyo would polish. It stained "quite easily". Had to remove those stains with other stone. I guess they have a tendency to stain...
    Yes, that is my impression after a 1000+ razors on it.
    Even tape will leave stains on it sometimes.
    Rather than lapping it though, I just scrub it with a brush after every few razors, and that has kept it going for more than 18 months without lapping
    Bjoernar
    Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....


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    Same here.

    Mine is a 3rd gen stone, lapped up to 1000 with an atoma it collects a patina from taped razors, even steel, quite quickly.

    If the surface is smoothed over with a translucent arkie after the atoma and the residue washed off, it will still stain with metal, but not as quickly. The arkie soon removes the patina, but I have to wash it off as it will smear into stripes if anything is left on the surface.

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    The 1k/4k(i may be mistaken on the grit) works very well to remove swarf. My stone has about 200 razors on it and it feels harder than when I first got it. First hone on it felt like a naniwa 12. Im considering shelving it as my Jnats are producing much smoother IMO. I havent shaved off of it in 2 months, honed one for myself on it and it felt harsher than I ever remembered it to be. A great shave, but the smooth off the natural is hard to beat.

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