Thread: Gokumyo 20k consistency

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Mine also has dark yellow streaks on the bottom where it rests on the rubber base.
I wouldn't mind betting it's staining from the rubber.

I was thinking of that possibility myself, though as of yet I only had a bit of black staining as zib described on his. No yellow yet , but as I noted before, I haven't been using it much.

Would also explain the very geometric shape of the discolouration, perhaps?

James.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I was thinking of that possibility myself, though as of yet I only had a bit of black staining as zib described on his. No yellow yet , but as I noted before, I haven't been using it much.

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The only staining I ever noticed on any stone was some black and yellow stains in the 4k side of my Norton 4k/8k combo. No staining on either side of the Gokumyo 20k.

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...

Originally Posted by offshoot

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

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.

Regards,
Neil

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.