Thread: Cleaning Shapton Glasstones

I now have an 8000 as well as a 16000 Shapton Glass waterstones. I find just rinsing them with cold water and rubbing the deposits with my fingers cleans the stones. The instructions state that no detergents or hot water is to be used. I just got the 16000 today. I used that stone on several razors that I honed and noticed a distinct difference in the edge. Passing the HHT has never been easier.I'm sure that as the stones get used more and more,they will no longer be white-but as long as they keep cutting, I'll be happy.They are amazing.