Somehow a drop of my Camellia oil dripped onto my Kiita. Is there anything I can do to get the oil out?
The affected area is not very big, but do you think it would damage my edge somehow if I honed over it?
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Somehow a drop of my Camellia oil dripped onto my Kiita. Is there anything I can do to get the oil out?
The affected area is not very big, but do you think it would damage my edge somehow if I honed over it?
Set it oil drip side down on a folded paper towel and let it sit overnight ? I haven't got any j-nats and from what I've read they are sort of delicate. With some stones I've seen oven cleaner recommended.
I would probably try the paper towel and other than that leave well enough alone. Maybe you'll get lucky and someone who knows what they're talking about will chime in. :)
you have ruined the stone, please mail it to me before you've ruined your razors on it too :)
i don's see anything wrong with using some dishsoap. it's a stone after all and even though they're a bit porous water and soap are not going to damage something that is good enough for honing razors. and neither will oil. the chemistry just isn't there.
1. Kitty litter. Grind it up, put a fair about of it on a paper towel then put the stone on it and work it in. Add just a little weight like a good sized book and let it set. The litter will adsorb most of the oil. You probably will not get it all but most of it will be sucked out by capillary action. It will work it's was up again but repeat it and eventually it will be only a small residue left.
2. I may be interested in buying it!:rock:
Later,
Richard
Thanks for your advice guys. I'll have to give the kitty litter thing a try.
So you're worried about a drop of inert oil damaging the stone or affecting the honing, but you have no worries about covering it in crushed kitty litter?
Oil won't mess up the hone in any way, really, as long as it is a drop. It'll come out on its own with time and use.
Kitty litter is not a single substance. You could be dealing with fired or unfired, clay, bentonite, diatomite... in essence you would be rubbing clay abrasive of various possible hardness (along with CaCO2, scent absorbants, perfumes, who knows what) into a clay abrasive hone. You'd never get it clean! You'd ruin the hone trying to fix a problem that isn't even really a problem.
Im sure he means the unused stuff .;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by BKratchmer
Some light lapping may remove it?
I would try some soap first, and then set it upside down on a paper towel to dry. Putting a honing surface in contact with hard things makes me nervous (unless you don't mind lapping it in case you need to).
Hi,
You could use some dish-washing detergent or other non-fatted detergent.
Apply with cloth; wipe, rinse & repeat.
Have fun !
Best regards
Russ
I would recommend doing NOTHING!
Itīs just a tiny drop of oil. Work with your stone as normal,
and look for yourself. If there is any difference in performance,
like water doesnīt spread anymore, then you might want to think about getting rid of it.
Otherwise, enjoy your japanese natural :)
What I'd do is wrap it in a paper towel and then leave in near a low heat radiator. The slight heat will help the oil come out.
Oh come on, a J-Nat is a rock! A little kitty litter will not hurt anything besides before it is all done he is going to lap it anyway.
Take Care,
R
I'm quite sure that a poultice would remove the oil.
Here is a link for a poultice to remove oil from granite. I've used this and it works very well!
http://www.onlinetips.org/granite-countertops
quick lap and its gonna be like new, they are not made out of waffle you know.
Yes, Don't do anything....It will lapp out/wear off eventually, for now, it's fine....
No need to remove it, however my trick would be: iron it out. You put the iron on its lowest heat and iron the hone with a piece of toilet paper between iron and hone. Works a treat. Also very good for removing paraffin stains from fabrics.
A drop? I wouldn't worry about it.
Yea, a drop. In my stupid rush when I first saw it, I wiped it away quickly and made it a 1/2 inch line perpendicular to one edge of the stone. Looking at it from the side, it looks like the oil hasn't really gotten deep into the stone.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
I'll leave it for now and if it needs anything, I'll use the kitty litter and then lap afterwards. It's a soft kiita so it needs lapping anyways. Thanks for the help everyone. I'm a lot less worried about it now than when it first happened. Somehow I thought it would seep through the whole stone and ruin it forever :shrug:
Flip it over and use the other side?
You normally can't use the other side of most, if not all J nats....
I still don't get why we're goin' postal over a drop of oil...
...different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Postal is not exactly the word. I was a little worried for a while cause I thought I was never supposed to get oil on these stones, but I think it'll be fineQuote:
Originally Posted by BKratchmer
Have you tried using the stone to see if the drop of oil affects its function?
Okay so I have advertised my ignorance! Only way to learn I guess!
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Originally Posted by zib
Cornstarch will wick oil out of a silk shirt-nice trick a Japanese woman taught me once. No reason it won't pull oil out of your stone, and it is not abrasive, and will not get into the stone. Contact time is overnight, then brush it off.