Thread: Oil on my Shapton, Help!

The longer you wait, the deeper it penetrates. I can't see how a little soapy water will hurt it if you rinse it well afterwards.

Originally Posted by Lesslemming

This is correct, Shapton did advise against it. Especially against storing them in dishwater. But I have been using my Shapton GS 16k with lather or detergent for quite some time without any side effects.
I would definitely try soap. The GS 16k is quite a dense stone, maybe the oil did not soak into the stone and a little bit of lapping after cleaning will do the trick

I too use a drop of dish soap in my spray bottle on my Shapton GS's. Been doing it for a couple years with no ill effects on the stones. I'd wash it well with warm (not hot) dish soap, then lap with some less soapy water, rinse with plain water, then let air dry. Should do the trick.

I pretty much use Shapton GS's exclusively, I would say 95% of the time.

Well, the assumption that hydrualic fluid is more viscus and less likely to seep into a stone is a fair one. I did put the stone face down on paper towels first thing to absorb as much as possible with as little "spread" as I could manage.

I then allowed the stone to sit face down in a tray filled with corn starch for a few days. Lastly, I sprayed it down with soapy water (mild woolite type soap) rinsed, repeat. Most of the staining was gone on the first lap. The little bit left, looks like a few rain drops. I took a Robeson across it, and felt no noticible problems in honing. On my next lapping I am pretty sure the last bit of staining will be gone.
Now, to deal with the worse off Norton.... (has anybody ever tried using oil on these?)