here’s my 2 cents , new to the we system , just a few months , not new to sharpening , love the system (gen 2 pro ) i use a little soapy water with all my stones , except my arkansas black bench stone . found a few of my we stones fell off , both ceramic and diamond , found gorilla super glue gel works real well to re-attach them . also use comet or ajax , or bar keepers to clean my ceramics , as far as the diamonds i just rinse them off after use and stand them vertically to dry (after shaking them off) . p.s. i am always lurking about looking for tips and suggestions . and i look forward to the new forum to growing . thanks to all of you and your contributions