What do the carbide gurus wading in the Creek think of this?
A few days ago I needed to clean the pitch off my Freud dado set and a Forrest WWII. After finding so many uses for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser inside the house, I tired it on a couple teeth of the blade after running under warm water for about 15 seconds. The pitch came off with just a couple strokes. I dried the blade with a towel and sprayed it with WD-40 before wiping it down really well. It looks brand new, but I can't tell if the cutting action has changed since I only did a few teeth.
I emailed both companies to see what they say about the idea. Freud replied that they had not tried it and therefore could not comment, but their recommended cleaning method is kerosene soak for 24 hours and clean with a soft brush. Forrest did not reply. I am not a fan of the kerosene soak as I have no other use for kerosene and don't want more HazMat in my garage.
Is this method a viable simple and low environmental impact strategy, or will it damage the blade over the short or long term?