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I find that minute iron particles come off very well with water and a kitchen scouring powder (the sort of stuff that ruins fine surfaces in the kitchen) – in the UK it’s marketed as ‘Vim’ or ‘Ajax’.
If you use water based lubricants without wiping the plates dry, you may find obstinate rust patches and occasionally if you use the plate to flatten really grotty blade backs with patches of ancient rust, you’ll end up with a sort of ingrained gunge on the plate; this responds to a vigorous rub with one of those rubber blocks that are sold for cleaning sander-belts, then use the scourer powder.
Hope that this helps.