Conducted experimental studies have shown the high efficiency of using continuous dressing and its varieties - cleaning during grinding. The conditions that ensure the minimum wear of the ruling and working circles for various processing conditions are determined. It is established that the minimum wear of the circles takes place at a relative speed of the working and ruling circles, close to zero. At the same time, the productivity of the dressing process and the processing efficiency are practically not reduced. It is shown that the greatest efficiency of continuous dressing takes place when grinding materials that are prone to adhesive setting with the components of the abrasive wheel. Recommendations are given on choosing the ligament and firmness of the ruling circles. The mechanisms of wear of the circles at various slip coefficients are established. Ensuring the angle of intersection between the circles, as a rule, increases the efficiency of the process, in addition, reduces vibration in the editing system. An increase in the angle of crossing over 10° increases the wear of the circles. The use of continuous cleaning reduces wear on the working circle and does not distort its macro profile. It was found that the ruling circles with an abrasive, which was created using the technology of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS), have greater wear resistance than circles of a similar characteristic from elbor, but inferior to diamond.