Stylus cleaner

I might also mention that I had one occasion to use a home brew stylus cleaning solution. I'd purchased a used Garrott Optim FGS cartridge whose condition was wildly misrepresented by the seller. After it arrived and I looked at it under a loupe, it appeared to have never been cleaned. The stylus was buried under what looked like a ball of welded on black tar. Seeing it was basically useless as it stood and I had nothing to lose, I removed the stylus assembly and fastened it with a gob of blu-tack under a dissecting microscope. Using 100% isopropyl alcohol on a small brush, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, and tiny strips of 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper, I slowly cleaned off the tar ball. After about 45 minutes of cleaning, it looked like new again.

I have read and tried the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser without ill effects . Not real sure what Kind of job it does .

Happy Tunes

Magic eraser. Search the archive.

The best is Audio Technica AT-637.

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Lower arm into eraser and lift.
Works great