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Stylus Cleaning Rituals

Did a search on the subject, nothing found.
So, please, briefly describe your Stylist / Needle Cleaning Rituals.
How often (in hours played?)
Procedure used.
Products used.

For me over the years (~45 and counting) I use Disc Doctor Stylus Cleaner on a Disc Doctor 'Pad' and pull it across the diamond outward (only one direction).  As it 'sees' the record when playing. 
I follow up with two 'placements' on a Zerodust Onzow 'gel type convex pad'  I clean it ~6 months with hot water, there is spots of gunk on the clear gel pad!
About once every 5-6 hours of play.

Seems to be doing the trick, but you never know if your are missing something critical or doing untold damage.

Thanks!
quincy
petg60
1,486 posts
 
Mainly i use Onzow before each session and Zyx brush after each lp side. Very rarely i use Stylast stylus cleaner, two drops applied on its brush.
Audioquest Super conductive antistatic brush before every play and Walker Prelude cleaning system for lp cleaning.

mr_m
1,900 posts
 
To the "Last" users. Stylast, at least to my knowledge is not a stylus cleaner, it's a stylus preservative.  LAST makes a stylus cleaner in a similar bottle called LAST stylus cleaner which should be self explanatory. You should be careful with the preservative as too much application can migrate up the inside of a cantilever and gum up the coils in the cartridge ruining it. I had this happen to me many years ago with the preservative. I'm not saying "don't use it" just a tale of caution.
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artemus_5
1,959 posts
 
Magic Eraser at the beginning of each session. Followed by a stiff stylus  brush then a soft brush. I use Zerostat if needed which I gauge with the hair on my forearm which is very static sensitive. Thereafter the stylus gets cleaned every other side using the same routine. No Last or Stylast. but all records are cleaned with Record Doctor using MFSL cleaners. Thereafter every album gets brushed before play
Just got a ultrasonic cleaner that I'm ready to use soon. 
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
Remember when Linn said to use sandpaper??

As King Arthur would say, "What do you mean? Wet or dry sandpaper?"  

https://youtu.be/VvSO5KEnaVE?t=177

gpgr4blu
1,088 posts
 
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