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Koetsu Rosewood - Best/safest way to clean stylus

I have a Koetsu Rosewood Signature and have been cleaning the stylus using LAST (I think that is the brand) liquid with a brush, followed by using the cueing to drop the needle onto a Magic Eraser 4-5 times. I think this works pretty well, but I worry about the liquid... having read about liquid wicking up the cantilever, etc.

Could using liquid damage the cartridge? Could dropping the cueing down onto the Magic Eraser "grab" the needle and damage the suspension as I raise it? It seems like the only safe way to use Magic Eraser because I don't trust my hands to be steady enough to do it any other way.

Is there another cleaning method that has actually been proven (via microscope) to clean the needle safely and be safe for the cartridge?

Thanks
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uberwaltz
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One question for the ME users here.....

Do you see any evidence of dirt on the ME once you have dipped the stylus down into it?

I have not as yet.
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Thank you
I did the Target run this morning and bought a pack of the ME sheets for a whopping $2.99!


Placed one on the platter and lowered and raised the stylus into it several times moving it slightly after one action each time so it dropped onto a different spot on the ME.
As it was being raised each time I could see the stylus lifting up the ME ever so slightly ( maybe 2mm?) but I do not see any issue with that.

I think will use in conjunction with the Onzow ( for dust) and Lyra STP as a routine.
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So is my assumption that it is indeed Magic Eraser Sheets we are talking about before I go out to buy some to try correct?
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Now at Target I see Mr Clean Magic Eraser sheets.

I assume that is the product we are referring to here and that people are using?
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So just buy a pack from wallyworld and dip the stylus down into it just like I have been doing with the onzow.

As some have said, sounds too easy and does not cost enough.....lmao.

Will get some tomorrow and give it a whirl.

So do users cut the sponge pad up into smaller pieces or?

Looks like it was 3/4" thick.
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Hate to be an ignaramous here but what is Magic Eraser exactly?

A quick Google search showed a product called Magic Eraser by Mr Clean but these were cleaning sponges?

Thank you
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