Vinyl foibles

I've used the Furutech DeStat static charge remover, and yes, it works for maybe 1-2 songs on each side; then you have to re-zap the album, which is a HUGE pain. I sold it, and personally, I don't recommend it. YMMV

@billstevenson @rsf507 

I haven't learned how to use my static gun. I have an anti-static brush I used when I put a record on, It also sweeps off dust. I don't know if I really hear static coming through my speakers. I don't really know what to listen for.

You can discharge the static on a disc but the question is, how is it getting charged in the first place? And what is it you are hearing when you hear noise on discs cleaned with the Degritter? 

I have the following questions:

are you using a fluid in the Degritter other than purified water? You may not be removing the fluid and that could cause issues.

On static, are you on carpeting? With shoes or socks? That will cause a charge. When the record comes out of the Degritter it should be static free. Apart from the feet and friction, how are you handling the discs in sleeving/unsleeving? Some paper liners cause a charge. 

I’d try to get to the source of the problem. There are a couple of variables here, implicit in my questions. 

On platter mats, an inexpensive option is EAR-Isodamp SD125 which you can order from Michael Percy, one sheet is enough for two mats. They are normally die cut (SME uses this material) but you can cut it carefully with an appropriate blade. It is effective, grippy and a good replacement for a lot of OEM mats. I cannot use a dust cover, so I put a "dead" record on the platter to keep it clean and on my one table which has a bonded mat, I use a lint roller occasionally. 

I tried  Zerostat static guns for decades and never got them to a do a thing. My friends also.

Then someone on the forum recommended the Hudson brush. Grounds the records and picks up dust. Works wonderfully. 

https://hudsonhifi.com/products/antistaticbrush?variant=42761547382982&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOoq77ltRiZtjOk3dZ5EDSZLqtD1Hf8yBT-oTs4UWY7hi2Y1c_MdMNWM

@whart 

I have used VPI turntables for many years. First the TNT 3 and now the Prime Signature 21. Both have heavy metal platters over 20 pounds. They are part of the reason that VPI turntables are so neutral and stable. Yet they are static magnets. VPI has a metal finger lift for the arm, and until I used plastic screws to fasten it I frequently got shocks. 

That being said, some records develop a lot of static and others don't. I use plastic inner sleeves like Big Fudge and I have just ordered Sleeve City inner sleeves on a recommendation from a person on this forum. 

Before I purchased the Pass XP-25 phono preamp, I tried out the Audionet PAM 2. It sounded fantastic but I don't think I had it fully grounded. Using the Audionet, the cartridge developed so much static it would skip several times while playing one side of a record. Otherwise, I don't really notice static when I'm playing a record. I think the record picks up static while it is playing on that heavy metal platter, and then I notice the static when I go to take the record off the platter. I can feel it on my hands and it also lifts my cork mat off the platter.

I'm not sure what static sounds like when I play a record, though, except for the skipping stylus when I used the Audionet phono preamp.