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Stylus cleaners

I used to use Onzo ZeroDust with my first few cartridges years ago. With the last two cartridges, Hana ML, I have only been using the included Hana brush for every side of LP and the MoFi LP-9 liquid stylus cleaner (I get as much fluid out of the brush by pressing it against the neck of the bottle before I clean stylus) every 3-4 records. 
Onzo is collecting dust especially since the Fremer’s The Tracking Angle article. 
 

I’ve been looking at DS Audio ST-50 but at $80 I’m not sure it will do anything better than my current cleaning methods. 
 

What’s your stylus cleaning routine?

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doctorz58
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Totally agree with above comment from tablejockey. I have been using the Magic Eraser sponge for many years now to clean my stylus'. Under a microscope they show no signs of wear and still look brand new. I will follow up occasionally with a stylus brush to clean the debris from the cantilever. I steer clear of any wet cleaners.

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mhmeyers
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I use BluTack at the recommendation of SoundSmith (who rebuilt my B&O MMC20CL cartridge). It works very well if you use it like the "Onzo" product. 

I like to pull the cartridge and check it under a microscope every couple of months and do a deeper cleaning with distilled water.... Even when there is something that looks like tar on the "front" of the stylus that the BluTack didn't remove, all that I've ever needed is a bit of distilled water on a stylus brush to get it clean. 

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foggyus91
612 posts
 

The DS is the same as the Onzow, same material.

Blue Tak. 

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ghdprentice
9,403 posts
 

DS Audio ST-50.

 

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