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Wet Cleaning the Stylus

Wet cleaned the stylus of my Ortofon Cadenza for the first time. Purchased it new two years ago and never considered going beyond using a stylus brush. A friend recommended wet cleaning it and WOW, what a difference it made.
If I wet-clean the stylus on a daily basis can I expect to get the same WOW same reaction. What about cleaning the stylus on hourly basis. How about between side A and B:)
Any recommendations on an effective and safe stylus cleaner.
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elizabeth
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I use LAST stylus preservative. Every side of every LP. It keeps the stylus clean and helps it to last longer.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
The wet cleaning fear was an old problem years and years ago when the Last first came out, a few types of carts seemd to have the stylus fall off. At least that was the complaint. Not more than a few such complaints, repeated over and over.. (as far as i can tell) And it became a 'legend'
No one I know of has ever had any problem in YEARS and no current comments of any type about such an instance happening.
So I would chalk it up to 'old wives tale'.

((If YOU were a cart maker and someone sold a liquid which would double the life of stylus.. Thus cutting your sales in half.. Wouldn't YOU also start a rmour that the product could do terrible things..LOL))
elizabeth
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Listener57.. I am certain even with a none-new stylus the Stylast will be of benefit.
The Stylast both cleans the tip and extends the life of the stylus. The Stylast comes with a carbon fiber brush you can run across (back to front is best) the diamond tip to clean it. I have brushed Stylast on and then used the brush to clean the diamond.
Usually though just wetting the diamond with the bottle brush is all that is needed.
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