Magic Eraser as a stylus cleaner?

Those photos show a stylus with some incredible crud that the ME couldn't remove. Here's some photos of the ME successfully removing another species of incredible crud from the stylus.

Before:



After:



http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=312769

 

I use the ME by simply lowering the stylus into the pad and raising it several times. I wouldn't drag the stylus over the pad, that sounds risky. It works great as far as I can tell. I haven't had any visible crud on my stylus for a long time.

 

Just tried it on my m97xe. Worked like a charm. I just dropped the stylus on a little strip as directed and it worked perfectly. Granted, I've never used a stylus cleaner other than the included stylus brush.

However, this works perfectly for me and it only cost $2 for two sponges. Yay!

 

I have used the stuff for maybe two years now , just dropping it on it a few times & alos using the Dry stylus brush that came with the Cart. overall it seems to work really well

I get about 2 years time out of my Stylus before i Replace it ....

 

So, how many times do you re-use the same little square/strip before replacing it with a fresh bit?

I've got two blocks of generic melamine foam (same stuff) on the way from eBay. £1.89 delivered.

 

I've been using the same little cube of ME for probably close to a year now.

 

I don't have a before, but here is an after photo:



-Bill

 

Yeah, it'll work until it completely disintegrates.
-Bill

 

I'm also a happy Magic Eraser user. I'm 99% sure that I got the idea from an earlier post here in 2010.

 

My name is Aaron and I use the Magic Eraser.......so far, so good

 

Does it not get filled with crud from the stylus?

 

You can rinse them out. Also note, that it's better to give the stylus a light brushing first with a soft, small [like a #4 round] paintbrush to get rid of surface dust. I have to clean off the brush/stylus damper of my Shure 97 with a small brush supplied by Shure. But even if the little sponge gets dirty, you can always wash it out. And there's a lot of potential little magic erasers in each package. Small strips seem to work best.

 

Ah, thanks. I thought you weren't supposed to get them wet, but I guess that's just when you're using them to clean the needle.

I'm working on getting a paint brush. I suppose a carbon fibre Audioquest-style brush is too heavy-duty for brushing the stylus with?

 

I just flick the little ME cube with my fingernail and crud comes out.

 

Whatever you do, you don't want to damage the cantilever. The Magic Eraser manages to get more off the stylus with less pressure on the cantilever than any other cleaning method I've used.

 

Thanks to whomever 1st had the guts to try Magic Eraser!

 

The rim of my turntable platter was picking up some tarnish and I hit it with a magic eraser yesterday after having unsuccessfully tried to use metal polish on it. Another audio use for the little white block. It worked great.

 

Also good for cleaning white cables - like those on Apple AC Adapters.

 

Also very good for reducing ring wear on many LP covers, since a lot of that ring wear is really accumulated grime. Proceed with caution...

 

Cool.

 

It does work, but I do know someone who mangled a cantilever when the stylus snagged. Be very gentle.

 

I think what's missing from a lot of the ME photos is the sharpness and blade-like appearence of the fibers.

 

I never get any crud appearing on the Magic Eraser. Either my stylus is reasonably clean to begin with or I am doing something wrong. I try not to press down too hard on the cantilever and definitely feel a tiny little "pull"/resistance when I raise it up, so I am assuming it has made contact. Never see any smudges, spots, or anything else, though.

 

Love the ME. Been using that trick for years.