ghdprentice, same with me. Constantly AFTER usings the Zerostat my TT felt matt sticks to the vinyl, and has to be placed back onto the platter.
I also use it on the vinyl just before I use my carbon brush, hoping that it will make sweeping dust easier. It is also no help there.
Recently I received a new record whose' plastic sleeve was so staticky that it was stuck to the vinyl like it had been vacuumed sealed. I zapped it with the Zerostat to see if the sleeve would loosen up and I saw no difference. Then I zapped the vinyl and empty sleeve and saw no change.
Since it is useless I might dismantle it to see if I got an empty gun.