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Lyra Delos Stylus Crud on top of cantilever

Looking for suggestions as to how to get stylus crud off the top of my Delos cantilever. No idea why it would be building up there. I’m sure it’s because I live near water so there’s a lot of moisture in the air so everything is tacky in this house. I’ve tried a medic eraser and an audio Technica ultrasonic stylus cleaner and it’s lessened but still there. Here’s a link to the best picture I could take. Stylus is nice and clean but I can't imagine this is helping the sound.  

https://photos.app.goo.gl/c5bCr8JlLIoCPHog2
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Phew, that’s quite some build up of dirt. Assuming the normal solutions (soft bristled brush, brushing in the direction of LP rotation ie back to front) do no good then perhaps very careful use of a bit of magic eraser attached to a toothpick may work. The ME got baked on crud off the top of my cantilever, albeit just at the stylus end. 

Discussion of method is here
http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/how-to-clean-your-cantilever-with-magic-eraser.723409...
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