Please critique my new DIY stylus cleaning system.


A sudden brainstorm led me to attempt the following. Collect a box of baking soda, a small watercolor paintbrush, a cup of distilled water and a Kleenex tissue or two. Make brush damp, then get some baking soda on the tip. Brush this over stylus back-to-front, covering stylus in soda and "painting" it in deliberate cleaning action. Then "collect" soda with brush and flick away into trash container. Rinse well with water-saturated brush, moving brush back-to-front again and rewetting a few times to keep brush clean. Dab stylus/cantilever dry with a soft Kleenex, letting moisture absorb into tissue. Wait a few minutes for air-drying, then play. After this procedure my cart simply came back to life (Denon 103D). Amazing! Has this been done before? Is it harmful? It sure was cheap and effective, and not much trouble. Thanks!

Scott
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OK, kidding! I used BS (hmm...) to get some abrasive effect, liking that it sort of "melts" when saturated and theoretically wouldn't be too harsh, and would be easy to remove (plus, that's all it is, just BS - no other ingredients that may be left behind). The matchbook striker sounds pretty harsh by comparison but I'll have to give that a try, too (gently). Thanks for passing on the idea, I hadn't come across it before.

Scott
with all this seriousness and give us MORE of that humor!!

Yes, I do appreciate it.

Scott
Hey, a matchbook striker works wonders, too! I'd no idea my stylus was so dirty - 'guess my wondrous mods were so good they camouflaged the filth for quite a long while...

OK, be nice. Thx again!

Scott