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using your fingers or had to clean the bush is verboten in practical terms. the oils that make fingerprints (even with clean hands) transfer to the brush materials and ultimately to the vinyl.

a separate short bristle brush like a hand/fingernail brush that's dedicated to the dry brushing of dust off other brushes used on records, like a discwasher or watts preener (neither used in a long time for me though they're better than nothing). discwasher actually provided a little short bristle brush with the disc kit for just that reason.

for the stylus, the d/w SC2 is the best for everyday record to record stylus hygiene (the smaller Last stylus brush is nearly as good with a smaller pad of bristles). periodic use of the dry magic eraser will make the diamond pristine every time (provided ~ weekly usage, unless some oily/greasy goo gets on it).

i can see washing a carbon fiber brush with reverse osmosis or distilled water and some very light hand soap with copious rinsing. the cf brush should never be used wet, it is too flexible when wet and would be quite ineffective.

another record hygiene tip that i believe discwasher used to advocate is NEVER to blow on your LPs as the bacteria in your saliva vapor can be deposited into the grooves where the vinyl can act as a culture medium.

i have had disagreements with others about this but i am very sure about it.
...regards...tr


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