necroking Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I discovered today that my needle has excessive build up. Clean with a brush regularly and used magic eraser today. It is still very gunked up looking. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 <<<insert heroin joke here>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 time to get a new one? how old/used is it? magic eraser the f#ck out of it! ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Not that old probably only around 200 or so hours of use. Should be good for 700 to 800 more. Just dirty as fuck even after regular cleaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 you play alot of garage sale/thirft store stuff before you clean em?.. you say you brush regularly.. ok, but do you clean your records? check your tracking weight.. maybe thats all vinyl that you're scraping out of the grooves. yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Everything is set up correctly. I mostly play new vinyl. I clean all vinyl before I play and clean needle with a brush after every side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinji Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 What kind of brush do you use? My old DiscWasher brush would shed into the grooves of the record and the stylus would dig out a huge chunk of it after each side played through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 I use a felt brush. Finally got the gunk off. Put some cleaner on my stylus brush did that a few times then ME a few times. Now I can quit pullwmy hair out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 dont share with strangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ajxd Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 What type of cleaner? Hopefully not a solvent that's slowly eating away at whatever has your diamond tip attached to the cantilever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 it is pfan-stat. i know that this is designed for use on the record and not stylus but its all i have laying around. is this bad to use? first time ive used it on stylus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Also it's a nude elliptical stylus if it makes a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 it is pfan-stat. i know that this is designed for use on the record and not stylus but its all i have laying around. is this bad to use? first time ive used it on stylus I don't know about you, but I prefer to not put any chemical containing lead on my diamond tip. Especially when the product itself says TO WASH YOUR HANDS AND CAN CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE HARM. Also it states "SHOULD be safe to use on 78 as it contains no alcohol"... they don't even know? Really? Here's a good rule of thumb- don't use any chemical for a purpose it was not created for originally. should be fine. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 What solution do you suggest for stylus cleaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Last #4 or MoFi #9. No preference between em. But there are tons of stylus cleaners out there for a specific reason. Using something that cleans and lubricates a record is just...bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Ok thanks for the info. Will definitely be picking a bottle up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I've had good luck with Nagoaka Hi Clean 801. Mofi #9 is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 should be fine. funny hey? yeah, it should be fine... probably wont be an issue. recommended? probably not. do it all the time, i'd say no.. but the dude apparently had a chunk of something stuck onto his stylus and got it off, he's ahead of the game and yeah, it should be fine. heheheh if its a record lubricant that means it leaves a residue on the record, which... then comes into contact with the stylus.. hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 funny hey? yeah, it should be fine... probably wont be an issue. recommended? probably not. do it all the time, i'd say no.. but the dude apparently had a chunk of something stuck onto his stylus and got it off, he's ahead of the game and yeah, it should be fine. heheheh if its a record lubricant that means it leaves a residue on the record, which... then comes into contact with the stylus.. hmmm Cloudsbelow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Got the mofi #9 about a week ago based on your suggestions. It works great, but im wondering if the brush it comes with could rip the needle off? Or am I just worrying about nothing? Seems kinda rough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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