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Carbon Fiber Brush

static isnt usually a problem when the disc is on the platter. its when you remove it that the static comes up with it, thats when you use your zerostat to kill the charge.

the milty is good in that you dont have to touch the velvet fibers with your fingers but i still prefer a watts preener (sadly no longer available). after dry preening, which may determine that you need to use more aggressive wet cleaning, i lightly dampen the velvet with a fine mist sprayer of filtered or distilled water, an then re-preen and rock the preener up as i remove it from the surface of the record.

that may reveal a line of fine dust, if so, i repeat until there is no line. THEN the carbon fiber brush to get int the grooves to remove the loose dust that may still be there. i let the platter spin a couple of revolutions while angling the brush into the oncoming vinyl \\ and the sweep off to the side. i do that at least twice and its effectiveness can be seen by the particles that accumulate on the plinth.

if i thought there were static after all this (almost never for me) i would use the zstat at that time for good measure.

also-NEVER wet the carbon fiber. it was meant to be used dry. i use a milty sometimes instead of my preener but i dont think its as effective. if the surface were more of a curve, i would be more comfortable.

one last thing, i use a fingernail type washing brush to brush off the preener and milty pads so i am not leaving a residue of finger oils on them. and i ALWAYS wash my hands before handling the records for the same reason.

...regards...tr


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