The magic eraser is a fine product but in my opinion not for records.
Magic eraser vinyl records.
But then a lot of things in the universe of playing recorded music defy logic so maybe that s not necessarily a bad thing.
Once a week is a good start to cleaning the stylus this may need to be increased depending on how often you play your records.
For you records be my guest.
For my contribution to this thread i ll choose.
Maybe a lot of people clean vinyl records with magic erasers.
Hi guys i read on the other forums that mr.
I have to say i m quite impressed with using the wet magic eraser on some of my cracklier lp s it has done a really nice job of cleaning up the nastier crackle on the couple of lp s i tried it on obviously doesn t do anything for deeper scratches but seems to work well on the surface stuff.
You would need a electron microscope to see any scratches a stylus will not pickup scratches this tiny.
I have also seen the effects of acetone on vinyl somewhere i have an old beatles record with my sisters thumbprint permanently melted into the grooves.
The scratching that will occur is minor compared to damage caused by playing the record dirty or using a felt cleaner.
And yes it sounds as horrible as it looks.
Bought 7 pack of magic erasers at kroger the other day for 8 can confirm they re awesome.
You should see some of the crap it pulls off the needle when i play my 78s.
I suppose with trashed records it won t make a difference.
Magic erasers can be well magic.
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The stylus will have to be replaced on occasion but in between replacements you can keep it clean with a stylus brush or mr clean magic erasers.
For mine no way.
I suggest keeping it away from mint and or valuable records wendell.
Though the magic eraser will indeed scratch any surface if used hard enough and long enough it is a great tool to clean a vinyl lp.
They are also sometimes able to reduce remove ink from record jackets typically ones with a more glossy type finish.
Genuine great depression era dirt.
Rubbing alcohol is also a bad idea especially on styrene 45 s.
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The versatile cleaning tool helps you remove residue from old stickers clean marks from the wall and remove dirt and grim from a variety of surfaces.
The magic eraser material is much stronger than vinyl you ll basically be sanding your records like you d do on wood with sand paper.
I m just saying it sort of you know defies logic.
Clean magic eraser would be good way to clean you stylus.