You would need a electron microscope to see any scratches a stylus will not pickup scratches this tiny.
Magic eraser vinyl records.
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The scratching that will occur is minor compared to damage caused by playing the record dirty or using a felt cleaner.
Bought 7 pack of magic erasers at kroger the other day for 8 can confirm they re awesome.
The magic eraser is a fine product but in my opinion not for records.
They are also sometimes able to reduce remove ink from record jackets typically ones with a more glossy type finish.
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.
I suggest keeping it away from mint and or valuable records wendell.
Genuine great depression era dirt.
I suppose with trashed records it won t make a difference.
Magic erasers can be well magic.
Mjpinla mar 19 2016 4.
And yes it sounds as horrible as it looks.
Rubbing alcohol is also a bad idea especially on styrene 45 s.
I m just saying it sort of you know defies logic.
But then a lot of things in the universe of playing recorded music defy logic so maybe that s not necessarily a bad thing.
For my contribution to this thread i ll choose.
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.
But before you get cleaning here are 10 things you should avoid when using a magic eraser.
Clean magic eraser would be good way to clean you stylus.
It s much too abrasive.
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.
For mine no way.
For you records be my guest.
I seem to have a bit of a problem with distortion on 70 of the records in my collection so i thought maybe that the magic eraser would help.
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.
Hi guys i read on the other forums that mr.
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 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.
