The stylus life will last forever because wet play does for a stylus what oil does for an engine.
Wet play vinyl.
Vinyl gong groove burn wet play and more.
Never wet play a vinyl record does wet playing a record help reduce noise.
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Doing so only causes the stylus to spread the abrasive sludge deeper into the grooves possibly doing irreversible damage.
Check out this experiment with a play test included.
A kieth monks style record vacuum may be required to remove washed dirt from the groove bottom.
The risk of vinyl damage from wet play does exist and it should be tested with your own methods.
This makes the record sound even worse as the crud dries.
Have you ever tried playing your records sopping wet.