Is brushing actually doing anything?
I'm starting to feel like brushing is pointless and I'd like a sanity check from people who've been at this longer.
This is my first pair. Every time I brush them, all I see is white dust appearing in the crevices, and it feels like I'm losing progress, not gaining it.
Like what is brushing with a metal brush actually supposed to do? It feels like I'm literally scraping off the oil layer and grinding the nut itself into dust that then clogs the pores.
Am I doing something wrong? I have both a metal brush and a nylon one. The nylon brush doesn't remove the white dust at all no matter how long I work at it. The metal one seems to just create more of it.
How hard should I be pressing? And is the white dust normal at this stage or a sign something's off?
Any tips appreciated.