I am a tech and I will be using them everyday , ,,,,looking to buy a quality set of anti static cleaning brushes something similar to the below link and there many others sources (but not sure of quality):
I use MG Chemicals but that's just what is available locally. An art store might be your best bet if you need a variety of sizes. Stay away from nylon bristles.
Low charging (anti-static) materials used to make these natural fill brushes include Wood, Hog Bristle, Horse Hair and Goat Hair. These materials can be used in ESD sensitive areas as long as the brush remains in a liquid environment. In a dry environment, only conductive or dissipative materials should be used in ESD safe areas.
Yeah. I guess that makes sense since a rubbed balloon does attract things like hair.
If you are cleaning using something like alcohol which is conductive, it re-distributes the charge. I guess it's never come up for me because I'm always using a conductive solvent and if the bristles aren't natural, then they're just regular nylon. I've never actually been able to get ahold of an actual ESD brushes where the bristles are conductive/dissipitive.