{"id":72383,"date":"2026-01-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=72383"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:09:57","slug":"visibledust-sl-swab-dang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/visibledust-sl-swab-dang\/","title":{"rendered":"VisibleDust SL Swab &#8211; Dang!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VisibleDustSLSwablp-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;VisibleDustSLSwablp&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||30px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>While new to me, the VisibleDust SL Swab has been around for a couple of years. 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