Record cleaner

I would use those only with a vacuum record cleaning machine. There are other cleaners that are designed to work without a machine so if you're not planning to buy one, you might want to look into Last Record Cleaner, Allsop's Orbitrac or Premier spray cleaner.

Ken1967,

The RRL Deep Cleaner is meant to be followed by the SVW which helps remove what may be left behind from the Deep Cleaner. You could try using distilled water, but it may not be as pure as the SVW. A final rinse with as pure a water as you can find should always be the last step no matter what you use as a cleaner.

Many people do use RRL without an RCM. If you wipe with some micro-fiber cloth and allow to fully dry it should be fine. I do agree that a good vacuuming will make the process work even better.

Deep Cleaner followed by Super Wash using a vacuum record machine after each application is the best way to do this. Also the Musical Fidelity pad works well to spread the solution. But let the solution do the work; there is no need to scrub, just a few revolutions each solution and you're done.

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Make sure that your follow the Super Vinyl Wash with Ultra-Pure Water (first Super Deep Followed by Super Vinyl Wash). The Ultra-Pure water is a must.
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A record machine would be ideal, but as Dan recommended you can work with Micro Fiber cloths. Make sure that you use a separate cloth for each of the 3 solutions.
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Rgds,
Larry
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I've found that the Deep Cleaner followed by nothing works just fine for me. That's in a vacuum machine.

Zowie,

Have you tried rinsing after the Deep Cleaner? I use a vacuum as well but I can hear a big difference between using a final rinse and not using one.

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Zowie,
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I also use a Vacuum Cleaner as well and found that a follow up with Super Vinyl wash (after RRL's Deep Cleaner) and then an Ultra-Pure rinse made all the difference.
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Give the above a try and I think you will be quite pleased with the results.
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Rgds,
Larry
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You know, Audio Advisor still sells the Record Doctor II manual record cleaning machine for about $200 I think. I have one and love it -- best money I ever spent on a vinyl accessory. The best part is, the resale is exceptionally good and they very rarely come up for sale on Audiogon so if you buy it in 2009 and in 2011 decide vinyl is not for you, you could probably sell it for $140 or $150. A vacuum machine really is worth every penny and the Record Doctor does as good a job as anything except for a high-end VPI or Keith Monks or something like that.