I returned my spin clean when I had same results. It really shines the record but not much deep cleaning. Did nothing for static. I finally borrowed a friend's US and that made a big difference.
Mine works fine for the money but I dont enjoy using it. I mostly buy new which should be cleaned before use - there is all sorts of crap visible in the water afterwards.
Assume you are using distilled water. The soap refills are stupid money for what is likely a drop of dawn.
I'm not prepared to spend $3-$4K on audiodesk or degritter but the Humminguru looks worth a try for $500
Funny I started with the spin Clean, Crappy results. Then went to the Vinyl Vac (made home made lazy susan turn table) Happy with my results. Now moved on to a Vevor 6L Ultrasonic Digital "Pro" and the results are Jaw Dropping! All my records that was previously "cleaned" sound Amazing! Honestly after about 20 records there is gunk on the bottom of the tank!! Built it for about 245 bucks all together, just bought the tank and a Wewu 2 record spinner and a variable power supply so it spins much slower. Even used a usb Microscope to see the difference in the grooves. Now if you have deep scratches or groove damage there is nothing you can do. But if you got caked on gunk, spin your records in the bath with the temp on 35C for 15 minutes then Ultrasonic them for 30 minutes you will have better than new records. Even my Brand New Beth Hart double LP hand gunk in the bottom of the tank after cleaning!! I still use the Vinyl Vac for a Distilled Rinse and Vac dry.
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