Bought a VPI 16 in the 80's, for cleaning every new/unwashed vinyl. Worked well until 2008.
Been using a 16.5, since.
Of course: every record also got/gets Discwasher spins, before each play.
Using LAST RCM with the VPI and Record Doctor Quick Wash, on my Discwasher brush.
OH: and a LAST treatment after that first wash.