What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck??

Bought my VPI 16.5 over 20 years ago.  Sure it's loud but it does a great job and makes a difference, especially if you bin-dive.  For new albums I play them once first tyo help loosen debris left by the molding process.  I also clean my stylus by dropping it on BluTak (as per Soundsmith) and use a carbon-fiber brush and Zero-Stat if needed.

The 16.5 is built like a tank.  I've cleaned thousands of records with it.  A few years ago a mover dropped it from 6 feet on a hardwood floor and all that happened was a mark on the wood base and a broken plexiglass top (Audio Advisor $50 and wrenching 4 small bolts).

@ml8764ag  Myself as well.  Don't even need the Groovemaster as the label is never wet long enough to cause it to lift.  I can look at the record in the sunlight and see how much dirt is removed.  Cost me next to nothing.  The Dawn is a great gunk remover.

I don't have a turntable, well that's not totally true as I do own a working in mint condition 1914 Victor-Victrola console  But I did see a hack about the different uses of WD 40 and one of them was to use it on vinyl records to stop skipping and crackling   Has anyone been brave enough to try it, and if so did it work??

I have an Audioquest brush does the job.....I have a NittyGritty that is hardly used.

Not sure how everyone’s records are getting so dirty. I live in the desert and (as I said before) as long as I use a Big Brush, the dustcover and put records back in their sleeves when not in use that’s all that’s really needed. My records continue to look and sound like the day I acquired them. (And yes, my system is resolving enough to notice; )

As mentioned before, I use the Groovemaster Clamp when I first get the records (sometimes soaking them for extended periods if warranted). FWIW: Before I got one, the idea of submerging a record in the sink would have seemed insane to me. However, now all other ways seem like a huge compromise.

The OP asked what record cleaner best bang for buck and I think the Groovemaster is just that. Just use the Big Brush (no fluids needed) before each play and the Gmaster as needed. Bonus: I usually make a listening session out of sink cleanings as I don’t have to contend with cleaning machine noise.

@sejodiren … it’s surprising how resistant the labels are to water, isn’t it! However, as mentioned above, I sometimes soak them for long periods if conditions warrant ..so the Groovemaster is a must for me.