Schugh,
It's great to see someone trying new things and asking good questions. Unfortunately, you missed some of the good advice given above, specifically by Albert Porter and Markd51.
Regarding the MoFi (formerly RRL) Deep Cleaner and Super Vinyl Wash, Albert, I and many others on this forum were satisfied users of those products for years, but no longer. Better performing products have become available in the past two years or so. The old RRL DC and SVW are gathering dust on our shelves.
MoFi DC did a reasonable cleaning job, but it doesn't come close to the effectiveness of enzyme based cleaners from AIVS, MoFi or Walker. Any of these will outperform DC by a significant margin. If I'd known you were going to buy DC I'd have sold you my 3 leftover bottles for half price (and I'd still feel guilty about ripping you off).
As for SVW, my recommendation is to avoid it. I have over 2,000 LP's cleaned with DC and rinsed with SVW. I'm recleaning every single one of them with AIVS Enzymatic to remove the residue SVW leaves behind. This residue is deceptive because you can't hear it directly; it actually makes the record surface quieter and the sound smoother. Unfortunately, it also smothers HF response and quashes dynamics. Once it's removed, the improvement in musical detail, life and "jump" is very noticeable. SVW won't damage your records, but it will prevent you hearing all the music that's on them.
My recommendation? Buy AIVS Enzymatic plus either Super Cleaner or Premium Archivist. Use them as directed, followed by two rinses with your super pure water (which may or may not be as pure as the water from AIVS, MoFi or Walker).
As a second, less costly option, consider AIVS One-Step, followed by two rinses.
Whatever fluids you settle on, use a separate brush for each solution. At a minimum you must use a separate pickup tube for the pure water rinses. Using a tube with grunged up felts for a "pure" water rinse defies logic (and will defeat the whole purpose).
Unfortunately, doing vinyl well is not cheap. You've obviously caught the bug and we feel for you. We've all been there and, sadly, most of us have no desire to escape!
It's great to see someone trying new things and asking good questions. Unfortunately, you missed some of the good advice given above, specifically by Albert Porter and Markd51.
Regarding the MoFi (formerly RRL) Deep Cleaner and Super Vinyl Wash, Albert, I and many others on this forum were satisfied users of those products for years, but no longer. Better performing products have become available in the past two years or so. The old RRL DC and SVW are gathering dust on our shelves.
MoFi DC did a reasonable cleaning job, but it doesn't come close to the effectiveness of enzyme based cleaners from AIVS, MoFi or Walker. Any of these will outperform DC by a significant margin. If I'd known you were going to buy DC I'd have sold you my 3 leftover bottles for half price (and I'd still feel guilty about ripping you off).
As for SVW, my recommendation is to avoid it. I have over 2,000 LP's cleaned with DC and rinsed with SVW. I'm recleaning every single one of them with AIVS Enzymatic to remove the residue SVW leaves behind. This residue is deceptive because you can't hear it directly; it actually makes the record surface quieter and the sound smoother. Unfortunately, it also smothers HF response and quashes dynamics. Once it's removed, the improvement in musical detail, life and "jump" is very noticeable. SVW won't damage your records, but it will prevent you hearing all the music that's on them.
My recommendation? Buy AIVS Enzymatic plus either Super Cleaner or Premium Archivist. Use them as directed, followed by two rinses with your super pure water (which may or may not be as pure as the water from AIVS, MoFi or Walker).
As a second, less costly option, consider AIVS One-Step, followed by two rinses.
Whatever fluids you settle on, use a separate brush for each solution. At a minimum you must use a separate pickup tube for the pure water rinses. Using a tube with grunged up felts for a "pure" water rinse defies logic (and will defeat the whole purpose).
Unfortunately, doing vinyl well is not cheap. You've obviously caught the bug and we feel for you. We've all been there and, sadly, most of us have no desire to escape!