RRL Cleaner, Vinyl Zyme, and Groove Glide

I use DD pads, the vac is an old NittyGritty (I think a 2.5 Fi). Operating surface is an orginal rubber mat from a Kenwood TT.

IME, using supermarket sourced, steam distilled water rinse, post RRL was not a good thing.
Post DD cleaning, I *do use the distilled rinse, per the mfgr's instructions, with very good results.

The only area I consider DD products to "win hands down" is in the amount of instruction and guidance provided with the products. The DD is contactable (?) via email, as I recall. The mfgr. of RRL is, AFAIK, invisible. I consider both products nearly equal.

Not being a chemist, but I'd guess the RRL products are a bit more "dilute" with a lot more very HQ distilled water; the DD has a bit more surfactants (more sudsy).

The last job was a 1965 45rpm ("Harlem Nocturne/ The Viscounts)to be given as a gift. Utterly garbage vinyl...the RRL just beaded up, like the record had car wax on it. The DD flowed smooth onto the surface.

Different strokes for different vinyls. It's easy to experiment...

> Using a distilled water rinse *after using RRL is a distinct no-no.

I do not have a cleaning machine yet. But I use RRL.
Should I just leave it on the record after cleaning and not using destilled water ?

Yes, rinsing with DiH2O after using RRL is like brushing your teeth then gargling with Pepsi. :-0

Mmmhhh... interesting. What I don't understand is why is distilled water not clean. I have to point out that I use or own distilled water, we have a Pure Water machine which distills water. And this water is supposed to be free from anything. Some evidently information would be great.

Thanks

Aroc, you stole my line..... :-)