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Spin Clean seems to add noise to records?

Hi,
On the strength of good reviews and enthusiastic forum comments, I recently purchased a Spin Clean record cleaning system and cleaned around 20 records with it. I'm a little perplexed.
On the positive side, music sounds great: clearer, more "alive" and more dynamic. On the negative, I'd swear that quiet parts of the record, e.g., the lead in groove and and pauses between songs, sound noisier: more clicks and pops. This doesn't seem to be what a cleaner record should sound like!
Could I be doing something wrong? I've followed the directions carefully. And I could certainly see blackish crud settling to the bottom of the chamber.
The only ambiguous part is how to hold the record when you dry it off with the drying cloths. I tried holding it upright and gently wiping both sides, but that seemed to risk stressing and bending the vinyl disc. I also tried laying it on a table on top of a clean towel or a couple of the drying cloths and then wiping the top surface dry.
Let me also mention that I am using distilled water, and that I have read the "noisy records" item in Spin Clean's FAQ, here:

http://www.spincleanrecordwasher.com/faq.html#15
Eager for your thoughts and advice.
rebbi
rebbi OP
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Actusreus,
Thanks for your thoughts. I'd thought that the cleaning might have uncovered some damage, too. It reminded me of another thread on cleaning regarding Gruv Glide spray (which I also own). Some suggest that Gruv Glide makes records sound quieter by smoothing over damage in the groove walls, while at the same time "smoothing over" musical detail, as well.
mceljo
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Also, if the higher level noise is reduced it would be expected that any low level noise may have been ignored previously and now it is what is left to focus on. You are listening for noise so will hear even the low level stuff that you previously were not concerned with.
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czbbcl
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I use a Spin Clean and like it very much and feel it is well worth the money. I do on occasion need to clean a record two or 3 times before it is acceptable. And if damage has occurred then there is very little you can do about that.
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czbbcl
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This is also a good low cost cleaner but you need to supply your own Vacuum cleaner.

http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/
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sunnyboy1956
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I have been very happy with my Spin Clean. I don't use it in isolation. You may want to do a brief manual scrub with one of the AVIS or similar enzyme cleaners, dry the LP and than a few twirls in the Spin Clean. I use the Spin Clean fluid.
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