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I do wonder, if without a rinse (or a vacuum) you're just pushing the crud around the record with a cloth, rather than removing it. Anyhoo, there's no right or wrong, as the long as the record sounds fine, it's all good.
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You are leaving a bit more on the surface. The vacuum method gets them very clean. It's useful with a lot of 7" records, the dust from the edges of the cheap paper sleeves and the way they're handled in the factory means they can be quite dusty/dirty.
It does just leave you with pressing flaws to be disappointed with. Sometimes it's better to just enjoy the records. They don't stay clean for long.
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That must be why the recommended technique on rotating cleaners like the disco antistat is to rotate only in one direction many times, a couple of dozen or something.
Airhead
neu
I carefully wipe mine with microfiber cloth with a washing up liquid solution on it, then dry it off, then wipe with IPA. In theory a microfiber cloth should get further into the grooves, certainly sound and look better after a wash anyway.
I'd rather avoid the risk of running them under the tap.