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by Christopher_Archive
I recently spent some time looking at all the different record cleaners and came upon this one called the Squeaky Clean, made by a guy in Canada using 3D-printed parts. Saw that he'd been selling it since around 2015 and could find nothing but positive reviews. It looked well put together and, based on the demo video, surprisingly simple. Way more affordable than a VPI 16.5, for which I thought one day I'd eventually hold my nose and shell out all that crazy money. So I went for it. After using it for a while now, I can say with no sour grapes whatsoever that I would choose this over a VPI. I see no difference in the basic concept (fluid>rotation>vacuum), and I'd much prefer to have a system made up of discrete parts that breaks down into easier storage than a big single-use box that could possibly leak. You supply your own shop-vac, but I needed one for other things anyway. No affiliation with this person/product, just an impressed customer and thought I'd pass along to anyone looking for a good vacuum-based RCM, without having to donate plasma to buy one.Some before/after pics I took: