I have both a Spin Clean and a Nitty Gritty. Both work fine and, while the Nitty Gritty may well do a somewhat better job overall, certainly the Spin Clean is more "economically efficient." Sliding the LP between the two cleaning pads on the Spin Clean does make me nervous, but I've never noticed any actual damage from doing so. As for drying the LP at the end of Spin Cleaning, I first leave the LP perched at the top of the cleaning pads for a few moments to drain after withdrawing the LP from between the pads. I then blot both sides of the LP on a 12x12 cleanroom wipe ( http://www.uline.com/BL_8470/Kimtech-Pure-Cleanroom-Wipes ) which I've laid over a couple of layers of paper towels. (NEVER directly blot with a paper towel! Many paper towels will leave a residue, typically titanium dioxide.) Then, with the LP still on the cleanroom wipe, I'll dry the LP with the cheese cloth wipe per the Spin Clean instructions. Lastly, I'll wave the LP in the air (carefully!) for several seconds to finish drying it and then place it in a new high-quality record sleeve.
The Nitty Gritty, of course, doesn't have the same drying challenges that a Spin Clean has. And I've never noticed any increase in surface noise from either cleaner, and I'd be upset if I did. But then I'm usually working with new or very little played LPs for commercial remastering and release.
The Nitty Gritty, of course, doesn't have the same drying challenges that a Spin Clean has. And I've never noticed any increase in surface noise from either cleaner, and I'd be upset if I did. But then I'm usually working with new or very little played LPs for commercial remastering and release.