Did I destroy my records after cleaning them? Is there a way to reverse the damage?

Groovemaster, rubber gloves, P&G "Fairy" liquid for dishwashing (5-15% anionic surfactants, <5% nonionic surfactants), paint brush with natural thin bristles, hot tap water, "Brita" filtered water for rinse, air drying. No cloth for drying. Cheap and effective.

 

Microfiber cloths won't reach into the grooves. You need a micro brush purpose-made for cleaning records.

 

I'm sure by now you have seen the pictures I took of a record that got caught in a pipe sewage water leak. This record has this crud dried on it for more than one year, and you can see what it looked like once I cleaned it, the grooves are clearly very clean, you be the judge.

Wide View of filthy record


Close up view of filthy record


Record after cleaning and drying (Perfectly Clean)

 

There's a thread runnnig now, which contains advice that you need, that's if you not found it here.
Cleaning Records.

 

You need to rinse any cleaning fluid off vinyl with distilled water. Always - regardless of what they tell you to the contrary. I learned it the hard way.