I don't. I have a VPI HW16 beside the table and for a long time would do a distilled water rinse and vacuum before each side. What a hassle.
So now I clean once, real good with Walker Enzyme 4 Step. Zero-stat (and sometimes also Radio Shack Bulk Tape Eraser) before each play. Also spray Static Guard, though that is more for sound quality than dust. But it nothing wrong with a 2fer.
Always wash my hands first so if I see a speck and it doesn't blow off with the Z then either get it with a finger or if there's a few of em then the good ol' Discwasher brush. But that doesn't happen often.
Normally I just play em.
My opinion, people are way too obsessed. Get a little perspective. Vinyl ain't digital. The noise is extraneous, not interwoven. Two completely different things. Don't try and put legs on a snake. Clean em, sure. But to enjoy. Don't make it an end in itself.
So now I clean once, real good with Walker Enzyme 4 Step. Zero-stat (and sometimes also Radio Shack Bulk Tape Eraser) before each play. Also spray Static Guard, though that is more for sound quality than dust. But it nothing wrong with a 2fer.
Always wash my hands first so if I see a speck and it doesn't blow off with the Z then either get it with a finger or if there's a few of em then the good ol' Discwasher brush. But that doesn't happen often.
Normally I just play em.
My opinion, people are way too obsessed. Get a little perspective. Vinyl ain't digital. The noise is extraneous, not interwoven. Two completely different things. Don't try and put legs on a snake. Clean em, sure. But to enjoy. Don't make it an end in itself.