I'm doing the same as Pops…. 16.5, right down to the Magic Eraser, Onzow, and dry brush. I use Audio Intelligent fluids. When lazy or the LP is pretty nice, I use the 1 step # 6. Sometimes I do the 2 step process, with # 15, and distilled water. When I use the #15, I use a designated VPI wand to vacuum the #15. Talk about coincidence, it was Basis that ruined digital for me. I could never go back. I play my Cd's in the car (-:
Do you clean your records before play, after play, or once (and then never again)?
All my records have been cleaned at least once, but after play, I'll drop it in my Klaudio ultrasonic cleaner for a quick re-clean. I figure if my stylus is digging / loosening anything in the grooves, it's a good opportunity to get that junk out of there. How about you?