I use a Hunt brush with a spritz of distilled water from a re-purposed eyeglass cleaner spray bottle. This is the kind of bottle you get at the optometrist and puts out a very fine mist. Once empty of the eye glass cleaning solution, rinse thoroughly and fill with good quality distilled water. Hold the bottle 1-2 feet away from the brush and spray in its general direction to very lightly moisten the brush surface. Helps pick up dust rather than just push it around.
By the way, ticks and pops are often - though not always - the result of wear from repeated playings eventually exposing voids (tiny unfilled pockets) in the vinyl that were formed at the time of manufacture.
By the way, ticks and pops are often - though not always - the result of wear from repeated playings eventually exposing voids (tiny unfilled pockets) in the vinyl that were formed at the time of manufacture.