Bill,
I’ve still got a small bottle of Stylast, so many years old, but I don’t use it. Used in back in the day on my Shure V15VMR and V15VxMR, on my SME 3009 II.
I also have slowed down using Liquid Stylus Cleaner, because some of my stylus are glued in position. I bought this refill to get the longer handled and dome shaped wooden brush
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQC1TN25?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2
I use this 30x mirror to inspect, I keep it on my plinth, can move it/angle it below any cartridge
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLLZYBVK?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1
It has a LED light, but I keep a dimmable 150 watt halogen table lamp with gooseneck that I can re-position with a lot of light from the side, a lot of light makes a big difference, and I angle the mirror this way and that to see the stylus, cantilever, suspension ....FREQUENTLY! Removable headshell allows great visibility, down to my shop light with magnifier. Not strong enough to asses stylus wear, but enough to clean.
here’s a bargain version of gel pads to use carefully
I just had VAS put a new Line Contact in my friend’s Benz Micro Ruby Wood SL’s original boron cantilever. Steve put a note: DO NOT use liquid stylus cleaners, I suppose it can dissolve the glue he used. I found the stylus tip missing from my VAS built AT33PTG Mono with microline on boron, I bet I cleaned it too often, dissolved the glue. tip fell out.
I can imagine a scenario whereby glue softens, the stylus moves, alignment lost, unaware ...
I also stopped brushing my LPs grooves prior to play, they are clean, I don’t want to push anything down into the grooves, I very lightly move any paper or surface dust over/off the edge with an eyeglass cleaning cloth, just let it dangle and move it from center to outer edge, it’s own weight the only force involved.
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I just met Charles Kirmuss at the NY Audio Show, I may give myself one of his Restoration Machines for Christmas, I bought one of his brushes, item 5 here
https://kirmussaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Accessories-List.pdf
he says most brushes are too big to get into the groove,
Haven’t used it yet.