I wet clean my records before almost every play with a knock off spin clean and a spin clean and have never had an issue with scratching.
Here is what I use.
https://amazon.com/dp/B01GOOAEVK X2
One with this
https://amazon.com/dp/B019YI38Z2
The other with distilled water. Then I vacuum the records with this.
https://amazon.com/dp/B014X2SXY0
For really tough records I try a paint edger with a little dish detergent. And then I rise it off with distilled water.
Never been a bid fan of conical stylus. If you want to upgrade stylus I would recommend this.
http://www.lpgear.com/product/LPGCFN3600LE.html
Or if you want a really nice upgrade (big fan of vl stylus) try this.