Re: no glue

Indeed don't use glue sticks - or if you must, PREHEAT the bed before applying the glue, the heat helps form an even layer you won't really get with regular glue sticks.

I know it's expensive but I've had extremely good results with 3DLAC's bed spray. It applies evenly, doesn't stink like hairspray, isn't as gunky and sticky to get rid of, and even the worst offenders against bed adhesion have printed like magic after a single coat.

Of course none of this alleviates washing the damn thing with basic dish soap. I do spray mine afterwards with some isopropyl alcohol, but that's mostly to speed up the drying, not to clean it.