Hmmmm...well, I do usually begin with a new #11 blade.

Maybe two of those bad boys!

(
one for each hand?) And I always clear the table of any "last build" remnants, give it a good brushing off, put all of the paint jars and tins back in their places and then start at step one
most of the time. I fill up my paint thinner and H2O bottles and put away any stray tools. I keep a pretty good
feel for when my CO2 tanks might be running low, and will swap them for full bottles if needed before a new build begins. (nothing like running out of "air" when you press the trigger...) Sometimes, I will also place a new calendar page down on the work table top to give me a nice clean surface. I use old aircraft calendars' pages that I tape down to the table. They provide a nice white surface, along with a handy grid feature.
And then, after all that,
I'm over it...all set to go and pooped out and tired of it all!

No, really, usually I
begin, of course!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCYGyg1H56s