A method of cleaning a printing screen, comprising the steps of: providing a screen cleaning head, wherein the screen cleaning head includes a screen contact element over which a cleaning sheet is disposed; characterized by: the screen contact element comprising a first section, which supports one of a dry section or a wet section of the cleaning sheet thereabove and providing one of a screen wetting or screen drying section, a second, vacuum section, at which a vacuum is provided to draw a vacuum through the cleaning sheet, and a third section, which supports the other of a wet section or a dry section of the cleaning sheet thereabove and providing the other of the screen wetting or screen drying section; wetting a section of the cleaning sheet; drawing a predetermined length of the cleaning sheet over the cleaning head from a supply roll onto a take-up roll such that the wetted section of the cleaning sheet overlies the screen wetting section (17a, 17c) and a dry section of the cleaning sheet overlies the screen drying section (17c, 17a); applying a vacuum to the vacuum section; and moving the cleaning head over a surface of the printing screen to provide for cleaning of the same. providing a screen cleaning head, wherein the screen cleaning head includes a screen contact element over which a cleaning sheet is disposed; characterized by: the screen contact element comprising a first section, which supports one of a dry section or a wet section of the cleaning sheet thereabove and providing one of a screen wetting or screen drying section, a second, vacuum section, at which a vacuum is provided to draw a vacuum through the cleaning sheet, and a third section, which supports the other of a wet section or a dry section of the cleaning sheet thereabove and providing the other of the screen wetting or screen drying section; wetting a section of the cleaning sheet; drawing a predetermined length of the cleaning sheet over the cleaning head from a supply roll onto a take-up roll such that the wetted section of the cleaning sheet overlies the screen wetting section (17a, 17c) and a dry section of the cleaning sheet overlies the screen drying section (17c, 17a); applying a vacuum to the vacuum section; and moving the cleaning head over a surface of the printing screen to provide for cleaning of the same. the screen contact element comprising a first section, which supports one of a dry section or a wet section of the cleaning sheet thereabove and providing one of a screen wetting or screen drying section, a second, vacuum section, at which a vacuum is provided to draw a vacuum through the cleaning sheet, and a third section, which supports the other of a wet section or a dry section of the cleaning sheet thereabove and providing the other of the screen wetting or screen drying section; wetting a section of the cleaning sheet; drawing a predetermined length of the cleaning sheet over the cleaning head from a supply roll onto a take-up roll such that the wetted section of the cleaning sheet overlies the screen wetting section (17a, 17c) and a dry section of the cleaning sheet overlies the screen drying section (17c, 17a); applying a vacuum to the vacuum section; and moving the cleaning head over a surface of the printing screen to provide for cleaning of the same.