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As much as you want....
That is a kind of smartypants answer and I don't mean to condescend.
I like to go pretty far with cleaning. Disassembly including the triggerguard so I can see the innards.
I clean in hot water with liquid dish detergent with backstrap, triggerguard, cylinder and pin pulled apart.
On a cap and ball revolver I take the nipples out every time, but I know you are not asking questions about cap and ball. I say that to give you the impression that I am fairly thorough.
Others may be less fastidious as a rule, only doing a deep cleaning once every third outing or something like that.
I buy a bag of bottle brushes from Horrible Freight. They are nylon bristle brushes with about three different diameters. They are great for barrel, cylinder and the pin hole in the cylinder. They also have an assortment of metal brushes which include some brass bristle brushes. I use those to clean up the inside of the frame and forcing cone.
Then out of the dishpan, rinse and into the oven at 275 for about thirty minutes to dry out the piece.
Douche it down with Rem Oil and slap it back together.
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