How do you wash your dark cloth?

[Jim Noel]

I don't.

I don't either. I have a few dark cloths theoldest beng a 25-30 year old Calumet.

If they smell musty, just hang them out in the sunlight for a day and the smell should go away.

[Aahx]

I hand wash mine and hang dry them. It always worked for me.

[Brian Ellis]

Turn out all the lights in the bathroom, bring the water temp to 68 degrees, toss it in the sink. Agitate for ten seconds every minute for five minutes, remove, hang it up to dry.

[jeroldharter]

I bought a Calumet dark cloth that is black on the inside and silver/shiny on the outside. I bought it new, but it smelled like it spent a summer in Pakistan so I had to do something.

I put it in cold water in a utility sink, let it soak with a little liquid laundry detergent added, and then rinsed several times in cold water. I air dried it in the garage and now it smells great. Now I can't believe that I put up with the stink at all. Amazing what we get used to.

[C. D. Keth]

You can wash 'em?

Seriously though, I just toss mine in the washer and line dry it.

[Noah A]

I know this is an old question, but did anyone ever get an answer from Harrison about this?

Mine doesn't smell but is visibly dirty. To all you folks who never wash them, don't you ever drop them in the dirt in the heat of the moment or due to a sudden wind gust? If not, I'm impressed

[MIke Sherck]

All of my dark cloths are hand made, ah, "artesian". Yeah, that's it. Artesian.

They get dumped into the laundry. When dry, I hang them outside and spray waterproofing goop all over the light side. This happens once a decade, or less often if not needed.

Mike

[E. von Hoegh]

All of my dark cloths are hand made, ah, "artesian". Yeah, that's it. Artesian.

They get dumped into the laundry. When dry, I hang them outside and spray waterproofing goop all over the light side. This happens once a decade, or less often if not needed.

Mike

Artesian, eh? So they leap up out of the pack and drape themselves over the camera. I have to get one.

[welly]

I wash my dark cloth like I wash my jeans. Rarely.

[E. von Hoegh]

Seriously, I never thought of washing mine. After 24 years, I think I'll weigh it before and after.