What do people withr their (more ecpensive) nato straps to keep them looking clean? Do you wash them in the washing machine or not bother? Conscious thst the fabric ( not exactly a nato) strap on my Tudor black bay is looking grubby.
The only question for me is if it's recyclable? Please don't be offended.....just a little humo(u)r from a nato hater.
Fill the sink up with some water, chuck it in over night with soap to soak, scrub a little initially when you put it in. Air dry.
To be fair, im not a great fan of fabric straps. Tudor insist on putting one in the box of my BBB. But its looking grubby. Experimenting with it inside a small container if washing powder and water in my ultrasonic cleaner. 10 mins and sime real shite has come out. A few more goes and clean rince or two. Air dry and ill report back.
Soak in common mint rubbing alcohol with lanolin. Its about 40% alcohol the Lanolin ingredient is a natural substance in lambs wool that lets them shed dirt and oil. None of the ingredients will damage fabrics, though the green mint can leave a temporay tint to white cloth. Let soak for a few hours if need be then pat dry with a paper towel and hang to dry completely. The mint leaves a pleasant odor. If there's ground in dirt work the band between the fingers a bit and soak again. Haven't used this process on a NATO strap but it works on similar fabric items.