Cleaning a gig bag

[Hank74]

I wanted to get some input on whether I should use a rug cleaner, with the attachments, to clean the inside of my gig bag. What about dry cleaning it?

Has any of you done it?

[GeoffC_UK]

Morning,
Not done it with mine, but if I did, I would dry clean it.

[YorkNumber3]

I’ve cleaned a lot of pretty funky bags. They’ve included RB/Cronkhite, Altieri, and misc “other” bags. What I did was take them to a laundromat and used the big, industrial-sized washers and dryers. When available, I use a laundry centrifuge (think super-turbocharged spin cycle) before the dryer. Once done, I keep the bag open with a fan blowing in it for a day to ensure any remaining moisture is removed. Has always worked very well for me. Pretreating heavily soiled spots and using extra rinsing to remove detergents always helps.