IMac 24" Display - Black Cleaning Cloth

I mainly use the +black cleaning cloth+ that came with my iMac to keep the +tracker ball+ on the +'mighty mouse'+ functioning by spraying the black cleaning cloth with a cleaning solution and rubbing the tracker ball furiously against it. I'm sure you know what I am referring to.
This has been working fine up to now but I am now noticing a gradual diminution of the effectiveness of this method. I think this may be because the black cleaning cloth itself is getting clogged up with gunge and thus itself needs cleaning.
Has anyone else tried to clean the black cloth that came with their iMac?
I mean, to clean the black cloth, is it merely a matter of shoving the it into the washing machine on, say, 30 degrees with a simple 'non-bio' soap powder - or does it need something more drastic like Dry Cleaning or something?
El D

HI,
You weren't supposed to spray anything on the black cleaning cloth and it's meant for the display only.
That's why it's lost its effectiveness. Running the black cloth through your washing machine will ruin it completely. The cloth is anti-static. Washing it period will ruin it.
*"rubbing the tracker ball furiously against it."*
That will only lend the black cloth useless.
Get iClean http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=2105 <--- for computer displays ONLY.
How to clean a Mighty Mouse ...
<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
Carolyn

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