[russgoodman]

I did similar to what Lee did, except I sprayed mine with spray n wash and soaked them in the sink in hot water and tide detergent. I also poured a little of the spray n wash in the water. I let it sit for an hour or so, then took a soft plastic bristle brush and put the belt under hot running water and scrubbed with the brush until no dirty water washed off the belt as I scrubbed.

Hung them up to dry and then dyed them with Rit dye. I only did the center belt because at the time they just released repro sets in black, so I bought them.

This was all with the buckle removed.

Some guys have used a power washer on them with good results. I didnt because of water rationing at the time.

Good luck!