I am a rag user!

I have three growing, wardrobe-abusing kids. My husband crashes through thickets to hunt and fish whenever he gets a chance. I am a painter (enough said). I am not exactly a die-hard recycling type, but I am a tight wad. And I cringe to throw out that many cotton and cotton-poly t-shirts. So I haven't used a paper towel for years.

Do you just throw the cloth rags in the laundry when they get too much oil paint on them?

I do the same as Jen. We have enough old/ruined with stain shirts around here to last a lifetime, and I don't see that ending anytime in the near future. I TOO am a tightwad.

Michelle, I do not wash those rags. Im too afraid of the warning sign on the washer and drier with the blatant warning picture of an explosion!LOL So I just toss in the trash when they are no longer useful. But I will say, some last for quite a while depending on what they get used for.

I do have a few rolls of paper towels in the closet for emergencies. Bounty.

I would rather use rags, but my dog is a towel thief (her game). Everytime I turn away from my towel (kitchen, bath, or clean-up towel), she steals it and runs with it so I have to chase her. She will do this all day, so I use paper for my oil and pastel clean-up. I don't want her mouthing all these nasty toxins!

Jean

Wash them!? Never. Once they're sufficiently full of dried or wet paint, I just toss 'em.

My back-up paper towel is also Bounty.

Viva la Viva
 

I keep a stash of Viva in my pantry just for painting and woe to those in my family who dare to bring that into the kitchen instead of the Dollar General brand.

Vianna