How To Clean Vintage Trucker Hats

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How to clean vintage trucker hats. As a simple cleaning technique a cool hairdryer and lint roller can be utilized to whisk away debris. Spot clean the hat first as needed. Fill a kettle with water and place it on the stove over high heat. Hang dry them the next day. Use light pressure and rub in a circle over the area.

If you do see color it s probably best to avoid cleaning it for risk of damage. This is how i have easily removed the foam from powdering vintage hats. Press your hand against the inside of the hat pushing the dents out of the hat as best as you can. Avoid getting the hat wet at all costs as this will only damage the hat further. Rinse with more hot water into the bucket.

Allow the water to come to a boil producing a great deal of steam. Today tanner will be showing you how to clean any hat. Dab a clean cloth in some water. If there are areas that are especially problematic spot clean them with a dab of cleaning product right on the hat. Gently rub the inside of the hat to check for colorfastness.

This method is similar to cleaning shoes and will just require a brush and some laundry detergent. If some are still stinky and presumably have stains i would oxy clean them. In this video i ll show you my personal methods of how to clean reshape replace snaps and restore snapbacks. Hot water in a bucket and let them soak them over night. If nothing comes off on your cloth you re probably fine to move onto cleaning the rest of the hat.

Once you are done cleaning the hat rinse it with water. If the hat is made of cotton or polyester rinse it with warm water. If the hat is made of wool rinse it with cool or cold water. A simple how to video to show you how to remove those ugly white sweat stains off of your favorite hat. Rub the foam against itself.