59Fifty Comfort - Give Your Forehead Some Relief!

When cap logos press through the inside of the cap, they cause discomfort and marks on the forehead. This method allows you to relieve some of the pressure by flattening out the inside of the cap under the logo.
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[@southerncountryboy8]

best channel on youtube for new era reviews and modifications! Thorough and no BS.

[@dreinthe616]

Cool, man... thanks for your support!

[@joshuarivera9261]

I really like the way you make these hats look

[@dreinthe616]

Cool, thanks for the comment!

[@TheJhoffman0816]

I had that problem with a BlueJays cap. I folded up a square of tp a couple times and slid it in behind the band. Good to go!

[@rwdftw23]

I nearly threw away my Astros 50th anniversary patch hat because it had some terrible creases on the crown. I followed these instructions to reshape the crown and the hat is wearable again! Thanks my good sir!

[@dreinthe616]

That's the kind of thing I like to hear, I'm glad I could help you out!

[@ernestolucas8882]

Astros hat?!?!? Bro throw it away😂😂😂

[@dogmosatchmo]

This works amazingly. Liked and subscribed.

[@NChapaWI9436]

I just like the tone of these videos and I remember a fair bit of stuff from here cuz I have started to get more fitted hats

[@johnnymahsrow7704]

I have all three of those cap in front of you. I like the 5950 low crown better than the other style.

[@dubinthedam]

I love hats and I love your Vids. The definitive baseball hat channel for sure. I think its great that you experiment 'live'. Most things are experimental, God loves a trier and all that. Keep up the good work.

[@dreinthe616]

Thank you for the high praise, I really appreciate your viewership!

[@neoyorke]

Great vid!

[@JHillNC]

I needed this video and this technique so bad. After purchasing four hats in the past few weeks, I kept having to use your break in technique multiple times. I finally narrowed down the problem to exactly what you described in the video ( all my caps except a few are Dodgers). My experiment with flipping the front crown side of the hat jack, so the flared end was touching the offending stitching, worked, but it takes attention to detail so as not push the front panel of the cap way out of shape in the concentrated area of pressure. Your technique here is much more forgiving and targeted. Thank you again!

[@dreinthe616]

Hey Jason, that is great to hear - appreciate the detailed comments on how you approached it and used the technique. Mostly I'm glad that it worked out for you to make some hats a lot more comfortable!

[@9407south]

Thanks for all your experiments with the 59fifty. Thanks to you, all my caps (all major league teams) that I though looked good, now I’ve had to redo! You and you “softening of the crown”🤣👍🏻❗️ But it’s been great for me. I only have a few more to shape! To your credit, mine fit and look better. Still trying to get the brim shape better for me because the edge of both sides of my 59fifty’s dig into the sides of my forehead causing red marks and headaches and soreness. I can heat those edges and bend them down slightly for comfort but when the cap sits for a period of time, it’s just goes back to the original shape. I’ll keep trying though and will welcome any advise that you might have.

[@dreinthe616]

Cool, man - thank you!

[@jfoley1320]

Not the type hat I need to fix but good ideas. Fix it yourselfers unite! thanks for the video man

[@dreinthe616]

Sure thing, thank you!

[@troll4764]

My 9fifty and 39thirty gives me headaches😔

[@jacobresurreccion]

Thanks mate

[@thakid691]

Having this issue now . Going to give it a try , cheers

[@dreinthe616]

Hope it works out, thanks!

[@mikewalters7706]

I have the same red spot and discomfort from 5950 caps but it has nothing to do with the logo. It's the stitching that attaches the band/liner to the cap. If you pull that down on the front of the cap you can feel some hard rough stitching and that presses through the band onto my forehead. It's fairly smooth all the way around the cap but the worst part is in the very front. I have cut the stitching as short as I can and used tape as an extra padding but it's still not ideal. You would think that they could design the cap stitching different to where the bulkiest part of the stitching isn't right against your forehead.

[@dreinthe616]

Amen to that, I actually made a video on that exact problem, but it was included in a review of a Low Profile 59Fifty - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4jPg6dviZmUr9k - thanks!

[@RyanTJohnson]

You know exactly how to make a “how to” video.

[@kylesteinhauer4902]

Quick question....lately, I've been having a hard time trying to get more comfort out of my caps. I have done your technique and haven't had much success. My caps are all made in USA. Do you see better results with China-made caps? I'm thinking of going to all wool caps for comfort!

[@dreinthe616]

The main drawback of the Made in USA caps is that they always had a "ridge" of stitching under the seam tape - it can really dig in on your forehead. The imported caps almost always have flat seam tape, and that includes the Dodger cap in this video. I made a direct comparison between M-USA and Asia caps in this video, go check it out for more detail, and thanks... kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6GpaWqPpLJrrck

[@TheTonyMartinExperience]

Hey Doug, is this the rubberised logo or the stitched one? If you remember on a previous video I had this problem with the cubs spring training pro light. I think I would be scared of the rubber logo falling off.

[@dreinthe616]

This is a stitched logo in the video, and I agree with you... I probably wouldn't expose those Prolight logos to this much heat. Even if it is adhesively bonded, excess heat can sometimes change the properties of an adhesive. That's just my educated guess, and I would only try it if I did not care about the hat. Maybe this is another reason why stitched logos are better - thanks for the question.

[@TheTonyMartinExperience]

dre in the 616 I agree, I now think stitched logo's are better

[@LonelyGamr]

hat looks good on u. great shape

[@dreinthe616]

Thank you, appreciate it!

[@kovski___1]

Как вы считаете, какой бренд лучше 47 бренд или nev era?

[@lavenceanything4327]

Really helpful! Was wondering how to get rid of yellowish underbrim because of the cardboard effect?

[@dreinthe616]

That's probably coming more from the sweat than cardboard - New Era visors today start out white because they are a blend between plastic resin and paper fiber. I've done a video series with the Captician and you can find the videos on my channel page... I did one on visor construction and another on spot cleaning, also did a video for more general cap cleaning, thanks.

[@JVeasy22]

Do a video on how you bend your brims!!

[@dreinthe616]

You should check out my most recent video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHeyimCDerhprsk - which contains one method. But I've added that suggestion to my list - for just a video on that topic.

[@therududereview3328]

So I’ve got a similar situation. I have a Rangers 59Fifty that was really poorly stitched resulting in a large bump right on the inside of the hat where the two front panels meet. Do you have any tips to help flatten this spot out because the hat is practically unwearable due to how uncomfortable this predicament makes it?

[@dreinthe616]

That is a tough one, and I think I have the same condition on a couple of hats. If it is the vertical seam between the two panels (covered by the 59Fifty branded seam tape), I don't have a good remedy for that yet. Some of my caps are very flat there, while on others the stitching is very high and ends up making a vertical mark on my forehead. Now I always look for flat seam tape in this area, if I'm trying on caps in a store. Sorry I can't help out, if I come up with something I'll post it for sure.

[@therududereview3328]

dre in the 616 yeah, it's the risk you take when buying something online. Thanks for the reply

[@hectorrivera9572]

Im a size 7 1/8. Most of my hats leave an annoying red mark in my forehead. If i go a size higher its way to big. What do you recommend?

[@dreinthe616]

It sounds like you might have an oval or long-oval head shape, like me. If you have not seen my video on stretching and shaping, check it out at kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn-Qdn9jp9Kaf8U This will help get the right shape in the cap and it should take away some or all of the red marks. Thanks and good luck!

[@HitakosChannel]

Hi! I'm a fellow hat fan, and I'm in need of some help! How do you clean your wool caps? I've got a wool LA Dodgers cap that I've been really scared to clean! Any help will be appreciated, thanks, you've earned a subscriber!

[@dreinthe616]

Sure, you should check out my other two videos on cleaning caps below. Thanks for the question and good luck! Cleaning Caps Pt. 1 Routine Maintenance - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hImnYWmln6eCfM13leaning Caps Pt. 2 Deep Clean - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y52ynGmwo7iohJo

[@dreinthe616]

Sorry, those links again - Cleaning Caps Pt. 1 Routine Maintenance - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hImnYWmln6eCfM0 ; Cleaning Caps Pt. 2Deep Clean - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y52ynGmwo7iohJo The first link formatted wrong when I pasted it.

[@HitakosChannel]

dre in the 616 Thanks! I really appreciate it, love the content by the way, first hat channel I've found on here!

[@austinkhalili2562]

I have a few red marks on the side of my forehead as well but the hat isn't tight. Im guessing its cause of sweat and taking on and off all the time

[@dreinthe616]

Yes, I find it varies from cap to cap, sometimes pressure up front like this one, other times some lines from the sweatband like you mention - but those don't seem to bother me as much. Thanks again for your frequent comments!

[@ClayDoh]

I’ve seen so many videos like this, but none about the issue I have. The inner band of my 39 thirty hat is all out of wack, making it super uncomfortable to wear and will leave marks on my head. I can’t find any fixes for this issue and I don’t know wear to look.

[@dreinthe616]

I’ve had some caps where the sweatband was just poorly attached… it becomes wrinkled and those irritate my forehead. Once its been sewn together, unfortunately there’s not much to do about it

[@justingasaway7855]

Is that the dedicated hat spoon?

[@dreinthe616]

Ha! Well, it might have to be, after forming 3 or 4 caps now... thanks!

[@punkrockmads]

Can you remove the buckram completely?

[@dreinthe616]

Some prefer to, but that's the material that holds shape in this area. So if you form it as shown, it's the plastic threads in the buckram that are being formed. If you remove the buckram, the structure of the crown will be gone. Again, some people prefer that, but I don't and haven't created any videos on it either.

[@punkrockmads]

@@dreinthe616 that makes sense, thank you so much!!

[@Chriswasreigns]

Is that LA hat a low profile 5950?

[@dreinthe616]

Actually it’s standard, but it’s low enough to almost qualify as one… a Lids employee once asked me the same question when I walked in wearing it!

[@Chriswasreigns]

@@dreinthe616 the sahpe of the hat looks amazing!

[@GoalieRobb]

Ever encounter a terrible smell released from heating the buckrum? Almost a skunky smell on a brand new hat?

[@dreinthe616]

No, nothing that bad... sometimes just the scent of "warm plastic" if I keep the hairdryer focused for too long... unfortunately seems like that cap might be an outlier!