DEEP CLEANING A FEDORA HAT

[@stevenholabird9904]

Klean strip sells a very pure naptha in every hardware store. It evaporates without leaving any residue. And will also do so when absorbed into wool. This is actually a really creative method for cleaning a hat that i wouldn't have considered. Thanx bud

[@rofllol255]

My childhood friend passed yesterday and I found an old cheap fedora of hers that she left at my house accidentally 5-6 years ago, and it’s all grimy and the outer band needs replaced. Thank you for this video.

[@tweets9349]

Your voice sounds like a deeper version of Peter Griffin

[@MrBochawa]

If Squidward and Peter Griffin had a kid, he'd sound like this.

[@johnsonjohnson4725]

My mom told me in the 30s-40s they rubbed the hat with fine corn meal, then brushed it out. No nasty chemicals. It pulls out sweat & dirt, etc.

[@cricklekid]

I'm not convinced this method is really such a good idea. For a beautiful vintage, rare Stetson fedora like this, I would gladly pay to bring it back to life by having it professionally cleaned. Maybe this guy can be experimental because Stetson hats like this are fairly common in the yard sales of America but in the UK, let me tell you, they're like gold dust.

[@fredcdobbs823]

Experiment ruined hat band liner - okay if the hat has Mickey Mouse ears, but this is a collectible. In the 1800’s, French cleaners were zoned to outskirts of town because they used combustable cleaning fluid - called kerosene; naptha is higher distillate of it & used as varnish solvent & paint thinner.

[@benw-king3380]

I absolutely agree. My jaw dropped slightly. - it seems like a slightly brutal way to treat such an old chap. Maybe we value these things a little more in Britain, I don't know.

[@californiagunner7020]

Would't boiling mercury be safer?

[@joelsephiryn]

I’d like to thank you for posting this, because I did this with my favorite hat and freaking ruined it. 😐

[@veronicasuestarlite4080]

Great job! Thanks for the video. Sometimes when treasure hunting you find a jewel that brush cleaning just doesn't do the quite do the trick.

[@GrhaesynMcNabbWaitHoldOnWhat]

I just use lint roller and a soft wipe to get some stains off of it

[@layouts77]

Wouldn’t it be better to brush/sand the shell and concentrate on cleaning the liner and sweatband? I’m more concerned with the gunk inside the hat from some dead guy’s head than anything else. I’m thinking woolite for the liner and lexol for the sweatband

[@patrickginley2538]

Is this for a wool fedora

[@cornshucker77]

Thanks for posting. I need to try this myself on a felt cowboy hat I just got. I'm hoping to remove some sweat stains.

[@BenOh88]

Would this work with denatured alcohol?

[@xlauriestarchildstudios7777]

Is this fluid skin safe ?

[@cornshucker77]

After soaking did the brushing remove the remaining dirt or did you need to soak it again?

[@xlauriestarchildstudios7777]

Can i put more than 1 hat in the bucket ?

[@johnmcmicking395]

A professional would have removed the hatband, sweatband, and lining BEFORE cleaning the felt.

[@classof813]

A professional won't soak a hat in naphth!!!!!

[@LawnWrangler323]

My hat is all gunked up I gotta try this thanks!

[@slycat8892]

Hmmmmm, yeah, I don't think so.

[@TheHomesteaderToday]

so did it work? how did it look after you finished with it? and do you think it will work on a canvas type had with sweet stains? great video! thanks

[@andrews4953]

Yes, I want to know if it will work on a Stetson cotton fedora with sweat stains.

[@teakey]

God Damn, no update??

[@lisawintler-cox1641]

Enzymatic Pet Urine remover works wonderfully on a lot of different stains.

[@fredcdobbs823]

Like oxygen bleach (sodium percarbonate)?

[@fredcdobbs823]

Big bands, too...!

[@michelformika]

You know that’s going directly on your skin, right?

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

Naphtha evaporates completey

[@alphaman8622]

You ruined the leather band. I'm sticking with carpet cleaner.

[@loveletterhive]

Does carpet cleaner work for other fabrics and, if so, what brand do you recommend? Thank you.