How to Clean Straw Cowboy Hats

[@jmfa57]

It helped me. It validated that the leather and sweat stains on my Resistol Cisco straw hat are there to stay. Oh well... thanks for sharing!

[@tomollie]

no ideas or advice on how to relaquer or paint it to original look ?

[@gailbancer1571]

Will lemon get the stain out?

[@bentoucourt]

God bless Smackdadious !

[@Drifter5.7]

Hey smackdadious, that is exactly how I clean my hats too. My night out or (date hats) I just used light compressed air and toss it on my head. Thanks for sharing!

[@smackdadious]

Nice! Its quick and easy, and is good for quick desk cleaning. Too bad those cans are more expensive now

[@83HC]

Don't worry about your hat getting dirty. A straw western hat is meant to be worn in heat and dust. You're going to sweat in it. If you want a pristine hat, your only real option is to have two, one you wear daily and another you save for less-casual occasions. Nobody cares if your hat's doesn't look store-new, take care of it as best you can and that's all you need.

[@WolfRanger2008]

I don't know about anyone else but your advice/technique worked for me! I have a only ONE straw hat and, yeah, I bought it at Dollar Tree in 2013..Two Thousand and Thirteen and I only paid One Dollar for it. But, you know what? It's held up for those 9 years and only looks a bit grimey since, like you, I wear it in certain circumstances and not others. So, applying your method as shown my Dollar Tree Straw Hat now looks like a $27.00 Tractor Supply Company Straw Hat. I heartily THANK YOU!!!

[@smackdadious]

Nice man, good find. Glad I was able to help you out man!

[@adamreyling6505]

I forgot to ask, had you tried the john deere busch beer?

[@smackdadious]

I have not, i believe thats a new can for busch light correct? I dont typically drink busch, more of a miller lite kinda guy. But recently ive been drinking mainly Shiner products, my favorite is shiner orale.

[@adamreyling6505]

Ya its just a new can, tastes the same as regular busch.

[@ChrisCorson]

Any means to clean to sweat band inside?

[@cw1240]

any tips on disenfecting a used straw cowboy hat inside brim.. cheers!

[@smackdadious]

Probably just lysol if it is just for the inside. If it does stain it would be on the inside the crown of the hat. Just dont go overboard with it. Test it out in the back an area that doesnt really get seen to see if it stains it or not

[@cw1240]

@@smackdadious thank you, will let you know how it works out

[@libertylover4575]

HELP!!! QUESTION - I bought my husband a light colored Stetson straw cowboy hat for his birthday, and after wearing it in the sun every day for a week, the inner hat band had bled its green dye through to the outside of the hat. We tried s rubbing it and it won’t come off! I was thinking that we should just spray paint the whole straw hat, with brown paint, to cover up the green stain, or maybe dye the whole hat dark brown, but my husband thought that might not work.. So my question is : How do I remove this green stain that bled onto the straw hat, from the inter hat band??? Also, if we can’t get the stain out, is there a specific. sue or paint that we can use to color the straw hat darker, to cover the stains?

[@smackdadious]

A lot of that is just sweat and it is pretty normal for straw hats. My straw hat has plenty of sweat stains and removed some of the lacquering. I have had a distinct green stain on my father's old straw hat, I think it might have been the corrosion from the eyelets. Those never came out for me. When my straw hats get really bad and don't hold their shape anymore, I just get a new one. I generally have one work hat, and one nicer hat that I do every day tasks in. you can try a gentle brush with some water and soap, maybe a little hydrogen peroxide. But I would test this in a area that isn't as visible like under the brim. As for staining the hat a darker color, I haven't tried that and don't have any recommendations for you unfortunately.

[@jessemercury7413]

You should do a belt and buckle video brotha

[@leonardorey7216]

I've had my straw hat for 24 years and have never cleaned it, its yellowed and dingy and almost took it to get it steam cleaned, too embarrassed

[@MarthLuna-wq3ny]

For a hat that lasted that long quite a feat. I think a nice good clean would bring it back its value.

[@naomiartoff9374]

are all straw hats really stiff? I need a new hat for summer; gonna be outside with the kids working pigs a lot. But the super stiffness of the straw hats is uncomfortable to me :(

[@smackdadious]

Good quality ones are more stiff than felts. There are cheap palm leaf hats that are pretty floppy

[@naomiartoff9374]

@@smackdadious if I had to order online, any places you recommend?

[@smackdadious]

@@naomiartoff9374 carters boots sells atwood hats, There is cavenders, boot barn. I dont get hats online myself because I have a weird head and have to try it on first

[@AmandaBurger-wd4lw]

I used water and little dish soap in spray bottle and tooth brush to clean it real good and went with lines straw pattern. ps. little super glue fix little small spots work know sounds silly but works for weak spots

[@romulusremus7537]

Whenever I know I'm going to get grimy I wear my "grimy situation" hat. Every so often I use some water and soap to knock the big stuff off at least. But there are those surprise situations where a good cleaning is needed on a non-grimy hat.

[@hellodrjeckyl]

Well shit.. this didn't help me. Nah just kidding, pretty common sense stuff just needed some reaffirmation. Thanks man.

[@freddymardiceii3273]

Great video! Btw, I'm waiting for some Justin Bent Rail Keaton Cognacs to come in that I got from ebay, just like yours! Love your boots and wanted to find some like those!

[@smackdadious]

Heck yah man! Hope you enjoy them, im wearing mine right now haha. I still cant believe i pronounced them "konnic" instead of "con yac" or whatever. I was a bad alcoholic hahaha Let me know what you think of em, they are still holding up for me even with the hell i put them through.

[@freddymardiceii3273]

@@smackdadious will do! I remember that video lol! That's what drew me to the boots!

[@stanglincoln1659]

I enjoy your channel and definitely want to see more videos

[@adamreyling6505]

Good video, its been a bit. My outside work cowboy hat, ive done similar cleaning it.

[@smackdadious]

Glad you enjoyed it man! Yeah its been a minute haha. Yeah at some point with these hats its like alright gotta do something to get this crap off haha

[@adamreyling6505]

I dont wear a cowboy hat often. I do have a really nice one. But my outside hat, i wear it mowing this time a year. Its kinda cruddy looking now. I guess i oughta clean it haha

[@joeserna2939]

Thankyou for the information

[@jeremiah5313]

I’m not really interested in investing money in straw hats. What’s wrong with buying a straw hat at the local farm and ranch store once a year? 🤠

[@theburningelement.6447]

Still a beautiful hat brother

[@tonytusk5524]

Your videos are awesome hoss! You are correct about the stains from the inside sweat band when someone sweats. Tried using one of those “magic eraser” pads to clean the sweat stains. It was an exercise in futility.

[@amandaburger3312]

I love ur videos sir..❤️👍thanku there very helpful.

[@Drummerchris737]

today I learned what a water moccasin is

[@smackdadious]

Its musical water

[@CorneliusCollection]

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[@johnnymikeasky6815]

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[@williamhicken1206]

New subscriber. Can you ride a horse?

[@smackdadious]

Been several years but im sure I can pick it back up

[@__-bc4bs]

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