How To Clean Vintage Trucker Hats

Dab a clean cloth in some water.

How to clean vintage trucker hats. Rub the foam against itself. In this video i ll show you my personal methods of how to clean reshape replace snaps and restore snapbacks. Separate like colors like clothes to prevent stains. If nothing comes off on your cloth you re probably fine to move onto cleaning the rest of the hat. If the hat is made of cotton or polyester rinse it with warm water.

Gently rub the inside of the hat to check for colorfastness. Press your hand against the inside of the hat pushing the dents out of the hat as best as you can. A simple how to video to show you how to remove those ugly white sweat stains off of your favorite hat. If you do see color it s probably best to avoid cleaning it for risk of damage. This method is similar to cleaning shoes and will just require a brush and some laundry detergent.

Hot water in a bucket and let them soak them over night. Soak then agitate the hat in the solution. Allow the water to come to a boil producing a great deal of steam. Avoid getting the hat wet at all costs as this will only damage the hat further. After first dipping the hat in the water of your bucket or sink use a toothbrush or other small scrubber to rub the cleaner into the fabric.

Agitate agitate agitate some more. For a hat caked in dust you can use a damp towel ringing it as dry as possible. Rinse with more hot water into the bucket. If there are areas that are especially problematic spot clean them with a dab of cleaning product right on the hat. Make sure all of the cleaning agents are rinsed from the hat.

Hang dry them the next day. As a simple cleaning technique a cool hairdryer and lint roller can be utilized to whisk away debris. Fill a kettle with water and place it on the stove over high heat. This is how i have easily removed the foam from powdering vintage hats. Today tanner will be showing you how to clean any hat.