The shop that I use to take my hats into did something that most never think of, and that vacuuming the hat before removing stains etc. They did that to remove deep dirt/dust. They always did an amazing job cleaning my hats.
Just bought me a new 100x Rodeo King. I thought I would never buy a Rodeo King but this hat is amazing. The fit, feeling, and finish is awesome! It will be a lifetime hat and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it for years to come.
I followed you instructions and got myself one of those sponges. I kinda ran into it by accident. It’s a windshield bug sponge. Well, mine is. And it works rather well! For little stains, it brushes it away very nicely. No idea what kinda stain they were but it worked. Nothing else needed either. Just went over it a few times and gone. Thanks for the video.
That will be a future video my friend. And don’t be too worried about getting a silverbelly you can always clean the stains and some of those little marks and stains on them is what gives them their character it will look great. Thank you for your support
If removing your hat is important on special occasions (or for etiquette reasons), best thing to do is to bring a plastic bag and put the hat inside it so that it can be protected from stains etc. Most people would think its stupid to bring a plastic bag just for that, but hey...I own a lot of expensive Stetson hats and I dont wanna have them dirty 😖
Enjoyed watching your technique. I didn't clean a felt hat but I have a light colored one that was left to me by a dear uncle that has passed away. What do you think about what someone else said about not using a dark colored bristle brush on a light colored hat? I would think it would be okay if it were brand new and never used on a dark hat previously. I had an occasion were I wore a new pair of suede light colored boots to the grocery store. I picked up a bottle of olive oil off the shelf that someone had opened and the oil was all down the bottle, which made it slip out of my hand and fall to the floor, and in turn, all over my new boots. I was devastated. I researched how best to clean it and found that plain old cornstarch sprinkled on the oil on the boots did the trick. It took several days and about seven (7) applications to get all of the oil out. I put the cornstarch in a shaker in order to sprinkle it on the boots and let it sit overnight to absorb as much oil as possible. Then I brushed it out completely between each application. Eventually all of the oil was gone! It took a lot of patience but I loved those boots and they could not be replaced. I was actually surprised by how great this worked. Hope this helps because I'm sure this wound work on your hats and no harsh chemicals are involved! 👒🎩👢
Hey thanks for the comment. Glad your boot’s ended up clean at the end but like you said that would not be something to do on a hat because of the harshness of the chemicals but i would definitely use these products intended for it so if need be now as far as far as the black bristle brush as apposed to the white bristle brush I never had any problem with black bristles on my light colored hat because the bristles are usually boar hair and are naturally black so they don’t usually give any issues but you can definitely get white bristle brush if your more comfortable with it. Thanks for the support.
@@cowboybootshatsandwesternl9663 I was raised with proper hat etiquette so I try and be respectful but now days, it's tough because people don't respect the hat much anymore. I've had people actually take my hat off of a rack in a restaurant just to look at it. Who does that??
@@Montana-Native that would really upset me. Unfortunately nowadays with less people wearing hats nowadays there isn’t much knowledge on hat etiquette, but it’s general etiquette not to touch someone’s property without their consent. I always took my hats off at the restaurant out of respect of seating at the table but with the way things are nowadays and the lack of respect for hats, it’s better to keep it on.
Yes your right in this case I picked this one up brand new and that’s all they had at the store so I just grabbed it and if it was a nicer American silver belly that I will eventually get I would definitely only use a white brush but this is a hat I don’t mind being ruffed on
Well, the product that I use does not contain bleach. It just forms a powder that absorbs the oil and grime and I work in a bike shop, so we have a very powerful compressor which was strong enough to blow out the powder very easily.
The shop that I use to take my hats into did something that most never think of, and that vacuuming the hat before removing stains etc. They did that to remove deep dirt/dust. They always did an amazing job cleaning my hats.
Just bought me a new 100x Rodeo King. I thought I would never buy a Rodeo King but this hat is amazing. The fit, feeling, and finish is awesome! It will be a lifetime hat and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it for years to come.
That is awesome. I am more of an American hat company fan and that is all I wear now but for the money rodeo king does not make a bad hat.
They will last a few years but not a lifetime I get about 5 winters out of a good one by thin it's ruff looking and the inside is about rotted
I followed you instructions and got myself one of those sponges. I kinda ran into it by accident. It’s a windshield bug sponge. Well, mine is. And it works rather well! For little stains, it brushes it away very nicely. No idea what kinda stain they were but it worked. Nothing else needed either. Just went over it a few times and gone.
Thanks for the video.
This is more what I was looking for. Putting hat cleaner, sponge, and brush on the list to check the fleet supplier in my area.
Glad it helped my friend
First time seeing this done! You're an excellent instructor! Rock On!!!
Thank you very much.
Really nice instructional here! Thanks man, you did an excellent job. 👍
Thanks for taking the time. Some good information.
Thank you for taking time to do this.
It’s my pleasure
Very informative!! Well done video, buddy👍
Always wanted a Silver Belly, but was afraid of it getting dirty or oil spilled on it! Great video. Now I need to know how to clean my straw hat!
That will be a future video my friend.
And don’t be too worried about getting a silverbelly you can always clean the stains and some of those little marks and stains on them is what gives them their character it will look great.
Thank you for your support
The difference between a cowboy hat and a cowboys hat(gonna be dirty)
Nice Job. Looks good, really like the color of that hat.
Thank you i appreciate it.
Great video, I use sand spot remover too, in some of my order hats I leave the spots on them they look like they say - been there done that Lol
So sorry this happened to your hat. This is one reason lots of folks keep their hat ON in restaurants.
Yep your right it’s like people’s in restaurants have no respect for people’s hat’s
I am big on hat etiquette myself but unless there is a nice safe spot for my hat, I have started to keep it on.
If removing your hat is important on special occasions (or for etiquette reasons), best thing to do is to bring a plastic bag and put the hat inside it so that it can be protected from stains etc. Most people would think its stupid to bring a plastic bag just for that, but hey...I own a lot of expensive Stetson hats and I dont wanna have them dirty 😖
@@tangzwire I agree with you but from now on I’ll be keeping my hat on at a restaurant or hang it somewhere if that’s an option.
Enjoyed watching your technique. I didn't clean a felt hat but I have a light colored one that was left to me by a dear uncle that has passed away. What do you think about what someone else said about not using a dark colored bristle brush on a light colored hat? I would think it would be okay if it were brand new and never used on a dark hat previously.
I had an occasion were I wore a new pair of suede light colored boots to the grocery store. I picked up a bottle of olive oil off the shelf that someone had opened and the oil was all down the bottle, which made it slip out of my hand and fall to the floor, and in turn, all over my new boots. I was devastated.
I researched how best to clean it and found that plain old cornstarch sprinkled on the oil on the boots did the trick. It took several days and about seven (7) applications to get all of the oil out. I put the cornstarch in a shaker in order to sprinkle it on the boots and let it sit overnight to absorb as much oil as possible. Then I brushed it out completely between each application. Eventually all of the oil was gone! It took a lot of patience but I loved those boots and they could not be replaced. I was actually surprised by how great this worked.
Hope this helps because I'm sure this wound work on your hats and no harsh chemicals are involved! 👒🎩👢
Hey thanks for the comment.
Glad your boot’s ended up clean at the end but like you said that would not be something to do on a hat because of the harshness of the chemicals but i would definitely use these products intended for it so if need be now as far as far as the black bristle brush as apposed to the white bristle brush I never had any problem with black bristles on my light colored hat because the bristles are usually boar hair and are naturally black so they don’t usually give any issues but you can definitely get white bristle brush if your more comfortable with it.
Thanks for the support.
Thank u just got a hat and it's been gettin some spots on it. I'm messy
Counter clockwise on top… you did counter on both?
This is EXACTLY why I never remove my hat unless the establishment provides a place to hang my hat.
@@Montana-Native I agree with you.
Happened again to my 200x silverbelly American and now I can definitely say lesson learned.
@@cowboybootshatsandwesternl9663 I was raised with proper hat etiquette so I try and be respectful but now days, it's tough because people don't respect the hat much anymore. I've had people actually take my hat off of a rack in a restaurant just to look at it. Who does that??
@@Montana-Native that would really upset me.
Unfortunately nowadays with less people wearing hats nowadays there isn’t much knowledge on hat etiquette, but it’s general etiquette not to touch someone’s property without their consent.
I always took my hats off at the restaurant out of respect of seating at the table but with the way things are nowadays and the lack of respect for hats, it’s better to keep it on.
Perchloroethylene, it's that dry cleaners smell, dissolves oils, if it's bad an you dun want to take the hat apart an wet block it.
Does the clock wise method work the same on American?
Yes it does.
I been wearing a cowboy hat for over 50 years and i never take it off in a restaurant my hats cost to much
Never use a black brush on your light colored hats. I will assume you know that.
Yes your right in this case I picked this one up brand new and that’s all they had at the store so I just grabbed it and if it was a nicer American silver belly that I will eventually get I would definitely only use a white brush but this is a hat I don’t mind being ruffed on
Their r easier ways to do it
No way those whitened spots were “blown off” by any compressor. They were bleached out from spot cleaning. Just sayin….. thanks for the video
Well, the product that I use does not contain bleach. It just forms a powder that absorbs the oil and grime and I work in a bike shop, so we have a very powerful compressor which was strong enough to blow out the powder very easily.