@@chrisplu84 also bandana of course haha… oh, and btw I use “Montana Cans - 94”’s spray paint, great colour quality… and if you want the colours to stick extra well I recommend ironing them in a bit (but shouldnt be an issue either way) Again, nice hat, brother! Good work!
Hahaha. Everyone can. Just gotta get used to it. What would look best for you with a slim face is probably rolling the brim up some all the way around so it doesn't stick out as far
Awesome video, great technique, I love reshaping and weathering hat but really haven't done it in a while, your video, sir, just got me inspired to get back into it
Great tutorial! ❤❤❤I distress / decorate American Hat Maker hats, so am glad to get this info! I like to add my hand painted leather eagle or hawk feathers and a concho with beads. And other handmade/burnt accoutrements! My customers & I are really happy with the quality from American Hat Makers! Thank you!
@@chrisplu84 In all seriousness, your work is fantastic. I'm trying to get into hat making/ distressing and I'm starting from no knowledge whatever but simply the love of worn attire. Well done.
I've got a lot of hats, I make my own. I appreciate the broken in look but the spray paint is too much. I usually just sit on mine a couple times to set in some wrinkles. Just enough to make it look more relaxed and less crisp. When I use fire, it's to burn off the fuzz for a smoother finish and I try to avoid any burn marks or discoloration. Hats get dirty fast enough if you wear them everyday. I like feathers in hats, turkey feathers work great and they're always on trails.
Chris , love the look ! I have set a few of mine a blaze as well as done some of the painting ... but I've found that after doing so every time I touch the areas that I have burnt I ma left with the residue on my hands .... did you seal yours at all ?
I'd still use a brown and a tan. If you are concerned go tan and a lighter tan. Also most white hats when you burn them will turn eggshell to tan in color. Just a heads up
I personally do. What I end up doing is after spraying and burning on a black hat I'll use a high grit sanding sponge to blend it a bit to make sure it look more like dust and char.
I lived in an area really dense with birds of prey and would collect the feathers out in the woods when I was photographing. I had no idea until a couple years ago you couldn't do that. I have since stopped. I don't think most folks would ever think you couldn't pick up a feather. Read into it and makes sense why but it's definitely not common knowledge
Absolutely. If you do the flame it will probably make the hat a more tan color fyi. Unless you use a torch and only burn exactly where you want it. If you spray the whole thing with alcohol it will make the whole hat a little darker when it burns
@@johnp.turner2000 I didn't see a need, in fact I usually use some high grit sand paper or sanding sponge to grind it in. You could maybe use a matte sealer but my hope was to add my own dirt and grime over time rather than maintain the faux look
It does! I gave a several other colors this usually works just as well. Even on black. The idea is to speak up the dust and dirt and things that could happen on the trail over years of riding
I LOVE this hat..Best hat I've seen and i watched alot of videos. Love the style, the color to include the distress burned look and hawk feathers.....How much to get one like this made, and how do i contact you?????
Thank you so much! This was one of my favs as well. You can find my contact info on my link tree! linktr.ee/Pablo_Escobarbell if you have an Instagram account, that is usually my preferred method of contact but there's other ways including email in that link!
You definitely can, but alcohol and fire will dry the leather out more and make it more brittle. So I wouldn't go nuts with the fire. Maybe some oils and paints to add heavier aging
I never noticed it smelling a lot like spray paint but I usually do the burn after so it usually smells like burnt felt rather than spray paint. It takes a couple weeks to go away usually.
@@chrisplu84 yeah ive been watching some stuff.. and im really enjoying it. im watching it for the fact i need a Captain hook style hat, and they are all so expensive, and im trying to see what the best way to do a diy :).. but im loving what im seeing for sure.
Really depends on the faux part. Haha. Even cheap felt is usually wool. If that's the case then yes. If it's any sort of polyester or synthetic it will melt instantly. You'd be better off just painting it to look burnt if it's synthetic
@@divashandbags check out American Hatmakers AmericanHatmakers.com and use code pablo20. It will get you 20% off. I don't get anything out of it. Just a hook-up. I think they might be running a bogo right now anyways tho. Any of there's will work but I don't know how many are cheap cheap. Also I gave personal done 2 of these from Amazon. Great hats too if you like the style. amzn.to/3G0x2u2 I don't know if links work in comments on here but you can look up Richman brothers wool felt fedora. Or search specifically "wool felt hat". Another great option is scouring eBay and get a better hat that's already got some miles on it and use a steamer to reshape it to your Liking. I'm on IG @Chris.pluhacek and much more active there if you want to see more
Break your hat in yourself.... it will truly be yours. It will fit YOU just right. It'll have your DNA in it. Plus you'll collect actual memories if something leaves a mark.... you won't have to fantasize about saving kittens from a burning cabin. I get the distressed look, I really do but it's way cooler when it's real.
All of that... Or just WEAR THE DAMN HAT. I've got a few actual vintage hats... The ones I wear daily look "beat up" in about six months... Because they are. Maybe I ought to sell them as movie props?
Usually low cost felt is wool. Some will say 100% wool as a selling point but low cost felt is typically wool. Expensive hats will be fur felt, which means it's the pelt of a different animal. Like a beaver which is more durable and water resistant. Even wool felt however will take the heat fine. Just make sure it doesn't say it's polyester or anything else synthetic or it will melt. Also a lot of cheaper hats will use poly thread (almost fishing line), so be careful with the fire around the seams if that's what the hat you're trying has
Thank you for the reply back! I def don’t want to start a fire, lol! Is it better to use fur felt? Or does wool felt burn the same as long as it doesn’t have the polyester in it? You make it look so easy to do im terrified to try! lol
@@rachelday3969 wool works fine. The denser the wool, the better it looks in my opinion. Some of the cheaper floppy wool or crushable wool hats don't turn out as well but fur felt will run you a pretty penny unless you can find one at a thrift shop or on eBay but even there I'm seeing a huge upturn in prices since the whole hat trend has really taken off
Thank you! I was so confused with all of this and have been wanting to ask you for awhile! I know, I can not believe pricing on cowboy hats now a days. Insane! But keep killin it 🔥
I never understanded why someone would do that to a hat. If you want your hat too look old and worn, just wear it! If you don't want to do the miles in your hat, maybe wearing a hat isn't your thing 🤷🏼♂️
Truly thought you were bs'ing but looked it up and that's crazy. It makes sense when thought through but what common person would even think of this. Thanks for the heads up.
@@chrisplu84 the only reason l knew is because there was a controversy involving a state senator. He was doing a speech talking about his vacation. He mentioned finding an eagle feather and keeping it as a momento. Of course a bunch of people jumped all over him, and it was in some newspaper.
@@RippSnortin I would have thought twice about an eagle feather but I wouldn't have thought so many birds were on the list to even cover dropped feathers. Guess I'll be on the lookout for turkey feathers 😂
@@chrisplu84 right. All native birds. I have a crow feather in a hat, and haven't been busted.😉 Turkey feathers is what is used on production Native American flutes.
I am so sick of phoney aging and distressing on everything these days. Wear your hat, wear your jeans, play your guitar, let them earn their character.
I'm not real sure, but , I think You just may have broke a law or two !!!! ( moral if not legal ) 😂 LOL !!!! My hats end up a lot like that on their own ( if I want them to or not )
What an absolutely ridiculous thing to do to a perfectly good new hat. Your results and work are very good, and have a home on stage and screen. Otherwise, what kind of a poser would pass themselves off as the owner of this hat? You wear a hat that advertises you lived with the Eskimo, you better sure as heck know how to build an igloo and spear a fish. A legitimately worn hat tells the story of how it got here. Nothing replaces time, and those who know know. Karma being an evil mistress, you wear a hat advertising you're some kind of expert while knowing nothing, you'll be lucky to make it out with it on your head and not shoved sideways up your rear end.
There's always one person who has to leave this kind of comment.. how did they ruin the hat exactly? It's just some material shaped up to wear on your head, and the whole thing is about style in the first place. The only way that hat is "ruined" is if the hat was yours and someone did that to it. But it's not. Whoever has that hat loves it.
Looks great!
I like to use very coarse sandpaper to make some scratches (over the paint, they really pop)
🤝
@@wolfen888 that's a solid idea. I use a fine grit to rub it in but never really thought about coarse to add detail!
@@chrisplu84 also bandana of course haha… oh, and btw I use “Montana Cans - 94”’s spray paint, great colour quality… and if you want the colours to stick extra well I recommend ironing them in a bit (but shouldnt be an issue either way)
Again, nice hat, brother! Good work!
I swear I've watched this like 5 times now and always end wishing I could pull brimmed hats off
Hahaha. Everyone can. Just gotta get used to it. What would look best for you with a slim face is probably rolling the brim up some all the way around so it doesn't stick out as far
Nice video. Worth a shot and I’m going to try
Great technigue and what a great way to personalize your hat!
Thank you!
Awesome video, great technique, I love reshaping and weathering hat but really haven't done it in a while, your video, sir, just got me inspired to get back into it
Thank you!
This is great.. Wondering what sort of paint to use...
This is just rustoleum I believe.
@@chrisplu84 cheers CP!
Great tutorial! ❤❤❤I distress / decorate American Hat Maker hats, so am glad to get this info! I like to add my hand painted leather eagle or hawk feathers and a concho with beads. And other handmade/burnt accoutrements! My customers & I are really happy with the quality from American Hat Makers! Thank you!
Awesome! They have great hats!
keep doing videos like that!..awesome hat!
Thank you!
Very Well done
I need one 😍. Nice job bro!
Maybe you can guest star in an episode
Country Adam Sandler modding hats is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.
Peeing your pants is thr coolest 🤷🏻♂️
@@chrisplu84 In all seriousness, your work is fantastic. I'm trying to get into hat making/ distressing and I'm starting from no knowledge whatever but simply the love of worn attire. Well done.
@@Dvoxroxx Thank you! Much. I haven't done it in a while now. Ran out of space for hats 😂
Awesome job man. Can you do a video on leather hats like an outback?
I'll have to see if I have a leather hat that I want to beat up!
Amazing 🤠
Thanks man. First rule of hat club...
This is amazing 🌻
Thank you!
I have a 65/35 cotton polyester mix hat. Wish I could burn it. I might play around with paint and accessories until I find an all natural hat
Could you please show what kind of paint you used please
Good video man
Thanks, cuz!
I've got a lot of hats, I make my own. I appreciate the broken in look but the spray paint is too much. I usually just sit on mine a couple times to set in some wrinkles. Just enough to make it look more relaxed and less crisp. When I use fire, it's to burn off the fuzz for a smoother finish and I try to avoid any burn marks or discoloration. Hats get dirty fast enough if you wear them everyday.
I like feathers in hats, turkey feathers work great and they're always on trails.
Chris , love the look ! I have set a few of mine a blaze as well as done some of the painting ... but I've found that after doing so every time I touch the areas that I have burnt I ma left with the residue on my hands .... did you seal yours at all ?
I didn't seal mine with anything and haven't had an issue. Did you paint before or after the alcohol and fire? I do the paint prior to the fire
Where did you get that hat? I love the hat. I love the band.
Hey Robin! It's from American Hatmakers out of California
what colors would you spray paint a white hat?
I'd still use a brown and a tan. If you are concerned go tan and a lighter tan. Also most white hats when you burn them will turn eggshell to tan in color. Just a heads up
so you'd use the same 2 shades of brown for ablack hat?
I personally do. What I end up doing is after spraying and burning on a black hat I'll use a high grit sanding sponge to blend it a bit to make sure it look more like dust and char.
@@chrisplu84 awesome. Thank you so much for info and for taking the time to make this video
@@reefslug thanks for watching!
I am wondering where you get your Hawk feathers in the USA..I thought it was illegal to Have them
I lived in an area really dense with birds of prey and would collect the feathers out in the woods when I was photographing. I had no idea until a couple years ago you couldn't do that. I have since stopped. I don't think most folks would ever think you couldn't pick up a feather. Read into it and makes sense why but it's definitely not common knowledge
@@chrisplu84 that information is in the Migratory Bird Act...
He said they are easily found on trails near his place
Nice video..👏🏻
what liquid is it to burn the hat..?,
Rubbing alcohol
What are you spraying on the fire when your using fire
@@elvisluver rubbing alcohol
Do you think this would work with an off-white hat? I want to give it that old vintage look?
Absolutely. If you do the flame it will probably make the hat a more tan color fyi. Unless you use a torch and only burn exactly where you want it. If you spray the whole thing with alcohol it will make the whole hat a little darker when it burns
Is the can paint Acrylic or What type is it please
@@johnp.turner2000 yeah it's just acrylic spray paint!
@@chrisplu84
Thanks man
@chrisplu84
Would you recommend a finish sealer ?
@@johnp.turner2000 I didn't see a need, in fact I usually use some high grit sand paper or sanding sponge to grind it in. You could maybe use a matte sealer but my hope was to add my own dirt and grime over time rather than maintain the faux look
@@chrisplu84
Appreciate it
Would this technique buring / weathered look work when using a hat that is not brown?
It does! I gave a several other colors this usually works just as well. Even on black. The idea is to speak up the dust and dirt and things that could happen on the trail over years of riding
7:23 selling for 20 keys & 15 ref
I LOVE this hat..Best hat I've seen and i watched alot of videos. Love the style, the color to include the distress burned look and hawk feathers.....How much to get one like this made, and how do i contact you?????
Thank you so much! This was one of my favs as well. You can find my contact info on my link tree! linktr.ee/Pablo_Escobarbell if you have an Instagram account, that is usually my preferred method of contact but there's other ways including email in that link!
My stetson crushable 100% wool able to take this beating?
I've done one actually!
Can I use Suede hat?
Awesome Thank you ❤
You definitely can, but alcohol and fire will dry the leather out more and make it more brittle. So I wouldn't go nuts with the fire. Maybe some oils and paints to add heavier aging
@@chrisplu84 can you suggest what kind of oil and paints? ❤️
What type of paint is it ?
Call the fashion police... wait wait...i mean the fire department 😂
Do you have a website or anything? Do you sell customs like this?
I actually just started and Etsy shop, in fact! www.etsy.com/shop/RuggedCustomsStudio
Does the hat eventually stop smelling like spray paint?
I never noticed it smelling a lot like spray paint but I usually do the burn after so it usually smells like burnt felt rather than spray paint. It takes a couple weeks to go away usually.
@@chrisplu84 thanks. Gonna try this technique on a new hat I got.
@@andrewarbogast1 awesome!
What brand paint are you using
Good ol Rust-Oleum enamel
@@chrisplu84 Thank you!! ☺️
@@angieallsup sure thing!
WoW amazing. Can I use 99,9% alcohol ?
Great video. Do you make hats? Or just modify them? .. I've been watching how to make felt hats. And I'm very interested.. lol
Right now only customize. I'd love to get into it from stay to finish but that's a whole new level and equipment
@@chrisplu84 yeah ive been watching some stuff.. and im really enjoying it. im watching it for the fact i need a Captain hook style hat, and they are all so expensive, and im trying to see what the best way to do a diy :).. but im loving what im seeing for sure.
Can you burn faux felt hats?
Really depends on the faux part. Haha. Even cheap felt is usually wool. If that's the case then yes. If it's any sort of polyester or synthetic it will melt instantly. You'd be better off just painting it to look burnt if it's synthetic
I’m trying to find a couple affordable hats to try my hand at it! But what I find on Amazon is 65% Cotton, 35% Polyester
@@divashandbags check out American Hatmakers AmericanHatmakers.com and use code pablo20. It will get you 20% off. I don't get anything out of it. Just a hook-up. I think they might be running a bogo right now anyways tho. Any of there's will work but I don't know how many are cheap cheap. Also I gave personal done 2 of these from Amazon. Great hats too if you like the style. amzn.to/3G0x2u2 I don't know if links work in comments on here but you can look up Richman brothers wool felt fedora. Or search specifically "wool felt hat". Another great option is scouring eBay and get a better hat that's already got some miles on it and use a steamer to reshape it to your Liking. I'm on IG @Chris.pluhacek and much more active there if you want to see more
@@chrisplu84 thanks so much super helpful
It's a personal taste, I suppose.
Break your hat in yourself.... it will truly be yours. It will fit YOU just right. It'll have your DNA in it.
Plus you'll collect actual memories if something leaves a mark.... you won't have to fantasize about saving kittens from a burning cabin.
I get the distressed look, I really do but it's way cooler when it's real.
What about a leather hat?
I wouldn't put the alcohol on it but you can definitely spot torch it and add paint for weathering.
Looks like a city man's hat to me.
All of that... Or just WEAR THE DAMN HAT.
I've got a few actual vintage hats... The ones I wear daily look "beat up" in about six months... Because they are.
Maybe I ought to sell them as movie props?
Hey it's not for everyone. You do you. There's clearly a huge market for it if you search bespoke hats. They go for hundreds of dollars.
Is wool able to burn? I see a lot of hats that say wool and felt. Not sure if it’s the same thing!
Usually low cost felt is wool. Some will say 100% wool as a selling point but low cost felt is typically wool. Expensive hats will be fur felt, which means it's the pelt of a different animal. Like a beaver which is more durable and water resistant. Even wool felt however will take the heat fine. Just make sure it doesn't say it's polyester or anything else synthetic or it will melt. Also a lot of cheaper hats will use poly thread (almost fishing line), so be careful with the fire around the seams if that's what the hat you're trying has
Thank you for the reply back! I def don’t want to start a fire, lol! Is it better to use fur felt? Or does wool felt burn the same as long as it doesn’t have the polyester in it? You make it look so easy to do im terrified to try! lol
@@rachelday3969 wool works fine. The denser the wool, the better it looks in my opinion. Some of the cheaper floppy wool or crushable wool hats don't turn out as well but fur felt will run you a pretty penny unless you can find one at a thrift shop or on eBay but even there I'm seeing a huge upturn in prices since the whole hat trend has really taken off
Thank you! I was so confused with all of this and have been wanting to ask you for awhile! I know, I can not believe pricing on cowboy hats now a days. Insane! But keep killin it 🔥
@@rachelday3969 don't be silly. However I'm much more active on IG if you want to follow there. @chris.pluhacek
Haha dude you burned that guy's hat and he paid you! Chalk one up for PT he said it best. You know the quote.
“We’re gonna make sure that we’re gonna be careful.” First time for everything I guess. 🥳
🤣🤣
Or in this case “this new hat…”
I never understanded why someone would do that to a hat. If you want your hat too look old and worn, just wear it!
If you don't want to do the miles in your hat, maybe wearing a hat isn't your thing 🤷🏼♂️
Only Native Americans are permitted to own feathers from birds of prey. It's like a 250k fine.
Truly thought you were bs'ing but looked it up and that's crazy. It makes sense when thought through but what common person would even think of this. Thanks for the heads up.
@@chrisplu84 the only reason l knew is because there was a controversy involving a state senator. He was doing a speech talking about his vacation. He mentioned finding an eagle feather and keeping it as a momento. Of course a bunch of people jumped all over him, and it was in some newspaper.
@@RippSnortin I would have thought twice about an eagle feather but I wouldn't have thought so many birds were on the list to even cover dropped feathers. Guess I'll be on the lookout for turkey feathers 😂
@@chrisplu84 right. All native birds. I have a crow feather in a hat, and haven't been busted.😉 Turkey feathers is what is used on production Native American flutes.
I’ve got a novel idea, put the miles on the hat for real, not faked.
can i trade for crit-a-cola?
I am so sick of phoney aging and distressing on everything these days. Wear your hat, wear your jeans, play your guitar, let them earn their character.
@@MrSaschagilbert Thanks for stopping by regardless
I'm not real sure, but , I think You just may have
broke a law or two !!!!
( moral if not legal )
😂 LOL !!!!
My hats end up a lot like
that on their own ( if I want them to or not )
😂😂😂
Why in the world would you let a hat fly a plane?
😂😂😂😂
What a waste! Real bushcrafters and outdoorsmen don't need to paint their hats. BTW they sell brand new distressed hats.
Hey thanks for the comment regardless! You're the real VIP
Paint, really…..paint ! ? Just use some oil if you want to make the hat look like it has oil on it. PAINT !
Thanks for the engagement regardless
I can only assume this dude doesn't live in Texas. Shit don't go that way here.
What an absolutely ridiculous thing to do to a perfectly good new hat.
Your results and work are very good, and have a home on stage and screen.
Otherwise, what kind of a poser would pass themselves off as the owner of this hat? You wear a hat that advertises you lived with the Eskimo, you better sure as heck know how to build an igloo and spear a fish.
A legitimately worn hat tells the story of how it got here. Nothing replaces time, and those who know know. Karma being an evil mistress, you wear a hat advertising you're some kind of expert while knowing nothing, you'll be lucky to make it out with it on your head and not shoved sideways up your rear end.
Ruined a nice hat I would say
🤷🏻♂️ not everyone has the same taste.
It’s the trend
There's always one person who has to leave this kind of comment.. how did they ruin the hat exactly? It's just some material shaped up to wear on your head, and the whole thing is about style in the first place. The only way that hat is "ruined" is if the hat was yours and someone did that to it. But it's not. Whoever has that hat loves it.
I DON'T Recommend that and less you want ruin your hat
OK. Thanks for the heads up.