I've got the OR Royal Deluxe in the sage & the natural color. It is sort of like the Road Master that came out a few years back, definitely darker than the regular silverbelly. I don't consider the band & brim binding that contrasting tho.
Get some Zippo Lighter fluid & soak a Q-tip, then dab it . I removed felt marker writing out of a vintage Stetson. It is basically naptha. Dab, don't rub cause that could smear it. I use talcum powder from my pool table to also lift stains. Sprinkle it on, gently finger-rub it in, brush or...
I get most of my stains cleaning stalls with plenty of dust particles flying about or riding in the round pen. My head sweats even in dead of winter which usually saturates the band & bleeds to the outside of the felt around the base of the crown. Dirt & dust get on that sweat either from...
From what I can tell, the ends of the brim start to flare up some which is a tad different than an outback style brim but not a pencil curl. Underwelt & Overwelt are the ends of the brim rolled under or over & sewn to give double thickness & structure to the brim. Sometimes, wire it sewn in...
I have a vintage Stetson 25 Corral that looks just like this CD, raw edge, 2 ply ribbon with the body of an Open Road. It is the spittin' image of this CD. A Dune has a bound edge.
I have lots of feed store/fertilizer caps that get pretty nasty. I run them thru the dishwasher on the top rack with this plastic holder/frame = https://www.amazon.com/Cap-Shaper-Washing-Aid/dp/B000NX3XTO
Couldn't resist ebay offering for Royal Deluxe Open Road but had to adjust the alpine/cattleman crease a tad. Brim worked up a little too.
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Stetson's current offering of Stratoliner comes in a few grades = Excellent, Premier, & Royal. I have examples of all 3. I also have a Moonstone Fed4 Deluxe. To me, the Premier Stratoliner & the Fed4 Deluxe (Akubra Heritage grade) are on par. I won't wear or own a Royal Stetson Stetson modern...
Moon, I did this a while back & can't remember who I got a batch of them from.
I got about 50 or so. Great minds think alike...be afraid, be very afraid...
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