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Water and sweat stains
As I said above, use [I]distilled[I] water, because it contains no contaminants and will therefore leave no residue behind when it dries. Distilled grain is excellent, too, especially in a glass over ice with a splash of soda. It's called whiskey where I'm from. Drink enough of it, and it... -
Water and sweat stains
The best thing I've found to remove human and garden-variety stains from felt and grosgrain hat bands is liquid car wash. Yes, car wash, because it gets out body oil and is made to be low-sudsing and rinse out easily. My favorite brand is Meguiar's Gold Class. It's also great on automobiles... -
Dissapointment
Akubras are among the highest quality fur felt hats being manufactured today. At $90 to $135 depending on the model and vendor, they are by far the best hat value. Keep in mind that most Akubras are outdoorsy styles that are somewhat stiff and made for durability. They do make other styles... -
Plastic Liner: Considering Removal
Beautiful job. I think you may may missed your true calling to surgery. I've got this growth on a very personal part of my anatomy. Perhaps you could snip it off? The growth, that is, not the personal part of my anatomy! -
Short crown.
To springboard with more specificity off Pils' recommendation on open crowns, know that the type of bash you use has a dramatic effect on crown height. A telescope style will use up as much as 1 1/2 inches more crown than a basic center bash in the same hat. So unless you are dead-set on a... -
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Watering new hat
One of the most salient benefits of ambling in the rain to wet your hat for re-shaping is that rainwater has few impurities, with the exception of highly air-polluted areas of the globe. If you cannot wait for a walk in the rain or just have an inherent aversion to it, then buy some distilled... -
Wow...Dorfman Pacific Fur Felt Indy
This same model hat has come up on some of the other Indiana Jones threads. There have been so many officially authorized IJ fedoras that the expression is utterly meaningless. From your comments and the pics, it appears to be a pretty decent hat, though in my opinion the nice ribbon's color... -
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department goes to Round top service caps for patrol
I'm out of my area of expertise here, but I thought the name of the military/police hat with the circular crown that flairs up and out from the head band and has a shiny, downpointed curved bill on the front only is called a Garrison Cap. What this thread needs is photos! My Granddad was a... -
Tilley Tale: Silk Purse from Sow's Ear?
You know, it may not have shrunk, after all. I never tried the hat on until after I washed, rinsed, and dried it (See the thread on head lice from a few months ago.) Since it was a 7 1/4, and I usually wear a 7 1/8, I just assumed it shrunk. Looking at the Tilley web site just a moment ago, I... -
Borsalino Anniversary substitute?
Thanks, Steven, but I want a Como NOW! -
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Fino Montecristi days seem numbered...
It is difficult for us from the civilized world, relatively speaking, to understand how most business, not just the Panama hat business, is routinely conducted in Central and South America. Perhaps musician Warren Zevon said it best, "Send lawyers, guns, and money. The sh*t has hit the fan."... -
Tilley Tale: Silk Purse from Sow's Ear?
Precisely, Bolthead, but I decided to start a new thread that focused on improving the Tilley's appearance and, of course, begins with one of my not-so-short stories. -
Tilley Tale: Silk Purse from Sow's Ear?
Caledonia, Happy to help and tickled that someone else is actually going to try this. Let me know how your Tilley turns out. With your considerable experience, you may come up with an improvement to my technique. I have a wool felt crushable Dorfman Pacific that is my yard work... -
Fino Montecristi days seem numbered...
Perhaps we should round up our own "Panama possie" and head down there to straighten things out. -
Tilley Tale: Silk Purse from Sow's Ear?
What hat looks good on your head is highly subjective, but the most common complaints about the original cotton duck Tilley and the many subsequent variants are the way their brims droop and the puckered look the canvas takes on after they dry from washing or a thorough soaking. This is the... -
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Borsalino Anniversary substitute?
While most new Borsa's are not a good value, for $210 at Bencrafthats.com, I could without reservation recommend the Como, Borsalino's signature 2 1/2-inch brim fedora made of a blend of beaver and rabbit fur. Here's the link... -
Shrinking an Apple Cap?
Return it for a refund And remember, there really is no such thing as one size fits all. -
Biltmore
The Biltmores I've looked at recently are pretty good quality overall, but keep in mind they are made at varying quality/price points. For example, the Polar Canadian Suede and Eleganza Soleil, which run in the $150 range, I'd rate a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10, and the fur felt is intentionally... -
Fedoras on a budget???
J.T., I'm not sure I'm following you. Are you saying that older Akubras used to be true to size when new, but then shrunk, so they changed their sizing so that new ones are actually larger than the size would indicate, and then they shrink to fit properly? Or is your point that when you buy... -
Tilley Fedora
The Tilley fedora came up on another thread a month or so back when a good many folks weighed in. Pretty much the same verdict as here: they appear to be fairly well made even if the styling is a tad off the mark. One thing remains unanswered, though: Tilley outsources some manufacturer to...
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