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I just bought a very used Resistol Quicksilver cowboy hat thAt needs cleaning and I want to reshape it from the cattleman crease to a telescope with a flat brim. My question is if this can be done without showing any of the original creases when the clean, block, and restiffening is completed.
Usual answer = it depends. Factory pressed cattleman creases are a challenge to totally eliminate.
Are you sending it off to a hatter for restoration or doing this yourself?
Used hats will have "fade" patterns based on the original crease.
Most hatters will take the hat back to open crown state & usually the cleaning will get rid of any marks of original crease.
Your use of "very used" makes me wonder if "without showing any" is really possible....