How can I save this old faithful

[dr greg]

Constant daily and workwear has told on this old Akubra, but there are no hatters within 600 miles, and I don't know about trusting any drycleaners.It's beyond the usual brush and so forth.

 

[Lorne]

Saving that old soldier

Hello,

I recently had some luck saving a Stevens' I bought on the cheap. I took it apart (scary, but surprisingly simple), washed the hat in woolite and let it air dry. When it had dried, I turned in inside out, sewed it back together, and voila! Good as new!

Since the hat is turned inside out, the creases are still there so getting the crush right is very straight foward. A little steaming using the kettle is all I needed to do.

Of course, if that sucker is 7 5/8, forget what I've said. You have an impossible task ahead of you. Please let me save you the heartbreak by taking that wreck off your hands...

Lorne D. Gilsig

 

[dr greg]

inside out?

Wow that's an extreme I never considered...but will now,
and I do reckon Mulholland Falls is one of the great hat movies

 

[Lorne]

Not that extreme

Dr. Greg,

It only sounds extreme, it is very simple "surgery". I can't sew on a button without loosing a pint of blood in the process, but I did my hat without a problem.

I've never seen "Mulholland Falls". It has always been on my list to rent, but never got around to it.

Lorne D. Gilsig

 

[Feraud]

dr greg, that hat looks like a clean & blocking will make it brand new!
There are a couple of F.L. locals who can do it with great results.