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[Ugarte]

I used taylors glue, looked like runny elmers glue.

I take it some diluted Elmer's might be appropriate?

Mark
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[indycop]

I take it some diluted Elmer's might be appropriate?

Mark
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Just make sure whatever you use is not so diluted or put on so thick that it comes through the felt and shows up on the outside. I would have used elmers but my mother in law being a seamstress had the right glue. I did not put any above the ribbon line just in case it bled through.
It really was quite simple!

 

[Fatdutchman]

You know, I have yet to glue a liner back in... I keep saying I'm going to glue them in with a hot glue gun or something (that's what it looks like they originally used), but never got around to it. My liners are just stuck in there.

 

[Colby Jack]

Full strength

Mark,
I'd use the Elmers full strength...ya water it down and it would be more prone to soak through. Just use a little dab here and there and let it dry...

 

[riccardo]

Riccardo...was that you that bought the size 60 Bushman?....I was asking Deb about that one and the Campdraft...she said someone was getting the last size 60 Bushman...So I'm going for the Campdraft first....and the Bushman later on....:eusa_clap

Sorry for this [huh] Colby,
however you've choose a lovely lid, I wear my Campdraft every day, it's a great hat.
I'll post some pics with me under the Bushman.
Happy Cristhmas.

Riccardo.

P.s. Deb is a VNP (very nice person) isn't she?

 

[Ugarte]

Mark,
I'd use the Elmers full strength...ya water it down and it would be more prone to soak through. Just use a little dab here and there and let it dry...

Elmers, full strength, sparingly. Check.

Mark
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[indycop]

And you don't have to go all the way around! just spot glue!

 

[Colby Jack]

Riccardo...Glad it was one of us!...and Mark...what IC said...just spot glue...that should do it...you just want it to stay in place.

 

[ScottF]

Here's what I've been doing with western hats that I want to reshape. Take out the liner, fill it with water, and set it on top of the crown in the bathtub. Go eat a sandwich. Come back when the water has all run out through the felt. The crown should be reasonably well shaped now (as good as it's going to be without actual reblocking). You can push it with your fingers here and there as necessary to get a nice shape, then set aside to dry. Go back and check it every now and then while it's drying to push out any places that gravity might have sunk in. Now, after it's dry, shape it as you desire.

Hard creases will always leave a mark on the crown, but it's usually faint, and once you soak it and push it all out, it won't try to return to its original position.

Okay, as much gabbing as I've done since I found this great place, I've managed to avoid starting any new threads , so here's another one I'll dredge up...

I have a nice 60+ yr-old hat with a very sharp ancient crease in the front, and I was thinking of trying your method. Just to get this straight - I actually sit the hat upside-down in the tub, full of water? And then once the water has run out, how do I place it to dry? Thanks for your help!

 

[avedwards]

And then once the water has run out, how do I place it to dry?

I have never tried this but I'm assuming that it's the same as for hats wet from rain - snap brim up, place on flat surface and leave to dry at room temperature.