Dani Rose
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Hey yall, long long long time listener (like, I've been coming here for the experience & expertise since the 00s) but a first time caller.
I've done my usual searching about to try to find an answer to this question, but I am fairly certain I either have the wrong search terms or it isn't a common issue. If there's a discussion on this topic already I apologize and would love to be pointed toward it!
But to the point: I recently acquired a lovely 1960s brown band, red bow/liner silverbelly Resistol 2X for basically nothing. The catch? It has some kind of powder that seems to be kinda caked into the fur that I cannot for the life of me get off. I know that too good to be true deals almost always are, but I've had plenty of success in the past cleaning and revitalizing old felts so I usually know what I'm getting myself into but this honestly has me kinda stumped and I don't want to start throwing solutions at it all willy nilly and maybe mucking it up even worse, since I think it is def wearable as it stands now with a little spot cleaning. It ain't my 80s Diamond Horseshoe, but it is a solid hat that I'd just absolutely love to rotate in as my daily felt for this winter.
What would you use to remove caked-on powder from an old felt? Sponge def scrapes it up and I can see the dust flecks flying off, but it doesn't ever seem to remove it completely and I worry about over-brushing. Same with the softhair brush. Scout/M&F spray cleaner didn't seem to do much, ultimately, and I suspect it may have even made it a very little bit worse.
Has anyone successfully been able to remove a caked-on powder? Is the best move to just brush brush brush until it eventually, maybe, comes off? I've got a good three months until it is felt season again, so time is well on my side (and like any crazy hat lady I've got so many I can wear already so this could take a year I don't mind). I'd like to try to avoid giving it a bath if possible, as I really don't want to have to strip & reblock-rebuild it if I can get away with not immersing it.
All that said, it is a beautiful hat. Thin and stiff as a board even after years and years. They don't make 'em like they used to, that's for sure. Thank you in advance for anyone who might even try to help, I super appreciate it!
I've done my usual searching about to try to find an answer to this question, but I am fairly certain I either have the wrong search terms or it isn't a common issue. If there's a discussion on this topic already I apologize and would love to be pointed toward it!
But to the point: I recently acquired a lovely 1960s brown band, red bow/liner silverbelly Resistol 2X for basically nothing. The catch? It has some kind of powder that seems to be kinda caked into the fur that I cannot for the life of me get off. I know that too good to be true deals almost always are, but I've had plenty of success in the past cleaning and revitalizing old felts so I usually know what I'm getting myself into but this honestly has me kinda stumped and I don't want to start throwing solutions at it all willy nilly and maybe mucking it up even worse, since I think it is def wearable as it stands now with a little spot cleaning. It ain't my 80s Diamond Horseshoe, but it is a solid hat that I'd just absolutely love to rotate in as my daily felt for this winter.
What would you use to remove caked-on powder from an old felt? Sponge def scrapes it up and I can see the dust flecks flying off, but it doesn't ever seem to remove it completely and I worry about over-brushing. Same with the softhair brush. Scout/M&F spray cleaner didn't seem to do much, ultimately, and I suspect it may have even made it a very little bit worse.
Has anyone successfully been able to remove a caked-on powder? Is the best move to just brush brush brush until it eventually, maybe, comes off? I've got a good three months until it is felt season again, so time is well on my side (and like any crazy hat lady I've got so many I can wear already so this could take a year I don't mind). I'd like to try to avoid giving it a bath if possible, as I really don't want to have to strip & reblock-rebuild it if I can get away with not immersing it.
All that said, it is a beautiful hat. Thin and stiff as a board even after years and years. They don't make 'em like they used to, that's for sure. Thank you in advance for anyone who might even try to help, I super appreciate it!
