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kabuto said:I wet it thoroughly where it was bent and reshaped it. It dried and I brushed it. It seems good as new, and the only place where I can discern the aftereffects of the folding are in the leather sweat band, where a slight line is left.
These things are amazingly sturdy.
And it's a complete mystery how the "skid marks" disappeared. They just evaporated, I guess.
The patients recovery is indeed good news!
kabuto said:Also, another point: As a gift I got a hat last year from a custom hat maker whose name I won't mention, but you'd recognize it. It was somewhat botched. The sweatband had been shriveled in a last minute resizing, the brim flanging was too extreme so it had an "aquiline" beak look to it, and there were some sort of subtle smudges on the crown that seemed like Doritos fingerprints from the creasing, based on their positioning (never snack and crease), which would not come out with hat cleaner spray.
But ironically, I wear the hat all the time. Because it is damaged goods, I feel completely free and unconcerned about damaging it, I wear it in all weather conditions, and it is so liberating that I enjoy it tremendously. To a non-hat fanatic, I'm sure the flaws are not noticeable anyway.
That's the kind of hat I've been in search of for the past few days,.....something I can wear out in the yard & garage this fall and not worry about too much.
You know; a hat similar to one of those that old Workaholic-Gene are always sweatin' in!