Superb job!This fixer-upper 1950's Stetson Whippet was delivered last week:
I put it through the ringer. Some of the moth kisses were more like moth gnashes (all on the underbrim). But now she's nice and smoooooth. Unfortunately, the one original piece I could not re-use was the sweatband. It was totally disintegrating and had holes punched into it in random places. Reed was popping out... a total mess. So the one modern element is a Bond-band. I'll be on the lookout for an ebay piece I can disassemble for parts...
Wore it around San Diego celebrating one year of marriage!
A little Hollywood today:
And for Bob: