What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

[T Jones]

Barbisio nutria felt (in french, rat-gondin), sold in Bulgaria.

That's a nice one.

 

[johnnycanuck]

Gloomy rainy day. One of my co-workers mentioned my porkpie looks British... ok?

Johnny


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[MondoFW]

Barbisio nutria felt (in french, rat-gondin), sold in Bulgaria.

I never get enough of these luxurious liners. Does this one have a silk liner, or a standard rayon satin?

 

[drmaxtejeda]

White gas refers to refined fuel for camp stoves here... very close relative, IIRC, to actual naptha (if not actually the same thing)... and what we all use for cleaning our hats. Coleman is the most known brand, but I've used Crown brand fuel as well.

White gas is so refined that after it dries for about 3 hours the smell goes away completely.

I wonder if your hatter uses a diluted sodium perchlorate bath, which is an ingredient in OxiClean... something I have used in a much too strong mixture to try to spot clean a hat, and it left a white bleached out spot.

The white gas/naptha bath method we use is just by dunking the whole hat in the gas. In my experience, laundry soap and oxiclean soaking can be ok with felt, but it has to be rinsed well and tends to remove colors from the satin liner... I only did this with a beater hat and would recommend removing the liner and sweat in that case. Your hatter sounds like he knows what he's doing, so just ask him.

With the gas, reblocking isn't needed but would be with a water based soak like the guess I made about sodium perchlorate, oxiclean, etc.

I already found where to buy the Nafta. How long does the hat have to be submerged? I can submerge the whole thing, sweat, liner, everything, correct?

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[hatophile]

Waiting to listen to some acoustic blues/jazz this evening. Wearing a vtg. Stetson Playboy this evening.

Best, Eric -

Great outfit, tie and shoes are perfect!

 

[Redfokker]

For my bike ride today I wore this old newsboy
DSCN4879 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN4877 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Now I'm relaxing and watching Key Largo under this Borsalino
DSCN4889 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
I believe the model is Torino
DSCN4886 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN4885 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good evening,
Michael

Great hat to lounge around in. Love that cap.

Hopefully one of my last days in straw: PHD Fino Fino

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Way to ease back into Fall and felts. Great weave on that Fino Fino.

Waiting to listen to some acoustic blues/jazz this evening. Wearing a vtg. Stetson Playboy this evening.

Best, Eric -

Such a well put together outfit. Love those shoes.

Hückel Weilheim "Extra" possibly mid 1950s.

Hückel Weilheim Advertising Pocket Mirror Match Holder.

Super hat Steve.

Gloomy rainy day. One of my co-workers mentioned my porkpie looks British... ok?

Johnny
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Well, if cool is British, then OK with that.

 

[scottyrocks]

Gannon in Moss Green today.

Damn, that's nice.

 

[Tukwila]

I already found where to buy the Nafta. How long does the hat have to be submerged? I can submerge the whole thing, sweat, liner, everything, correct?

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Naptha, right?

Yes, the whole thing. I only soak for about 30 minutes, others soak for much longer. I usually see the dirt, grease, etc, clean up really fast and bad stains are usually gone by then or aren't going away...

 

[alanfgag]

Alan you are the MAN!

Thank you Perry... it was a good day to dress up a little.

I never get enough of these luxurious liners. Does this one have a silk liner, or a standard rayon satin?

I can't say for certain, but I believe it is silk. It's an older hat.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Naptha, right?

Yes, the whole thing. I only soak for about 30 minutes, others soak for much longer. I usually see the dirt, grease, etc, clean up really fast and bad stains are usually gone by then or aren't going away...

Last question, (finally), Doug. I recall I read somewhere that people filter the naphta (nafta is Spanish, sorry) with paper coffee filters and reuse it after it's dirty, correct? How many hats will a bucket full of Naphta usually clean before it is necessary to filter it?

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[Tukwila]

Last question, (finally), Doug. I recall I read somewhere that people filter the naphta (nafta is Spanish, sorry) with paper coffee filters and reuse it after it's dirty, correct? How many hats will a bucket full of Naphta usually clean before it is necessary to filter it?

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I use coffee filters, although it is slow going. How often depends on how dirty the gas gets after cleaning. The last hat hardly did a thing, but one hat was as if it had a pint of black dirt and coal dust in the felt.

 

[jlee562]

Should you ever feel compelled to visit the SF bay area, I highly recommend coming during September through the early part of October. It's one of the few times of the year we can break out the straws. Panama OR for today...

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Great outfit, tie and shoes are perfect!

Thanks Perry. Pat Donahue was in FINE form this evening. Enjoyable time.

Such a well put together outfit. Love those shoes.

Thanks sir.

Eric -

 

[mayserwegener]

Super hat Steve.

Mike, Thank you! Outstanding Stetson Excellent Whippet for you today!

 

[steur]

Keep that beauty away from drunk hands. All of these hats are just right.


That one turned out great. A Bradford? Kind of an interesting brand.

Thanks, Mike.

Stetson Excellent Whippet made for the Japanese market in Phantom Gray.

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Great colour combination, Mike (and lovely shape for that matter). Nice colour contrast.

Barbisio nutria felt (in french, rat-gondin), sold in Bulgaria.

Hard to beat a good Barbisio. And this Barbisio is very very good. Just look at that liner. Breathtaking.

 

[steur]

Sounds like a great party. And some great hats to wear to a party too.

Michael

Thanks, Michael.

 

[steur]

For my bike ride today I wore this old newsboy
DSCN4879 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN4877 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Now I'm relaxing and watching Key Largo under this Borsalino
DSCN4889 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
I believe the model is Torino
DSCN4886 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
DSCN4885 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good evening,
Michael

I can say one thing about that Borsalino: we don't see it enough! That's a great hat, Michael. Have we seen that one up close and personal in the Borsalino Brotherhood?

 

[steur]

Hopefully one of my last days in straw: PHD Fino Fino

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Looks very fino to me, Brent.

 

[steur]

Waiting to listen to some acoustic blues/jazz this evening. Wearing a vtg. Stetson Playboy this evening.

Best, Eric -

The whole outfit is just splendid, Eric.

 

[steur]

Hückel Weilheim "Extra" possibly mid 1950s.

Hückel Weilheim Advertising Pocket Mirror Match Holder.

Very nice hat, Steve. I like the colour; quite unusual.