How to Clean a Hat?

Dishwasher? I don't know what the reasoning against the washing machine. If it's the effects of the spin cycle then at least in the dishwasher you can immobilize it in the top rack. If it's the harshness of the soap, a dishwasher would be worse. Perhaps you could use less soap and the light/china cycle.

I've used both options for my hats, but I don't care so much about fading, wear and tear, being misshapen, etc. After the dishwasher the hats were a bit stiff (hats get stiff with sweat and grime anyway) but held their shape much better and smelled a whole heck of a lot better.

hand clean.

i too have also heard dishwasher, but i dont have a dishwasher. so i have never tried it. but i wouldnt risk it.

racecarbakword wrote:

hand clean.

i too have also heard dishwasher, but i dont have a dishwasher. so i have never tried it. but i wouldnt risk it.

Any recomendations on how to hand clean (what soap to use? are you supposed to wash the brim? etc.)

Hand Wash in a small tub. Sports Tide works great. The washing machine ruins the bill. Let it drip dry.

can you use clothes detergent in the dishwasher?

You sir, owe me one new hat.

I've washed some of mine in the shower using a wash rag and basic bar soap. The hat gets clean without the bill getting all beat up like it does in the washing machine or dish washer. Just give it a good scrub and let it hang dry.

1) Fill up a bathroom sink with warm water and a bit of liquid soap - any type (laundry, dish, hand) is fine, just enough to get some foam.

2) Soak the hat.

3) Take an old toothbrush and work the foam all around the hat - including the brim. Rinse well.

Keep it simple wrote:

1) Fill up a bathroom sink with warm water and a bit of liquid soap - any type (laundry, dish, hand) is fine, just enough to get some foam.

2) Soak the hat.

3) Take an old toothbrush and work the foam all around the hat - including the brim. Rinse well.

racecarbakword wrote:Hand Wash in a small tub. Sports Tide works great. The washing machine ruins the bill. Let it drip dry.

Thanks guys I tried a mix of what keep it simple and racecarbakword said and it worked out well

I've also heard of the dishwasher - put in on a pot so it keeps its shape. But I put mine in the wash - not concerned about the bill or lining.

I wash my hat once per week in the washing machine and I've never had any problems. The hat is still in great shape. I hang it to dry, however.

You can buy these plastic frames that hold the hat in the proper shape and put that into the dishwasher. It's not the detergent that ruins a hat (unless it has bleach in it), it is the soaking underwater that ruins the bill.

I have always just washed my hats in the washing machine. The color on the hat will eventually fade, but I have never had any problem with the brim getting destroyed.

How old is the hat? If it's more than a week old and you haven't washed it yet, that's just disgusting!

No!!!!!!!! Learned the hard way...

Gay Boy wrote:

can you use clothes detergent in the dishwasher?

I routinely throw my running hat into the washing machine when needed, and let it air dry with no problem at all. What you've described sounds similar to my cap.

Funny though, I probably never would do that with my non-running caps.

This is all old hat.

If you're talking about a ass hat, you're sh*t out of luck.