How to clean a fitted hat?

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I bought a hat, it's 59Fifty and the size is 7 1/4. I went out in it and it got all sweaty and has a weird smell to it now. Is there any way to clean it or get the smell out with out having to cover that smell up and making it worse?

It's an all black hat too and I don't want to stick it in the wash, as I wanna keep the 59Fifty sticker and I don't want the brim to get distorted or any thing.

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-Matt.
 
I've always been told you put hats in the dishwasher in this form thing or just do it by hand.

Actually I see you want to keep the sticker...just do it by hand or Freebreeze it.
 
Febreezing never really works. It's fine for a little while, but then it fades away. Remove sticker, wash by whatever means, then re-apply sticker. You might have to get out the good ole' pritt stick, though.
 
I was thinking actually some sort of tooth brush and then some laundry detergent along with warm water?? I'd clean the inner part of that with that, because that's really the only part that has the nasty smell.
 
Or do that. Although I'd give the outside a once over too, allowing for a space around the sticker.
 
Why do people keep the stickers, and occasionally the tags on thier 59fifty hats?
 
I don't know about originality, don't you realize how many people wear their hats like that?
 
Well, I just like the sticker, if it does fall off itself though, then it's gonna get replaced eventually some where else.
 
Throw it away and buy another one. Every day.
 
Haha. Gimme $35.

Nah but I'm planning on buying another one and then having one for outside and one to just wear with out getting it dirty..
 
Id say to get a wet sponge and a bowl of water with washing up powder and scrub the inside and then dip the hat into a bowl of clean water holding onto the brim with the sticker on leaving it dry and then dry the hat with a hairdryer. Dont take the sticker off and attempt to put it back on later. It wont be the same.
 
You=not black. While I secretly want a fitted cap, I will not ever buy one.


Why? Fitted caps are fine, but I remove the stickers and bend the brim. :P BTW its a Seattle Pilots hat I got in Cooperstown.
 
You=not black. While I secretly want a fitted cap, I will not ever buy one.


Do I need to be black? I don't think I need to be black to own a fitted hat. I enjoy wearing them and look a hell of a lot better than a flex fit or a hat with the straps on it.

And this is getting off topic now. I found what I was looking for, please close before some one else starts yapping.
 
Hey hey hey. I admitted that I wanted one too. And I'm white.. Then again I'm part Asian so I'm more G than you :lol:

But I know a black man in Compton who would disapprove. Although, being a nice person, he wouldn't say anything. Unless you were trying to act black, which I'm sure you really arent.
 
Being fitted doesn't make it gangsta. It's almost impossible to find a non fitted/stretch-fit hat now anyway. I'm talking about the brand. It's like non black people wearing Sean Jean or something.
 
So was I.. although I thought that 59FIFTY was the only fitted...

I wear SeanJohn, Ecko, G-Unit, etc. But I'm half-Asian, so it's okay.
 
I wear Etnies, Old Navy Jeans and Animal, Etnies, DC, Shadow Conspiracy shirts. Stuff among those brands. Can I have a fitted now?
 
Steam clean it. Hang it up in the shower (above the shower head :rolleyes: ) and run your shower for 30 minutes. trust me, it will work.
 
I wear Etnies, Old Navy Jeans and Animal, Etnies, DC, Shadow Conspiracy shirts. Stuff among those brands. Can I have a fitted now?

No, because those aren't black gangsta clothes. Their skateboarding clothes. Which is why I didn't mention my DVS, DC Shoes, Converse, Quiksilver, etc.

And they're not ugly.
 
I wear SeanJohn, Ecko, G-Unit, etc. But I'm half-Asian, so it's okay.
You've mentioned this several times, like being half-Asian gives you super immunity or something. Why do you think it's OK because you're half-Asian?

I don't get it.
 
I'd recommend buying a hat with that little plastic adjustable bit in the back. That way the hat costs less, and you can still fit it perfectly to your head. If you want an even better fit, get one that uses velcro or one of those strap thingies that comes back on itself.

Oh, and take the sticker off. I saw the pictures in the photo thread. 👎

Seriously, who washes a hat?? You wear it until it's gross and then you buy a new hat.

Edit: The idea with the sticker is to prove that you've got enough money to buy a new hat on a regular basis. Now, stop for a moment and think about that. Having enough money to buy a hat on a regular basis = pimpin'? How lame is that? It's like if I were to leave the sticker on my shoe laces. "HEY EVERYONE! I have so much money I can buy new shoe laces every day!"


Edit2: Also, that's why you're having so much trouble figuring out how to clean this thing and keep the sticker on. The sticker is there to prove that it's so new it's never been cleaned. That's the whole point of the sticker!

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