How To Clean Bucket Hats

Fill a sink or bucket with warm water.

How to clean bucket hats. Add 1 tablespoon of powdered or liquid laundry detergent. If you want to personalize your bucket hat but don t want a messy look consider patches. Dab a clean cloth in some water. Hand washing is particularly useful for hats made of cotton like baseball caps and golf hats. Sewing or ironing a patch or series of patches will make your bucket hat completely unique and personalized while also creating a very clean and put together look.

Gently rub the inside of the hat to check for colorfastness. Place the hat on a clean towel and pat it down until there is no more water dripping. Remove the hat from the soapy water and rinse it under a faucet of cold running water to wash off all the detergent. For very tough stains spot treat with a mixture of mild detergent and water. Fill a spray bottle half with hydrogen peroxide and half with water.

If simple water isn t working to clean your hat you can use hydrogen peroxide as a gentle cleaner. Today tanner will be showing you how to clean any hat. Add a patch for a cleaner look. To get a good round and firm control on the hat install the baseball caps crown and dome panel shaper. Fill a clean sink or bucket with warm water.

This method is similar to cleaning shoes and will just require a brush and some laundry detergent. If nothing comes off on your cloth you re probably fine to move onto cleaning the rest of the hat. Using a good clean masking tape or rolling cloth lint remover is the easiest and most effective way do not use or be mistaken with a pet s hair remover roller to remove dust lint and hair from the hat or cap s panel and brim. Clean the whole hat using a hydrogen peroxide solution. Err on the side of cool versus hot.

Dish soap can do in a pinch but detergent or a dedicated stain fighting treatment like oxiclean is stronger and works harder at getting the stains out of the hat s fibers. Allow to air dry and then brush to restore the nap. As it s filling add a tablespoon of laundry detergent or oxiclean. Hold it between your hands and gently squeeze to remove the excess moisture. If you do see color it s probably best to avoid cleaning it for risk of damage.