{"id":59,"date":"2024-08-27T23:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2024-08-27T23:15:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T23:15:09","slug":"clean_my_hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/clean_my_hat\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean My Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long, long ago, like around 20 or 25 years ago, I bought myself a cool hat made of a sort of twill or denim fabric.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been in my closet since I moved here 18 years ago, and I just pulled it out this past week.\u00a0 I used to wear it semi-often when I lived in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>It looks really bad.\u00a0 Dusty and dirty.\u00a0 I am amazed it has mostly kept its shape, which gives me a little hope.\u00a0 What I need to know, however, is how to properly clean it without destroying it.<\/p>\n<p>My baseball caps can go into the washing machine and survive.\u00a0 There&#8217;s no way in hell I would put this hat into the washing machine.\u00a0 I need to get a proper hat brush and get most of the dust off, of course, but it really does need a deep clean as well, but I don&#8217;t want to get it soaking wet.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;.. what do you recommend?\u00a0 Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions in the comment space below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-61 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-60\" src=\"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raywhiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OldHat3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long, long ago, like around 20 or 25 years ago, I bought myself a cool hat made of a sort of twill or denim fabric.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been in my closet since I moved here 18 years ago, and I just pulled it out this past week.\u00a0 I used to wear it semi-often when I lived &hellip; 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