How To Clean Black Hats

Once the wash cycle has finished remove your hat and let it air dry.

How to clean black hats. After the hat has soaked for several hours remove from water and rinse with cool water. Roll the lint roller over the hat to remove dust lint and hair. Fill sink with slightly warm water and laundry powder detergent. Lightly squeeze the hat to remove the excess water. If simple water isn t working to clean your hat you can use hydrogen peroxide as a gentle cleaner.

Fill a clean sink or bucket with warm water. Rinse until all the soapy water is removed and the water runs clear. Today tanner will be showing you how to clean any hat. Rinse with cool water. The best way to clean your hat is to wash it in the top rack of your dishwasher.

Leave to soak for a further 5 mins make sure you rinse in cold water before attempting to dry. Remove the hat from the soapy water and rinse it under a faucet of cold running water to wash off all the detergent. Fill a spray bottle half with hydrogen peroxide and half with water. Learn about how to clean a leather hat. Take out and drip dry inside away from sun.

If it s made of wool or felt use a detergent specifically designed for wool. Err on the side of cool versus hot. Place the hat on a clean towel and pat it down until there is no more water dripping. Clean the whole hat using a hydrogen peroxide solution. Never use bleach or any detergent in which bleach is an ingredient because bleach will definitely ruin your black hat.

Use a mild bleach free detergent. As it s filling add a tablespoon of laundry detergent or oxiclean. This method is similar to cleaning shoes and will just require a brush and some laundry detergent. Our friends over at lids recommend the ball cap buddy for this which helps protect your hat s shape while it s in the wash. A little elbow grease can clean a hat by hand just as well as a washing machine.