My hats stink. I wear them all the time. After a week of going out, wearing my hats to the gym, and generally wearing my head wear all the time, my hats start to smell bad. Usually, I just spray Axe or Febreeze all over my hats and then they smell good but only for a short while. I pay a good amount of money for my hats, usually $20 - $40 and I would like to not waste those purchases by throwing my hats in the washer and drier and then ending up with a soft, shrunken hat that I no longer want to wear.
I googled “how to wash a hat” and will provide you with the best links I found. What I am looking to find is a way to clean my hats without them shriking, fading, or becoming flat or soft.
I am aware that there are those plastic, wire looking cages you can put your hat in and then toss in the dishwasher. I have used these before and my hat still ended up changing shape and shrinking.
http://cruftbox.com/cruft/docs/howtowashacap.html
I enjoyed these instructions because he used the term “whack”. I tend to say wack a lot but I spell it “wack”.
http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=101098&hl=wash+hat
Some golf people shared their hat washing ideas, tips, and tricks.
After doing some research, I’m going to try a hand wash in warm water then I will rinse in cold and let it air dry. If this doesn’t work, I’m going to wash my hat by itself in the washing machine on a delicate cycle then let it air dry. My air drying will be done outside. I hope no one walks by and steals it/them.