Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Nov 19, 2012 12:30am
Any recommendations for cleaning/washing fitted baseball caps? I have a couple that are getting pretty griney, and I'd like to clean them up a bit. I'm afraid to put them in the washer because they'll surely get beat up. Tonight, someone was telling me about how their brothers always put theirs in the top rack of the dishwashing machine. Has anyone else herd of this? Do you trust it?
What do people do to clean theirs?
What do people do to clean theirs?
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Nov 19, 2012 12:50am
LMAO. Great thread. I've tried washing a cap or two and it just ruined them - faded the color and didn't take the stains out.
Dishwasher seems a bad idea because the water gets VERY hot - shrinkage and fading for sure. I'm thinking you soak and wash them by hand.
Dishwasher seems a bad idea because the water gets VERY hot - shrinkage and fading for sure. I'm thinking you soak and wash them by hand.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Nov 19, 2012 1:52am
Don't put it through the dishwasher. If it is that important soak it in biz and cold water.
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Sonofanump
Nov 19, 2012 8:04am
Clothes washer without agitator, don't put into the dryer.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Nov 19, 2012 8:42am
Its a Fk'n baseball cap...buy another one.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Nov 19, 2012 9:15am
baseball caps are meant to look worn and beat up.
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Fred Flintstone
Posts: 366
Nov 19, 2012 9:32am
You can use warm water and Woolite to hand wash them.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Nov 19, 2012 9:47am
This.Fred Flintstone;1324673 wrote:You can use warm water and Woolite to hand wash them.
And also look into purchasing this http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=17230018&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CPj8h_qk27MCFYtQOgodvQ8AsA.
Enforcer
Posts: 2,140
Nov 19, 2012 10:16am
I use the dishwasher for My hats and shoes
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Polar Bear 73
Posts: 216
Nov 20, 2012 6:32am
I have a form similar to the one in like_that's link. I have used it in the dishwasher dozens of times and never had one shrink or fade. Just don't use the hottest (pots & pans) setting.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Nov 20, 2012 11:42am
Have my fav hat I wash once a year. Its one I use to run in and it is nasty,nasty, nasty. I "wash" by wearing it while I snorkel at the lake on vacation each year!
but yeah...washing hats can be a pain. Handwash in the sink is about the best to do
but yeah...washing hats can be a pain. Handwash in the sink is about the best to do
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Nov 20, 2012 11:51am
I run it through the laundry with other clothes. Have had the hat for 10 years. It's awesome. I'll be buried wearing it (if my dog doesn't stop eating it...)
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Nov 20, 2012 12:04pm
This.Tiernan;1324623 wrote:Its a Fk'n baseball cap...buy another one.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Nov 20, 2012 12:05pm
Hand wash with dish detergent.