Summertime is just around the corner which means time to put away all your winter clothing and bring out the shorts and t-shirts.
It’s also time to bring out your favorite baseball cap to protect your head from the powerful summer sunshine. If you are like me in anyway, chances are that when you put your hat away at the end of last summer you did so without cleaning it, only to realize now that there is no way you can go out in public wearing your favorite hat in the condition it is in.
Cleaning a baseball cap may seem trivial, but in fact it is quite difficult to find the best cleaning method that will not only make it look and smell brand new, but will also maintain the hats shape and form. After lots of research, trial and error, I have finally found out what works and what doesn’t and decided to put together a quick guide to help others clean their beloved baseball caps just in time for summer.
You’ll definitely want to skip the dryer, as the high heat and tumbling can damage your hat. Instead, after the wash cycle is done, dry your cap on a hat form or a round container (like an upside-down small bowl) to help keep the hat structure intact.
Step 2: Spot clean tough stains
Before putting the hat inside of the tub, look for any noticeable stains on the hat and spot clean them by directly rubbing your chosen cleaning product onto the stains. This is most effective if you put water on these stains first and then use an old toothbrush or other scrubber to gently rub the detergent directly into the stain.
Step 3: Let the hat soak for at least an hour
Once all obvious stains have been spot cleaned, it is time to place your hat in the tub filled with cold water and detergent. Gently massage the hat with your fingers to work the water and detergent into the hats fibers and then let it sit in the tub for one to two hours.
Before removing your hat from the tub, use your scrubbing device to once again scrub down parts of the hat that had tough stains in them.
Can you dry a hat in the dryer?
FAQ
Is it OK to put hats in the dryer?
How do you dry a hat without ruining it?
Can you tumble dry a baseball hat?
Can I use dryer for cap?
Can a dryer damage a hat?
Sometimes, the harsh atmosphere inside the dryer causes damage to the lid of a hat, even if the hat is put on the most delicate cycle of a dryer. Besides, the high heat of a dryer machine occasionally can scorch and ruin the hats permanently too if the temperature is not set on the right mode.
Can you put a hat in a dryer?
Hats should never be put in the dryer. Because the tumbling motion and harsh atmosphere inside the dryer will shrink the fabrics of hats and cause them to lose their original shape as well as can ruin the lid of hats. Sometimes the high heat of a dryer can end up burning and damaging the hats too.
Why do hats get ruined if put in a dryer machine?
Because hats tend to get ruined if they are put in the dryer machine. A dryer machine dries clothes by using high heat and tumbling motion. So when hats are put in a dryer machine, the machine as usual will use hot temperature and its tumbling motion to dry the hats.
Why do hats shrink when put in a dryer?
So when hats are put in a dryer machine, the machine as usual will use hot temperature and its tumbling motion to dry the hats. But such a hot temperature and tumbling motion of the dryer cause the fabrics/materials of hats to shrink completely causing the hats to lose their actual silhouette as well, especially if the hat is made of cotton.