How To Clean Hats In The Sink

If you re too rough the stitching can move.

How to clean hats in the sink. This will soften the stain and make it easy to come off when washing. Rinse with clean water drain the sink making sure to rinse out any remaining soap and refill it with cool rinse water. When your bathroom sink does not drain well quite often it s because your pop up stopper is plugged with debris. Do not wring or twist the hat as doing so may distort your hat s shape or cause pilling. Hold the hat in between your hands and gently squeeze your hands together.

Then let the laundry soak in the sink for three to four minutes. Dish soap can do in a pinch but detergent or a dedicated stain fighting treatment like oxiclean is stronger and works harder at getting the stains out of the hat s fibers. As it s filling add a tablespoon of laundry detergent or oxiclean. Hang it out to dry in a sunny place. Place the hat on a clean towel and pat it down until there is no more water dripping.

Stick to swishing and squeezing motions since scrubbing twisting or rubbing could stretch or damage the fabric. Hold it between your hands and gently squeeze to remove the excess moisture. After washing bring out the wool hat and rinse with cool water. This video will show you how to remove and. Be careful around threaded stitching.

Today tanner will be showing you how to clean any hat. Err on the side of cool versus hot. Using the toothbrush or other scrubbing tool and the shampoo rub the shampoo into the spots where sweat stains or dirt are. For tough stains leave the hat in the cleaning solution for a few minutes. Place the hat on a clean towel and continue patting it until there is no longer any water dripping out of it.

Once the sink or bucket is filled dip your hat in the water.