thespoiler
One of the Regulars
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I guess I'm really not sure what I should expect from a hat cleaning service. I recently sent off an Adam Executive to a cleaning service that had several good recommendations from folks on the Lounge and that advertises heavily on the web. I don't think they did a very good job. The felt was probably cleaned ok but the ribbon had fairly heavy sweat staining which was not cleaned at all. Also some dirty spots on the brim binding were not removed. The hat had a musty storage smell before I sent it and it still does. I can't remember exactly how the liner was before so I can't judge that. I asked for a open crown, which the service did, but the hat still has creases and "remembers" the old bash....I worked on this myself with some steam and got that fixed. My major disappointment is with the ribbon and the smell.
This is the first time I have sent a hat off for cleaning. I paid for shipping out, of course, and then $35 for the cleaning and $15 for shipping it back to me. Maybe I just don't know what to expect and you don't get much for 35 bucks anymore. The hat probably wasn't worth sending to one of the premier guys for a major make -over...I just wanted the thing cleaned.
Can anyone enlighten me on what the process should be to clean a hat and what I might expect?.....And if you have a recommendation for a reliable and relatively reasonable cleaning service, I'd like that as well.
Thanks
This is the first time I have sent a hat off for cleaning. I paid for shipping out, of course, and then $35 for the cleaning and $15 for shipping it back to me. Maybe I just don't know what to expect and you don't get much for 35 bucks anymore. The hat probably wasn't worth sending to one of the premier guys for a major make -over...I just wanted the thing cleaned.
Can anyone enlighten me on what the process should be to clean a hat and what I might expect?.....And if you have a recommendation for a reliable and relatively reasonable cleaning service, I'd like that as well.
Thanks
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