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[Tomasso]

Now, how do I take care of this hat: is it recommended to block it, stretch it, etc. What do I clean it with?

Don't be afraid to use the search function.

 

[blad]

don't be afraid to use the search function.

wilco

 

[John in Covina]

You can also use Google to search by typing fedora lounge hat cleaning, fedora lounge hat stretching, etc.

 

[John in Covina]

You will find that many of the regular questions on how to clean and stretch have been answered before a number of times. There will be several threads on these questions and for some there will be more than one answer.

Ordinary cleaning at home tends to be a simple brushing search for hat brush.

Chemical cleaning gets more complicated and fewer people consider this to be a do at home job particularly for someone that has never done it before. Search for Naptha.

Stretching takes a hat jack for small changes search for hat jack and read because if you do it wrong you can damage the hat.

Few people reblock at home as they need these wooden forms that are not cheap and hard to find. Although there were some plastic forms out there but I don't recall the company. These were more for the "bash" of the crown. Search for Hat Block

You can do a search for hat care too.

 

[gtdean48]

... Although there were some plastic forms out there but I don't recall the company...

Hat Shapers = http://www.hatshapers.com/

 

[bashfulbrother]

I found this while roaming.

http://www.blacksheephatworks.com/Western.html

They have a hat that may fit your needs.

Give 'em a look.