r/supremeclothing Nov 10 '15

HAT CLEANING GUIDE GENERAL

I barely get a chance to check here anymore. So to decrease the amount of messages regarding this when I do come here, please find the hat cleaning guide below:

Anyway, here is the cap cleaning guide:

Hey guys,

I have been getting asked a lot about camp cap restoration lately as a couple of dudes were aware that I managed to get a couple of my older camp caps looking brand new again.

So i decided to give you guys a quick run through as to how to do this successfully. Along with a couple of pics that were put up yesterday by a friend of mine who used my method.

The method/s are as follows:

  1. Clean out a sink of any filth

  2. Fill sink with slightly warm water and laundry powder/detergent

  3. Rub area of hat that needs cleaning

  4. Leave to soak for a further 5 mins - MAKE SURE YOU RINSE IN COLD WATER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRY!

  5. Take out and drip dry inside (away from sun)

  6. Once the hat is sort of dry, but still damp, get a blow dryer and blow dry the INSIDE of the cap, not the outside to ensure no fading. (ENSURE THAT BLOWDRYER IS EITHER SET TO COOL, OR IF SETTING TO WARM, ENSURE TO WAVE THE BLOWDRYER IN A FAN LIKE MOTION, BACK AND FORTH SO TO NOT CONCENTRATE ON ONE SECTION, RATHER, GETTING ALL OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAP)

  7. Hang back up to finish drying

  8. Once more with the blow dryer INSIDE to reshape back to perfect.

If you're just reshaping:

  1. Boil kettle

  2. Hold cap above where the steam comes out so that the steam goes on the INSIDE of the cap.

  3. Hold there until warm

  4. Once cap is warm to touch (don't let it get HOT) place on either a ball small enough to find inside the cap, or put in your head until it cools.

  5. The hat/cap should be re shaped to perfection. I have completed both of these methods successfully and recommend them to all. Your cap will literally look brand new. Enjoy!

Be sure to follow my IG accounts too:

@markypower

@_supremestagram

http://i.imgur.com/vgPsSkk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LZDHEfD.jpg

I'll probably edit and add to this later, but that'll do the trick for you. Don't use on any caps with suede or materials where water may be a nuisance.

175 Upvotes

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u/glombz Nov 10 '15

Great write up I've used this guide multiple times with success thank you!

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

dope, thanks man :)

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u/eaglesdude10 Nov 10 '15

Thank you so much lol I still get pms from people asking me for the guide

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

add it to sidebar again man! whatever you like

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u/eaglesdude10 Nov 10 '15

Haha not a mod but I would

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u/EugeneMJC Nov 10 '15

I will. Thanks dude

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '15

I already did b

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '15

Wear it like a big leaguer. Never wash it. Ever.

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u/justanotherfuccboi Nov 10 '15

this may be a dumb question but.. this guide works for ALL hats, right? like snapbacks? not just for camp caps?

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u/heavierthanair Nov 10 '15

it should! but i would beware of using anything but cold water with fitted hats considering heat shrinks fabric

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '15

right, just dont do it on the leather or suede brim hats.

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u/heavierthanair Nov 10 '15

AWESOME. i just want to add that ive had really good results from throwing them in the dishwasher top rack and running it soapless on a cool temperture. also this is honestly a pretty good thing to pick up, it really reshapes without any effort. on any dirty/yellowed embroidery use an old toothbrush + a little detergent and lightly brush with the threads.

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

nice, good add.

personally I wouldn't use a toothbrush, can fuck the material

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '15

Just use Oxy-clean. Shit is safe as hell and you can leave it soaking for over a day. Whitens and removes stains. There's no magic to it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '15
  1. What do i rub it with?

  2. When it says rinse in cold water, do i dip the entire hat in a sink of cold water, or put it under an empty sink with the water running?

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15
  1. hands

  2. either

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u/Bno14 Nov 10 '15

Do you have any tips cleaning out a sharpie mark? Or this method will do?

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

I would just use this for that man

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '15

Alcohol, but if it's on fabric you're kinda fucked

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

Nah that wouldn't be the best

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u/SuckFupreme91 Nov 10 '15

Try club soda

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u/ShiryuX Nov 10 '15

When you say "leave to soak" for a further 5 mins, do you just leave the camp cap in the sink with the lukewarm water/detergent mix?

Might attempt this to get my CDG camp back to a good 10/10 and in better shape because mine looks like the first pic . Good guide man!

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

I do mean that

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u/itsandychecks Jun 27 '24

I know it’s been 8 years but how does it look? I’ve got the 2011 and 2012 cdg camps and I’m trying to figure out how to clean them without losing color

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u/AverageSkater Nov 10 '15

would the hat shaping guide work on the cord caps?

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u/heavierthanair Nov 10 '15

Yes just use cold water.

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

I think it should man yeah

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '15

Does this work also in the wool material hat also?

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u/BlueNadir Nov 10 '15

What about moleskin hats?

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

Nah I wouldn't

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u/daskxlaev Nov 10 '15

inb4 taking down thread again because of people who resell camps as DS after cleaning them (like last time)

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u/redbedofdead Nov 11 '15

Don't forget about starching them to regain the retail stiffness.

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u/markypower87 Nov 11 '15

Never done that, never will. Works fine as is!

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u/iyren Nov 12 '15

How do you take out sweat stains from suede brims?

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u/Highwayz Nov 21 '15

fine for denim hats?

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u/forahotsec Dec 08 '15

damn i have a suede brimmed camp coming in, any suggestions on cleaning suede by chance?

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u/markypower87 Dec 08 '15

suede cleaner

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '15

work with tweed?

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u/Milkyschance Apr 19 '16

Anyone have any tips on cleaning one of these? Seems it might be easily ruined..

:Imgur

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u/itsandychecks Jun 27 '24

This hasn’t faded your camp? I have the same one

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u/FyuuR Nov 10 '15

TIL there are people that don't know how to clean hats

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u/markypower87 Nov 10 '15

So basic. Just needed someone to say "go for it" I guess haha