How To Clean Cotton Hats

Lets say that you have fairly new baseball hats made out of cotton a cotton blend or jersey knit.

How to clean cotton hats. Step 2 read the detergent container to determine how much liquid or powder you should add. Cotton polyester blends are tough bright and usually colour fast. Wool is warm but can shrink in water and or heat situations see cleaning wool baseball caps below. Use one teaspoon of detergent per cup of warm water and use sparingly as you scrub to avoid getting the brim of the hat too wet. Use a soft bristled brush and lightly scrub the stained areas with a heavy duty detergent and water mixture.

Hold it between your hands and gently squeeze to remove the excess moisture. Put the hat in the washing machine with clothes of the same color. After the sweat stains are removed use a new cloth and cool water to wipe away the soapy cleaning solution. If the hat is made of cotton or other water safe material you can use a gentle stream of cool water to rinse. Take a clean cotton swab or an old toothbrush.

As it s filling add a tablespoon of laundry detergent or oxiclean. 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. Dip it in the detergent you are using and gently spot clean. Place the hat on a clean towel and pat it down until there is no more water dripping. 4 let your hat soak.

Fill a clean sink or bucket with warm water. Jersey mesh is a durable colorfast knit that is easy to wash. Today tanner will be showing you how to clean any hat. Put in the recommended amount of detergent. Err on the side of cool versus hot.

This method is similar to cleaning shoes and will just require a brush and some laundry detergent.