Adventurbilt Hat

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Sun May 29, 2005 8:28 pm

ij1936 wrote:
Hemingway Jones wrote:Just keep it away from steam. Steam is the enemy of fur felt.
Does this mean I can't steam clean it!?!

I'd run that by Fedora. Personally, I wouldn't do it.

ij1936 · Post by **ij1936** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:51 pm

That was a joke HJ.

I only use steam for minor modifications. I've also found that using cold water will achieve the same effect as steam it just take longer for the modification to set.

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:42 pm

ij1936 wrote:That was a joke HJ. I only use steam for minor modifications. I've also found that using cold water will achieve the same effect as steam it just take longer for the modification to set.

Sorry. I thought you were serious.

What was I thinking?

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:13 am

Moderation in all things is my motto. (I rarely practice it, but I say it all the time.

) Unless you use a bit of steam, you will not activate the stiffiner in the felt. Cold water won't do it, but just a bit of steam will. I use the steam cloud that comes off a pan of boiling water, so it's not a concentrated shot going at the hat. I apply just enough to feel the felt become pliable, then make my alterations as needed. No more, no less. Using to much will indeed cause a taper, but if used sparingly, there's no cause for alarm, or at least that's been my experience to date.

Regards! Michaelson

rick5150 · Post by **rick5150** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:41 am

I think Fedora's approved way to shape a hat is to use Glenfiddich.

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:44 am

Personally I think he uses black magic. They all come out WAY to nice to be normal.

Regards! Michaelson

rick5150 · Post by **rick5150** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:42 am

There were some local news reports about a man in the Columbus Mississippi area waving a dead chicken over a beaver felt hat. Hmmm.

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:50 am

I caught that, rick, but never put two and two together!

Regards! Michaelson

ij1936 · Post by **ij1936** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:09 pm

I was thinking of getting one of those pressurized steam cleaners from the infomercials.

Ark Hunter · Post by **Ark Hunter** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:54 pm

ij1936 wrote:I was thinking of getting one of those pressurized steam cleaners from the infomercials.

I actually have one of those (or a knock off from a garadge sale) but have been warry of trying it as it's pretty concentrated, though it has various nozles.