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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 8:28 pm
by Hemingway Jones
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.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:51 pm
by ij1936
That was a joke HJ. :wink: 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.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:42 pm
by Hemingway Jones
ij1936 wrote:That was a joke HJ. :wink: 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. :oops: :lol: What was I thinking?

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:13 am
by Michaelson
Moderation in all things is my motto. (I rarely practice it, but I say it all the time. :roll: :wink: ) 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

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:41 am
by rick5150
I think Fedora's approved way to shape a hat is to use Glenfiddich. :wink:

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:44 am
by Michaelson
Personally I think he uses black magic. They all come out WAY to nice to be normal. :-s :wink: Regards! Michaelson

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:42 am
by rick5150
There were some local news reports about a man in the Columbus Mississippi area waving a dead chicken over a beaver felt hat. Hmmm.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:50 am
by Michaelson
I caught that, rick, but never put two and two together! :shock: #-o :wink: Regards! Michaelson

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:09 pm
by ij1936
I was thinking of getting one of those pressurized steam cleaners from the infomercials.

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:54 pm
by Ark Hunter
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.