Club Obi Wan

Tundrarider wrote:Chuck,

Unless you plan on having "a fight with a nasty German solider under an airplane" or "fighting a truck full of German's and stealing back the Ark" or "fighting a ton of Thugee soldiers" you are going to have to artificially distress your hat for the look you want. (Don't feel bad, though...Someone had to do the same for Harrison's hats! )

I really think you should do a search in both the "gear care and distressing" and "The Fedora" sections on this board. Knowing you don't want to ruin your hat (and don't have 30 more hats to beat up in case you do,) you need to gather as much info as possible. Learn from other members' trial and error and good advice. Don't just rely on the handful of good folks who respond to this thread.

Dig!

Amazing what you will uncover. For example, you'll read much about Fuller's Earth, but you'll also read that Fuller's Earth is really just overpriced kitty litter. Further digging will describe how to put the kitty litter in a blender to get the right consistency. Then you might read somewhere about putting the earth in a sock and using the sock to beat your hat within an inch of it's death.

And that, my friend, is only scraping the surface.

Amazing pieces of knowledge buried around here!

Congratulations on your new hat! Be sure to show us what you end up doing with it!

Michael

ArkansasIndyFan wrote:I have spent the past full week researching and reading old threads. It has been fun, if a tad bit tiring! LOL I need about 9 more hours in the day for Indy! haha

Indiana Holt wrote:omg. he deserves an award.

this I like

ArkansasIndyFan wrote:Hey guys,

So, tomorrow I am ordering Todd's Uptown. It is the best for the money from what I have seen, researched, and read. And since I am REALLY low on cash right now, I think it's right up my alley for a first time Indy hat. (First time since I was a kid!)

When it arrives, I would like to dirty my Indy Fedora up and make it look as close to Indy's hat as possible after say - a fight with a nasty German solider under an airplane. Or, I'd like the Fedora after fighting a truck full of German's and stealing back the Ark. Or, I'd like the hat to look like I just fought a ton of Thugee soldiers! Or, I'd like the hat to look just like.....

So, I thought you guys would have some really helpful suggestions that would help me "age" and dirty up the hat, without actually damaging it or ruining it.


Thanks!!!!



---Chuck

enigmata_wood wrote:if your budget is really tight and you just want something dust-like to sprinkle on the hat here's an option.
Roll a newspaper up really tight, secure it with tape and saw through it like a log a few times. collect the 'saw'dust. The overall colour will be light grey but the individual flecks will not be.
For an even spread sprinkle it on from a good height.
It'll stay on quite well because it's fibrous but it can be brushed off too.
If you want to stick the dust to shoes you can just polish them but Don't buff them. Sprinkle it straight onto the sticky polish and let it dry. it will wipe off when you are finished with it.
If your Jacket is shiney leather you can 'stick' the dust on by first applying a light, neutral hand cream. it will also wipe off. But Dont do this to matt or washed leather, it will change the finish.

ArkansasIndyFan wrote:Okay, I just JUST ordered the Downtown, since he was sold out of the Uptown. So, hopefully it will be here before long. There's nearly a full month before Halloween. I sent Todd a message asking when to expect delivery.


Needless to say, I am exceedingly excited about getting my Fedora!!!!!!!!!!



----Chuck

ArkansasIndyFan wrote: Maybe if I threaten them.... Kali Maaaaaa Kali Maaaaa Bring my Hat soonnnnn

Roninjedi wrote:

ArkansasIndyFan wrote: Maybe if I threaten them.... Kali Maaaaaa Kali Maaaaa Bring my Hat soonnnnn

Om Nom Shivai Om Nom Shivai Om Nom Shivai!

Seriously, though, I'd really like to know how the Downtowner compares with, say, the Christy's Adventurer and Akubra Fed IV. I'll keep poking around the archives.

ArkansasIndyFan wrote:I'm thinking I'll get this next Wednesday. Mail in Arkansas tends to ALWAYS run slow, and sometimes not at all! You would just not believe every few months the stories on the news about Arkansas Mail

theinterchange wrote:

ArkansasIndyFan wrote:I'm thinking I'll get this next Wednesday. Mail in Arkansas tends to ALWAYS run slow, and sometimes not at all! You would just not believe every few months the stories on the news about Arkansas Mail

When ordering things from Amazon, I HAVE to pay for expedited shipping.. unless I want to wait WEEKS to get the item. Anytime a package goes through Jacksonville, it sits there for days before moving on [and of course that's the route Amazon stuff comes via the cheap shipping]

I'm looking forward to seeing the hat ArkansasIndyFan!

Randy

ArkansasIndyFan wrote:What a bummer. I got Todd's shirt in the mail today. BEAUTIFUL shirt for the price. It was about 2 sizes to small. What a shame. I think maybe the sizing chart on Todd's webpage is either off, or I am disgustingly fat and too stupid to measure correctly. haha

They are letting me exchange the items, so kudos to Todd for that. I just hope I get them in time for Halloween!

ArkansasIndyFan wrote: I think maybe the sizing chart on Todd's webpage is either off, or I am disgustingly fat and too stupid to measure correctly. haha

DeWayne wrote:

ArkansasIndyFan wrote: I think maybe the sizing chart on Todd's webpage is either off, or I am disgustingly fat and too stupid to measure correctly. haha

No, there is definitely something off. The last jacket I ordered should have fit perfectly, but it was too small. In light of your hat sizing problem I'm hesitant to order a Downtowner. I wear a 59. My HJ and Fed are both 59 so I would be perplexed if a 59 from Todd's didn't fit. Shipping and restocking fees add up when making exchanges for items that should fit.