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What's the best stiffner for hats?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:16 pm
by Sakis
Can you tell me what brand of stiffner is best in your opinion and if I can find it online? THX
Re: What's the best stiffner?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:00 pm
by Nicolas Jones
Hi,
For what I think, do not buy a "brand", but buy shelac and let it melt in 95% alcool. Then spray it on your hat and let it dry....
Best regards,
Nico
Re: What's the best stiffner?
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:30 pm
by RaidersBash
If you're just doing a touch up or something, the Bickmore's Kahl hat stiffener is a good product, IMO. It doesn't discolor and does what it should.
check it here:
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Re: What's the best stiffner?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:00 am
by Luisiana Jones
Please dont kill me but, whats a stiffner?
Regards,
LJ
Re: What's the best stiffner for hats?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:58 pm
by IndianaBravo
I use a British made starch in a can along with an iron and it has turned a roll up fedora into a neatly crisp specimen!
Cheers
Bravo
Re: What's the best stiffner?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 3:04 pm
by binkmeisterRick
Luisiana Jones wrote:Please dont kill me but, whats a stiffner?
Regards,
LJ
Stiffener is an agent used to help keep the shape of the hat. If there was absolutely no stiffener in a hat, if would be a floppy mess! Likewise, cowboy hats use a LOT of stiffener to keep the shape solid and, well, stiff. Different amounts of stiffener in a hat body will allow for different levels of shaping or floppiness. When a brim or hat gets too floppy, applying some stiffener can help it to regain its "rigidity."