Club Obi Wan

I checked Todd´s Fedoras,the new ones,lookin´ good!

i can't remember what the old pictures looked like before . but i see the price is a bit higher than last week and he has more sizes in stock, but lower than the original price. so a good deal for a decent style hat, it is stiff but still one nice hat.

Looking pretty good! - I might open my wallet but would like to see some other photos first as I have an obsession with getting a hat with perfectly straight sides haha!

I've a quick question regarding the "stiffness" of his hats, how do you get them to looser / floppy. Or is it even possible.

Thanks you.
Croft

I just got a downtower. you could call it version 3, because
1. its not as stiff as it was,
2. crown seems a bit higher than the version 2 but smaller than version 1
3. it has a darker more movie accurate ribbon.

i love it. its a really good hat for the price.

Indiana Croft wrote:I've a quick question regarding the "stiffness" of his hats, how do you get them to looser / floppy. Or is it even possible.

Thanks you.
Croft

i haven't tried it , but i guessing giving it a good water soaking , may remove a lot of the stiffening, but then you may have to rebash it.

Water? Nope. Steam and water can actually reactivate the stiffener. Aside from wearing it a lot, denatured alcohol will get some of the stiffener out.

jlee562 wrote:Water? Nope. Steam and water can actually reactivate the stiffener. Aside from wearing it a lot, denatured alcohol will get some of the stiffener out.

ahhhh good to know . i still like my hat stiff , my raider hat is nice and crushable , but alas the color has faded from brown to a greenish tint. i wonder if i can dye it ?

I ordered mine late in the day and just recieved a message that it is on its way! Impressive but not surprised as Todd`s has always had great customer service. I am in no need of an Indy fedora but at the price and Todds attempts to get an accurate copy of Raiders paraphanelia, I couldnt resist!

you should be happy with a downtowner i know i still use mine just about every other day , when i'm not wearing my "raiders' from todd's

indyclone wrote:

jlee562 wrote:Water? Nope. Steam and water can actually reactivate the stiffener. Aside from wearing it a lot, denatured alcohol will get some of the stiffener out.

ahhhh good to know . i still like my hat stiff , my raider hat is nice and crushable , but alas the color has faded from brown to a greenish tint. i wonder if i can dye it ?

I'd noticed that on the new line of Todd's hats when I saw my mates hat here in Tokyo....I suspect re-dying them would be impossible, since you'd need to soak the whole body to get a uniform colour? And that's not really an easy or practical thing to do...But yeah, the green undertone was a little offputting..

As I recall some of the early Akubra Federations had the same problem with the 'greenish tint' peeking through after they had faded.

Regards! Michaelson

Michaelson wrote:As I recall some of the early Akubra Federations had the same problem with the 'greenish tint' peeking through after they had faded.

Regards! Michaelson

I ad a newer one in for a cleaning and reblock and they still do.

I don't suspect that it's impossible, Bob Jessee of Black Sheep Hat Works does a lot of his own hand dyed bodies. Though it is probably impractical for folks like us who are just hat enthusiasts.

BendingOak wrote:

Michaelson wrote:As I recall some of the early Akubra Federations had the same problem with the 'greenish tint' peeking through after they had faded.

Regards! Michaelson

I ad a newer one in for a cleaning and reblock and they still do.

Wow.

BendingOak wrote:

Michaelson wrote:As I recall some of the early Akubra Federations had the same problem with the 'greenish tint' peeking through after they had faded.

Regards! Michaelson

I ad a newer one in for a cleaning and reblock and they still do.

Glad i went for a custom.

My understanding is the type of dyes being used.

The Oakster loves to reblock a downcrowner.

Texan Scott wrote:The Oakster loves to reblock a downcrowner.