Removing stains ????

[Sonero]

Gentlemen of the sombrero (FEDORA). I have a fur Stetson Saxon fedora with a stain on the crown that won't come off with mild fabric soap (Woolite) on Youtube I see someone using fine sand paper 220 grit to remove stains. What say you.....leave it since it is on the crown and nobody but me will know it is there or let my OCD get the best of me and fudge with it ?

Thank You

 

[Edward]

Photo would help - where on the crown?

 

[Sonero]

Photo would help - where on the crown?

 

[Edward]

Ah! Yes....Assuming the photo is how it looks in natural light, I'm not honestly sure I'd have noticed the stain there if I wasn't looking for it. I'd leave well alone and just wear and enjoy if it's purely cosmetic.

 

[Atg_Stl]

Call me crazy, but I can't see a stain on here anywhere?! Maybe that answers your question as-is but as someone that struggles with the OCD issues himself I'd understand wanting to get it corrected. From an outsiders perspective though, I think it looks great as-is!

 

[Sonero]

OK Thanks everyone. I will keep the OCD snake in the bag and just deal.

FYI the sandpaper idea was mentioned in one of those videos from JJ 's Hats on Youtube. He has some good tips normally that is why I was interested in what you all had to say.

 

[belfastboy]

Gentlemen of the sombrero (FEDORA). I have a fur Stetson Saxon fedora with a stain on the crown that won't come off with mild fabric soap (Woolite) on Youtube I see someone using fine sand paper 220 grit to remove stains. What say you.....leave it since it is on the crown and nobody but me will know it is there or let my OCD get the best of me and fudge with it ?

Thank You

Do you know what the stain is made from? The type of stain determines next steps. The biggest difficulty of removing stains is that regardless the type you have to flush the stain out. Dabbing it, if it dissolves the stain , often ends up just disbursing the stain over a larger area. You lighten the stain, but you spread it out and risk making it more visible. I always have a spray bottle of denatured alcohol on my shop bench. That often works but take my words above as a caution.

 

[jlee562]

OK Thanks everyone. I will keep the OCD snake in the bag and just deal.

FYI the sandpaper idea was mentioned in one of those videos from JJ 's Hats on Youtube. He has some good tips normally that is why I was interested in what you all had to say.

If the stain is just a surface stain, you can 'shave' the top layer off with sandpaper. All hats are finished this way anyways. However, if you've never done it before, I would advise using a hat sponge, which is less invasive.

But I also don't really see any staining. You talking about the slightly darker part in the center of the crown? Nobody is gonna see that unless they're like a foot taller than you.