How to Clean Your Hat – The Captician Hat Care Method
This guide shows you how to clean New Era fitteds, snapbacks and baseball caps safely using The Captician Hat Cleaning Kit, without scrubbing, soaking or water marks.
1. Shake the Hat Cleaner bottle before use
Shake The Captician Hat Cleaner well before each use to make sure the formula is fully mixed.
2. Colour fastness test
1. Spray a small amount of The Captician Hat Cleaner onto the microfibre cloth.
2. Press the dampened part of the cloth onto a hidden area of the hat for 20 seconds.
3. Check the cloth. If any colour transfers, do not use the cleaner on that hat.
Note: The Captician Hat Cleaner is not suitable for suede or leather.
3. Brush
Remove any stickers from the hat (you can re-apply them once the hat is dry).Brush away dust and dry dirt. If a stain is wet, only brush the dry fabric around it.
4. Apply No Watermark Mist
To avoid watermarks during spot cleaning, use The Captician No-Watermark Mist.
Spot cleaning wets only one area of the hat. As that area dries, moisture can travel outward and leave a visible ring (a water mark). The mist helps the fabric dry evenly, preventing the development of a ring.
Use the mist when spot cleaning small areas, not when cleaning the entire hat .
Where to Mist (based on where the stain or dirt is located).
Crown: Mist the full crown so the whole area dries evenly.
Brim/Visor: Mist both the top and underside of the brim.
Sweatband: Do not pre-mist. If moisture spreads to the crown or brim during cleaning, lightly mist those areas to keep the drying even.
5. Apply Hat Cleaner
Spray The Captician Hat Cleaner directly onto the stain and leave it to work for around 2 minutes.
6. Blot & Wipe
Dampen half of your microfibre cloth with warm water.
Blot and wipe the treated area with the damp half, then repeat with the dry half to absorb excess moisture.
When spot cleaning: if the fabric around the cleaned area starts to dry, lightly mist those areas with the No Watermark Mist to keep the dampness even and prevent water marks.
7. Dry
Place your hat on a mannequin head or stuff it with a rolled-up towel to help it keep its shape.Use a hairdryer on the cool setting or allow the hat to air dry in a well-ventilated area.
8. Check
Let your hat fully dry to see the final result.Stubborn stains might need more than one application – repeat steps 4–7 if any stain remains.
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