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Title: Shaping Cowboy Hats Post by: mod93dirt on May 09, 2012, 12:50:03 am With the recent posts regarding cowboy hats, I have a question. What the best way to go about shaping a palm leaf hat? I've got one, that I'll admit is a cheap one, and it wont hold its shape for nothing. I like the way it fits my head, but I cant get it to hold shape the way that I want. My mother in law does upholstery work and has a high strength steamer that I have used to shape my felt hat and straw hat with. But this palm hat just wont hold its shape for nothing. I can steam it and get it lookin the way I want, but a week or so later is seems to go back to its off the shelf shape. I realize you get what you pay for, but is it just the fact that it is a cheap hat, and I am stuck with it. Or is there a better way to shape a palm hat?
Title: Re: Shaping Cowboy Hats Post by: ROCKIN ROO HOG DOGS on May 09, 2012, 06:03:56 am Dunk it in a water trough or the bath tub and get it soaked through,shape it while its soft. Ive still got one i have had since i was 14,its been stepped on,ran over etc a lot,thats the nice thing about palm leaf hats,dunk em" in water and start again ;)
Title: Re: Shaping Cowboy Hats Post by: HDCURS on May 09, 2012, 06:56:02 am X2 ^
Title: Re: Shaping Cowboy Hats Post by: bayem~and~slay em on May 09, 2012, 07:46:37 am Don't leave em in ur truck on the dash in the sun either thatll make em lose shape not tellin what to do but if ur jus wantin a 4" brim get an open crown sun body palm leaf they take a Beatin an hold a shape good an there cheap ( if u don't wear a 5-7" brim ;) )
Title: Re: Shaping Cowboy Hats Post by: Kid7 on May 09, 2012, 08:30:22 am x4. Or just hose it down. Like a grass calf rope. You can completely change the way it feels by puttin it in the sun, in a rope can, or get it wet and they last forever
Title: Re: Shaping Cowboy Hats Post by: SCHitemHard on May 09, 2012, 10:05:37 am wear it in the shower, learned that from the army when i had to wear my berret. tried it and it shaped real nice
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