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Machine washing performance wear hats?

Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:22 pm
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
12193 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:22 pm
We’ve had a glove thread and polo thread themed around sweating our dicks off in the last week or so.

What about hats? How do y’all keep them from getting rancid after 4 rounds?

I like the white performance wear hats in the summer, but they start turning yellow and crusty within a month of buying them during the summer.

Assume the dishwasher is the answer here? Or some kind of sink soaking? Do y’all use dish detergent or laundry detergent?
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
4899 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:32 pm to
I have a large tub sink in my laundry room so I soak mine in oxyclean detergent and hot water and then rinse.. It get the job done... If it's really bad I use Dawn and a scrub brush ..
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
70856 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

I like the white performance wear hats in the summer, but they start turning yellow and crusty within a month of buying them during the summer.


put them in the washing machine with normal detergent and let them air dry. performance hats are far easier to get looking new than older cotton hats ever were
This post was edited on 7/28/25 at 2:39 pm
Posted by contraryman
Earth
Member since Dec 2007
1998 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:56 pm to
Dishwasher is the best on this. Doesn’t ever submerge them and heat dries them some.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86140 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

put them in the washing machine with normal detergent and let them air dry. performance hats are far easier to get looking new than older cotton hats ever were
This
Posted by Stuttgart Tiger
Branson, MO
Member since Jan 2006
15377 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 3:48 pm to
If I'm at home or in the hotel showering after a round, I'll take my hat or visor in there with me and use soap and a washcloth to wash the hat too. When finished, I leave it hanging in the shower to drip dry.
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
20133 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 4:08 pm to
I had the same issue and then my wife bought me a couple of these:



ball cap washer
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
20030 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 4:12 pm to
Tilley

Great hats.
Posted by RobNation
Dallas, TX
Member since Sep 2011
914 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:10 pm to
There's a spray called "Hat Saver". When I buy new hats, i basically drown it in that.
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
30178 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:41 pm to
I heard the dishwasher works well too.
This post was edited on 7/28/25 at 9:43 pm
Posted by dek81572
Bossier City
Member since Apr 2012
1320 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 10:07 pm to
Spray and wash and the top rack of the dishwasher. On most dishwashers there is a top rack only setting. Take them out a place in front of a box fan. Done
Posted by jpggpj
Chair
Member since Oct 2005
4033 posts
Posted on 7/29/25 at 7:37 am to
Depending on sweat factor, after 1-5 rounds, get home go to sink and run warm water on it, hit it with some Dawn liquid soap while rubbing it with a soft sponge/brush, then let air dry.
Posted by JScoop8
Member since Oct 2014
1069 posts
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:46 am to
I’ve been using the dawn platinum plus power wash spray and it’s worked great. I use hot water to soak the hat then spray it with the dawn and let it sit for an hour or so then rinse it off.
Posted by CHiPs25
Member since Apr 2014
3054 posts
Posted on 7/29/25 at 12:47 pm to
I asked ChatGPT this same question and here is what it told me.

Posted by Jon A thon
Member since May 2019
2358 posts
Posted on 7/29/25 at 1:25 pm to
I sweat a lot in general and clean all my hats this way. Performance material hats are even easier because the bill is usually made of a material that doesn't get destroyed if it gets too wet. Warm water and laundry detergent in a bowl. I have a small brush that was made for cleaning shoes I believe. I soak the hat in the water trying not to get the bill too wet if it isn't made for it. Then lightly brush it. I can typically get hats looking pretty new without much effort at all. About 5 minutes worth of work and I don't have to worry about things getting smashed/creased in the washing machine or run an entire dishwasher cycle.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21214 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:30 pm to
Dishwasher.
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