Soak in alcohol. It'll kill the bacteria, what stinks in your hat. It won't affect the color at all. A friend taught me this trick and it works, especially with performance shirts/polos.

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:29 pm to JJ27

Like rubbing alcohol?

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Posted by Tortious

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Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:29 pm to JJ27

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Soak in alcohol.

So buy a case use 1/4 for hat rest for me?

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Posted by AlxTgr

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Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:30 pm to steakbombLSU

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use the washing machine and then air dry.

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Posted by GaryMyMan

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Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:31 pm to SeauxLeauxHeaux

Lemme tell ya: if it has a leather strap BE CAREFUL. I just ruined 3 hats this weekend washing them in a bucket with OxyClean. The dye from the leather strap of one hat bled and now they all have various red stains. I have washed the non-leather-strapped caps multiple times now and it hasn't come out.

This post was edited on 8/8/16 at 1:32 pm

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Posted by Muice

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Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:31 pm to SeauxLeauxHeaux

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All my golf hats smell like reefer

FIFY

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Posted by JJ27

Member since Sep 2004

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Posted on 8/8/16 at 1:32 pm to Lester Earl

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Like rubbing alcohol?

Yeah. He just douses it with alcohol and lets it air dry. I soaked it in the sink with about a half a bottle mixed in with water. Didn't affect the color at all, which I was worried about honestly. All of that performance material will start to smell bad after a while. This is the only thing I've found to salvage it.

If you're worried, start off with a shirt you don't care about and go from there.

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