Hat Care Guides
Dirty hat? You’re in the right place. These are our step-by-step guides for washing and cleaning every kind of hat without wrecking the brim, the shape or the color. Start with the basics, or jump straight to your hat type.
Start here
- How to Wash a Hat (Without Ruining It)
The master guide. Works for most caps, plus notes for wool, felt and straw. - How to Wash a Baseball Hat
Ball caps, step by step, in about ten minutes. - How to Hand Wash a Hat
The safest way to clean almost any hat at home.
Stains and smells
- How to Get Sweat Stains Out of a Hat
Yellow lines, salt marks and that crusty sweatband. - How to Wash a White Hat
Getting the yellow out, and why bleach makes it worse. - How to Get the Smell Out of a Hat
For the hat that smells like the gym bag it lives in. - How to Clean a Black Hat
White salt lines and dust without fading the color.
Dishwasher and washing machine
- Can You Wash a Hat in the Dishwasher?
The internet hack, the risks, and what to do instead. - Can You Wash a Hat in the Washing Machine?
When it works, when it wrecks the hat.
By hat type
- How to Clean a Fitted Hat
Clean it without shrinking a size. - How to Clean a New Era Hat
59FIFTY fitteds and other New Era caps. - How to Clean a Snapback
Flat brims, snap straps and all. - How to Clean a Trucker Hat
Foam front, mesh back, two different jobs. - How to Clean a Melin or Performance Hat
Technical fabrics and quick-dry caps. - How to Clean a Golf Hat
Sunscreen, sweat and a full 18 holes of grime. - How to Clean a Wool Hat
Cool water, gentle hands, no shrinking. - How to Clean a Felt Cowboy Hat
Mostly dry methods that keep felt looking right. - How to Clean a Straw Hat
Barely damp, never soaked. - How to Clean a Vintage Hat
Old snapbacks, cardboard brims and when to leave it alone. - How to Clean a Hat Brim
Fingerprints, edge grime and under-brim stains.
Care, storage and tricky stains
- How to Clean a Hat Sweatband
Where the smell and the yellow line actually live. - How to Get Sunscreen Out of a Hat
Oily marks on the brim and band. - How to Get Makeup Off a Hat
Foundation on the sweatband, handled gently. - How to Clean a Hat with Baking Soda
When it works and when to skip it. - How to Reshape a Hat
Crushed crowns and bent brims. - How to Store Hats
Keep your rotation in shape and dust-free.
Want the shortcut?
Every guide above works with stuff you already have at home. If you’d rather skip the bowl of soapy water, Cap Sauce foam cleans without soaking and the soft brush is made for hat fabric.