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How to Clean a Trucker Hat (Without Cracking the Foam)

Clean the mesh back and foam front of a trucker hat separately so it gets clean without cracking or peeling.

Old hats need less water and more patience, so start with a spot test and keep cardboard brims dry.

Wool hats clean up easily with cool water, light dabbing and patience, as long as you keep heat and friction away.

Clean a straw hat with a brush and a barely damp cloth, then reshape it so it lasts more summers.

Keep a felt cowboy hat looking sharp with mostly dry cleaning and a light touch on stains.

A simple hand-cleaning method for snapbacks that keeps the flat brim flat and gets the grime out of the plastic strap.

Clean a hat brim with a light touch and very little water so the stains come out and the shape stays put.

Two simple ways to clean a hat by hand, one for hats that can take water and one for hats that can’t.

Some polyester caps survive the washer, but here’s which hats should never go in and the safer way to clean them.

Yes, people do it, but here’s how it goes wrong and what we’d do instead.