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The Open Road Guild
I'll give that a try. I have a Stratoliner that has the same problem. I much prefer a random "travel stain" then I do that little uniform orange ring that seems to be so common in silver bellies, etc. Thanks for the advice. -
The Open Road Guild
Water on the Open Road I'll post a few pictures... Regarding warm water; do you let it soak, or apply it with a sponge? -
The Open Road Guild
New Old Open Road I just landed my first Open Road, and of my Stetson Playboy, Range, and Stratoliner, this baby is in a class by itself (though all the others are too). One problem. It's offwhite and has a slight circle of stain through the felt, just above the sweat band. Any advice on... -
The Stratoliner Society {VINTAGE}
Honeymoon's Over I may have to do that (the Optimo route). I worked with it this weekend to no avail. Thanks for the guidance. -
Need New Sweatband
Cut n paste!!! LOL! Art, I was actually considering that!!! I wish I could get it reproduced, but it I'll definitely replace it. Perhaps you could advise me on a related issue (I've actually posted this to the Stratoliner crew as well). There's an associated problem arising from the... -
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The Stratoliner Society {VINTAGE}
Sweating out the Stratoliner Regarding the decayed sweatband; Thanks for your advice! The required replacement is sad news, but not unexpected. I agree; this is an awesome hat, meant for wearing. And it's going with me down the road. I don't plan on pampering this bad boy, so I'll swap out the... -
The Stratoliner Society {VINTAGE}
Stratoliner sweatband... I posted this over in a "NEW SWEATBANDS" thread before I realized that there was probably a group of Stratoliner experts nearby. Hope I'm not in troublke for double-posting. Anyway... I just won an old Stetson Stratoliner on eBay (so does that make me a novice member... -
Need New Sweatband
Another sweatband question I just won an old Stetson Stratoliner on eBay. It's going to be a great fixer-upper when I'm done, but I'm a bit concerned about the sweatband. It's rather old and looks fairly "rotten" for lack of a better term. It's flaking around the upper end (crown-ward). I hate... -
Hat Ribbons
Hat pin Hope you don't mind my jumping in with a question along these lines... Is a hat pin (like the stratoliner pin on a stetson stratoliner or the JBS branding iron) supposed to go through just the ribbon, or is it also suppose to penetrate the felt? -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
The Flagship Yep. I was certainly eyeing that one... while toying with a hat-jack, dabbling in possibilities. Good grab. -
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Whipped by a Whippet I gotcha... Big head=big $... Didn't think I'd ever have to pay for that. And that was indeed a great looking hat. More power to the winner! Maybe I need to run a few car washes and raise some extra capital for the next time something like that comes around. But for... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Whipped by the Whippet Wow! That Stetson Whippet went sky-high fast! ($250+). Is that typical? If so, it's out of my league. I did nab my Stratoliner though. Looks like a fixer-upper, but eager to get at it! So here's my stand on my goal. Stetson Playboy - got it (by shear blind luck!)... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
Stretch of Open Road (pun intended) Thanks for the guidance. I figured a 2-size stretch was likely contrary to the laws of God and man. I'd hate to ruin that Open Road and take it out of circulation. One of the keys to being a responsible relic-hunter, I suppose, is sometimes leaving the... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
A stretch of Open Road... Thanks for the warm greeting, hatters! I'll post some photos of the odd asortment thus far when I get my cell camera working again. Meanwhile; "Son of a gun!" Not an ebay prize, but I stumbled on an Open Road, box and all, at the Salvation Army store yesterday... -
Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
I'm fairly new at this (a couple of months into it), and have had a couple of successes and some big failures. Successes: A "Stetson 3x Western Hat" that ended up being a beautiful charcoal grey Stetson Playboy. A small, soft, light grey Imperial Stetson that's a perfect hat for my 10... -
