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Schott 568 Vandals Jacket - $1,250 The classic Perfecto motorcycle jacket, in a very special limited-edition Schott double rider style. 
Bravo!so I attempted my first bath on Sunday ... I must admit that I am more than pleased with the result
I bathed my 1930s Stetson No.1 Quality that had some pretty deeply soiled areas due to hard wear in its time.
I first treated the heavily soiled areas with a white vinegar solution then dropped the hat in the bath for about 8 hours agitating it ever 2 hours or so ... then simply hung it to dry
The before shots
after treating with the vinegar solution and bathing
some heavy rain was predicted so I tented the situation
the result
The hat looks fantastic... better than the photos show .
I was hesitant to try this at first and admittedly skeptical of what the result would be ... sure glad I did it
Sent from my space aged handheld communication device and universal translator
I had no idea what I was doing ... just took a shot
I was most surprised at how quickly the naptha odour disappeared.so I attempted my first bath on Sunday ... I must admit that I am more than pleased with the result
I bathed my 1930s Stetson No.1 Quality that had some pretty deeply soiled areas due to hard wear in its time.
I first treated the heavily soiled areas with a white vinegar solution then dropped the hat in the bath for about 8 hours agitating it ever 2 hours or so ... then simply hung it to dry
I treated the sweat with leather conditioner before and after ... I see no ill affects
The before shots
after treating with the vinegar solution and bathing
some heavy rain was predicted so I tented the situation
the result
The hat looks fantastic... better than the photos show .
I was hesitant to try this at first and admittedly skeptical of what the result would be ... sure glad I did it
Sent from my space aged handheld communication device and universal translator
as soon as the hat was dry there was zero odor
amazing. Great hat. What is naptha, is it pure alcohol?so I attempted my first bath on Sunday ... I must admit that I am more than pleased with the result
I bathed my 1930s Stetson No.1 Quality that had some pretty deeply soiled areas due to hard wear in its time.
I first treated the heavily soiled areas with a white vinegar solution then dropped the hat in the bath for about 8 hours agitating it every 2 hours or so ... then simply hung it to dry
I treated the sweat with leather conditioner before and after ... I see no ill affects
The before shots
after treating with the vinegar solution and bathing
some heavy rain was predicted so I tented the situation
the result
The hat looks fantastic... better than the photos show .
I was hesitant to try this at first and admittedly skeptical of what the result would be ... sure glad I did it
Sent from my space aged handheld communication device and universal translator
so I attempted my first bath on Sunday ... I must admit that I am more than pleased with the result
I bathed my 1930s Stetson No.1 Quality that had some pretty deeply soiled areas due to hard wear in its time.
I first treated the heavily soiled areas with a white vinegar solution then dropped the hat in the bath for about 8 hours agitating it every 2 hours or so ... then simply hung it to dry
I treated the sweat with leather conditioner before and after ... I see no ill affects
The before shots
after treating with the vinegar solution and bathing
some heavy rain was predicted so I tented the situation
the result
The hat looks fantastic... better than the photos show .
I was hesitant to try this at first and admittedly skeptical of what the result would be ... sure glad I did it
Sent from my space aged handheld communication device and universal translator
When it was more common & you could buy it at most service stations back in the day it was known as white gas. That is essentially what Coleman Fuel is now.
thnks, i think it's obtainable if rare, $10 per ltr from camping stores!
It is expensive by volume. If you only have one hat to do it might not be much more expensive if you could find a Dry Cleaners to do it. The problem is very few clean hats anymore.
ha hopefully i'm wrong about the hat. And don't worry, i had mentally noted reading the forum where you said it was too hot there to do a gas bath on a hat, so figured it was like other spirits and petroleums.
thanks Jim ... and thanks for the Sunday morning impromptu tutorial
