The Resistol Roundup

[savoy6]

Seems awfully late in the year for that weather.

it is....

 

[Lotsahats]

I went for a hike west of Valley Forge, PA, today, and it was 60 degrees. Awfully late in the year for this weather is the truth.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Not only in the US... this christmas was too warm. No snow on the highest peak in Portugal!

Nice Resistols Terry.

 

[Tinben]

Closet find. My wifes dad passed away a few months ago. He was somewhat of a country gentleman. He was a guitar finger picker and liked Chet Adkins. Here is the hat he sometimes wore. It had a feathery band on it but I had to take it off because it was very dirty. And of course I reshaped the crown so it was not so tall on the head.
Resistol Self Conforming
Long Oval 7 3/8
Round Up Collection from Balloff's Inc. Knoxville, Tn.

Sorry for horrific pics. I just wanted to add to forum.

 

[captain kirk]

can anyone tell me if resistol runs a little smaller than stated size,my stetson is a size 7 but actually fits more like a 6 7/8. does resistol run about the same way or does it vary? any help would be appreciated.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

It probably varies. I never own a really "new new" hat from Stetson or Resistol. Used hats depends if the felt shrinks or not.

 

[captain kirk]

thanks,ive never had a new one either ,most of my hats have had more birthdays than me.

 

[TheDane]

Looks good, Terry! Tall for sure, but you wear it well. Also glad to see you found good use for the 6-ply.

Excellent brim work too! Love the way, the brim so perfectly mirrors your happy smile

 

[T Jones]

Looks good, Terry! Tall for sure, but you wear it well. Also glad to see you found good use for the 6-ply.

Excellent brim work too! Love the way, the brim so perfectly mirrors your happy smile

Ole! Glad to see you back! Hope you stick around awhile. You were missed. Thanks to you I found a couple of good uses for the 6 ply you sent me.

 

[Frunobulax]

Well, Fruno's Hat Rescue Center took in another one a couple of weeks ago. I found this Resistol thin ribbon that doesn't say San Antonio in it at a shop in Cincinnati a couple of weeks back. Everything about the hat was fantastic to my eye except for some very bad verdigris staining of the felt.

I poked around on the Lounge for some pointers on neutralizing the stain, and also threw out a request for help. Nobody answered, so last weekend, I dove in. Cleaned the verdigris off sweat band and removed the brass ferrule. I tried scrubbing the stain a bit, but was getting nowhere, so I put it into a naphtha bath for about 12 hours. When I took it out, the verdigris stain remained, but was somewhat diminished. So I hit it with some white vinegar (which I should have done first), and that seemed to start doing the trick. Of course, while that removed a good deal of the stain, it left a watermark, so I rinsed it off one more time in the naphtha bath and let it dry. What I wound up with was a quite serviceable 1950s Resistol San Antonio (that doesn't say San Antonio). The color is more taupe than silverbelly.

This is my second Resistol, and I'd had my eye out for a SA for a while, so refurbing this so it's good enough to be seen in public was very satisfying.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

And a picture of the stain after the nafta bath?

 

[Frunobulax]

And a picture of the stain after the nafta bath?

Yup, should have included that...

You can still see it, faintly. Moreso on the underside than the top.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Nice work there. It's still there but really minimized.

 

[Frunobulax]

Thanks. Knowing what I know now, I should have worked the vinegar in, scrubbed a bit - then put it in the bath.

 

[rclark]

Well, Fruno's Hat Rescue Center took in another one a couple of weeks ago. I found this Resistol thin ribbon that doesn't say San Antonio in it at a shop in Cincinnati a couple of weeks back. Everything about the hat was fantastic to my eye except for some very bad verdigris staining of the felt.

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I poked around on the Lounge for some pointers on neutralizing the stain, and also threw out a request for help. Nobody answered, so last weekend, I dove in. Cleaned the verdigris off sweat band and removed the brass ferrule. I tried scrubbing the stain a bit, but was getting nowhere, so I put it into a naphtha bath for about 12 hours. When I took it out, the verdigris stain remained, but was somewhat diminished. So I hit it with some white vinegar (which I should have done first), and that seemed to start doing the trick. Of course, while that removed a good deal of the stain, it left a watermark, so I rinsed it off one more time in the naphtha bath and let it dry. What I wound up with was a quite serviceable 1950s Resistol San Antonio (that doesn't say San Antonio). The color is more taupe than silverbelly.
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This is my second Resistol, and I'd had my eye out for a SA for a while, so refurbing this so it's good enough to be seen in public was very satisfying.

Man that is a VERY cool hat. Congrats on a great find and an even better cleaning job!

 

[Frunobulax]

Man that is a VERY cool hat. Congrats on a great find and an even better cleaning job!

Thank you, Sir! I really get some satisfaction bringing them back to service.

 

[1mach1]

Awesome find, Fruno. That hat is way cool. And, boy, what great work on stain removal. Very, very, nice!

 

[moontheloon]

awesome job Jim... that is one beautiful hat

 

[tommyK]

Add me to the chorus, Fruno. Nicely done. I'm going to keep that vinegar treatment in mind when this comes up.

 

[Frunobulax]

Awesome find, Fruno. That hat is way cool. And, boy, what great work on stain removal. Very, very, nice!

awesome job Jim... that is one beautiful hat

Add me to the chorus, Fruno. Nicely done. I'm going to keep that vinegar treatment in mind when this comes up.

Thanks. Means a lot coming from all you guys.