Have you heard that what you wear reflects your personality? This is true in this situation. Customized caps are not just an accessory to protect you from the sunlight on a sunny day. They tell about your personality and reflect your individuality. Whether you wear a hat from your company or restore your dad’s cap, it needs proper attention during cleaning.
Washing the hat is different from a customized t-shirt. You must clean it properly to maintain its look and extend its lifespan. It is important to pay attention during washing to achieve all these goals. Through this blog, we will guide you to the things you should promote and avoid while washing your custom hat to keep it fresh and new even after years.
Clean and Wash Your Caps with Care
When you have spent time in the customization of your hat, such as custom fitted caps or caps promoting your brand through its logo, you will certainly take care of it to keep it looking clean and fresh for a long time. To be honest, caring for caps is not a challenging task. Following some tips to do and avoid can keep your cap looking fresh and new with just minimal effort.
Things to Avoid To Increase the Life Span Of the Cap
Avoid bleaching it or using harsh chemicals
Bleach or harmful chemicals are the biggest enemies of a garment. Never use them, as they can cause discoloration, damage to the fabric, and even weaken the structure of the cap.
Avoid machine wash or drying the cap
Another mistake you might commit is placing the beautiful appeal in a washing machine or tumbler dyer. The strong, rough, and heat cycles of the machine wash and dryer can result in fabric shrinking, wrapping, and losing its shape. Moreover, we cannot forget the damage that the machine does to the custom caps’ embroidery and designs.
Things We Can Do For the Long Life of Cap
Using the spot clean technique
Have you ever heard of the technique of spot cleaning? This is the best way to keep your custom hat looking clean and give a feel that it has just been purchased from the store and worn for the first time. The question is how to use this technique. Simply use a damp cloth (cold water) or sponge and gently wipe away the dirt or any unwanted marks. You can follow this technique often to give your cap a fresh look like a daisy.
Use detergent and cold water
The spot-cleaning technique will work if the spot is easy to remove, but how can you remove stiff spots and marks like the spot of hair oil or something similar? In this situation, the damp cloth is not recommended; you will just waste your time and energy. In such situations, you can use a mild detergent. Check for the recommendations according to your cap’s fabric and rinse it with cold water. You can use a soft cloth or sponge and rub with soft hands to remove the stiff stains. Make sure that you read through the ingredients of the detergent and check if there are no harsh chemicals or bleaching elements in the powder. These chemicals can ruin your fabric and embroidery.
Air dry to maintain shape
Using natural air is the way to dry your appeal after it is washed. Avoid hanging it on the dry lines with pegs. These can leave permanent marks on the pegs of the cap fabric. Moreover, avoid hanging it in harsh sun rays. By doing so, you can destroy the fabric, allow the color to fade, and cap to give an aged look to the cap. The best technique is to let the cap rest on a flat surface with enough space. Later, when you find that it is permanently dried or semi-dry, you can push it outwards to return its shape if needed.
Time to Wash Your Caps
When washing your custom caps, be it of any form, the first rule is to avoid using a washing machine or dishwasher. This might be a time-saving option, but it determines the construction of your hats and lowers its importance.
To remove a spot from your cap, you can simply use a spot treatment or wash it with a detergent for stiff spots and marks.
Step#1:
Take one spoon or cap full of laundry detergent and add it to the sink or pail filled with warm water.
Step#2:
Soak your cap in that water for some minutes. For instance, wearing your sunhat like embroidered military caps or personalized armed caps on a scorching sunny day can result in stains of dirt, oil, and sweat tapped in your hat. Your appeal will become a smelly and filthy mess. You can simply either soak in the tub of cold water detergent or use a spot removing technique to wash away the stains before your next duty.
Step#3:
After you have given time to your cap in the detergent water, rinse with under cool water to remove all dirt and detergent. Later, dry it using a towel or a brush.
Step#4:
You must leave your cap to air dry. Just to prevent it from losing its shape or reshaping it, you can fill your hat with a towel and then leave it to air dry. Refrain from placing it in the dryer for quick results.
Clean and Care For Your Caps for a Long Life
Use the right strategy to clean and care for your custom caps, and make sure that they are ready to serve you for years in the same condition with the same charm.
Just following the right cleaning techniques, like using a gentle detergent or no harsh chemicals during the washing, can prevent the bonds of the fabric from damaging. After you have washed it, try to air dry it instead of using a tumbler dryer, which can damage the embroidery on the cap. A little effort from your end can preserve the shape, color, and overall quality of the cap.
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