This is where it's at Doug. I don't go for the review vids so much, design taste being so individually subjective, but your techniques for shaping and maintenance are really second to none.
Doug, that tool and advise is everything. I have learned more from your channel than any other RU-vid videos about maintaining and keeping fitted caps in shape. For me, reducing the wrinkles and lack of asymmetry between the crown height, back panel and profiles to ensure a rounded fit is a big challenge with fitted caps, and the tool resolves this. Keep it going.
One of the most insightful how-to videos I’ve come across in my ball cap collection journey….✊🏾 much appreciated, and (btw, that’s a super sweet Detroit Tigers cap you have that you used in the opening tutorial !👍🏾)
ive had success stuffing the hat with a tshirt, applying spray starch and ironing. keeps the shape for a long while, does require reapplication as im bald so the shape eventually goes wonky
Your channel is so Underrated. You were one of the first to ever make instructional videos on shaping hats and using different techniques if not the first I’ve seen. Although there’s other people making videos on curbing the brim I still come back to your videos as a refresher when I need to shape a hat. 👍🏼🧢
This was a truly amazing video!!! I had numerous caps that the shape was really off. This completely fixed it. I used the Skullerz with a Size 3 soccer ball inside it and steamer to reshape (size 7.5 hat). Thank you for sharing your discovery
Newton discovers gravity Franklin discover electricity Watson & Crick discover DNA Theo Epstein discovers Bill James Doug discovers the Bump Cap 👍👍👍👍 All kidding aside this is great. Bump Cap should see a sizable “bump” in sales thanks to your video Doug. This is an impactful video, no doubt.
I have not personally, but some viewers have. I try to keep the cap material more permeable and avoid any kind of sprays, but that's just my personal choice. Thanks!
Some viewers do that, so I think it's ok if you want to try it. Personally I've always avoided using sprays so that they don't coat and clog the polyester or wool and make them less able to breathe.... thanks for the question.
Love the video! I’m thinking about getting a couple World Series patch hats which are made in China. I can’t stand the boxy crown and have seemingly tried everything to get it to look right. May give the bump insert a shot.
Never tried it, but I've got a hat or two where I might like to experiment with it. Usually I avoid the dryer because it tends to really beat up and soften the visor. Thanks for the question, if I try it I will def record and post a video of results.
Oh man I appreciate your videos so much I didn’t even think about using steam to curve my brim and make it stay also the wrinkles bro your a genius thank you so much
If the buckram in the front two panels is really beaten down, then it's difficult to restore the most robust structural part. But some cap fans use spray starch on the crown when they have it on a shaping form like this, to give it a little more stiffness and hold off wrinkling of the back four panels, thanks.
I have noticed that the 2021 MLB Postseason caps do not have the championship patches. Maybe they don't sell well when the team is eliminated and They will be used in only in the WS. Greetings From Colombia
I just ordered one of these. I noticed when stretching about an 1/8 i see how the band deforms plus it seems like it would be great to shape the front of the cap. 🙏
Hey bro the best thing to use is a insert for hats to replace hard hats - I was mind blown - I got one - and then vacuum formed about 80 more for every one of my hats. - Why vacuum form the insert? There's no gaps or anything - full coverage inside the hats.`
@@VanDrums1 no it's a insert that fits inside a hat - just a plastic round insert that leaves part of the back open for snap backs / velcro back hats. Look up North by Honeywell SC01 Protective Shell Insert for Baseball Cap
I reviewed differences in this video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-76w4oEVCMWI.html - and I believe the try-on starts around 7 minute mark. May add side-by-side images to a future video, thanks.
Maybe best thing to do is re-heat, especially if it's the visor. I've got a couple of visor curving videos on my channel... check those out and follow the process to heat and re-curve the visors.
Depends on how you wear and store it, but not that long… you can try spray starch to keep the pressed look longer, a lot of my viewers do that with the back four panels.
Thanks for the videos, awesome info and tips. I got a little issue with a cap hope you can help me, I already bent the brim and seams a little twist to one side, can’t get an uniform curve, tryed to bend with bands, steam and a cilinder and a cup but the result is the same. I am worried that is more like a problem with the crown. Is not the first cap that I bend.
If you steam it to curve, you can probably manipulate it a bit more on the side that needs it. Unfortunately I’ve had caps where the visor is not centered, or the two front crown panels are attached to the visor at different heights… both of these can really mess up the cap symmetry, so it may just be a bad quality cap.
@@dreinthe616 oh I see, do you recommend to change the cap?, I just bought it online, with the straight brim seams to look ok, but the problem becomes visible once I curved the brim. Or do you think is not a big deal?
That’s a good question, I guess I had not noticed the lack of them yet… but it could be the crazy supply chain troubles with almost every industry these days.
Yes, although it may be tough to tuck it into the sweatband the way you can do with a standard one... even if you can't, the insert is still great for shaping.
You should definitely go to my channel page and/or search "removing dents and creases from caps" - I've got two videos on that, one full-length and another abbreviated 'classic' edit that I just posted recently, thanks.
@@dreinthe616 thanks for that, I've tried some of the methods and it has worked for new era caps, but when it comes to twill hats I'm having a hard time keeping the creases out even with heavy starch
Hi! Love the concept and ordered one from Amazon. Do you think they will fit differently depending on your size? I saw you had 7 5/8 and I’m 7 3/8. Thanks!!
Do you think the Bullard bump cap and steam can raise/restore the buckram and front panels? I have a Roman Pro from the mid to late 80s that is too sloped, too much of a dad hat look. Would like to have a mid-crown shape if possible, since it's a 1950s Senators replica. Size-wise, it fits great - no stretching needed. Bought it as new deadstock, so mint condition other than being somewhat flattened (guess from the way it was stored).
I think all of it depends on the ability of the buckram to hold shape... you could try by heating it with a hairdryer and then pressing from the inside with a towel or t-shirt, just something to deliver the form you want. If it holds after cooling down you might be good, but otherwise there's not a lot of ways to put structure/stiffness back in.
@@dreinthe616 Thanks Doug. Will try the hairdryer method first - that's simple and practical. And the bump cap insert is a great suggestion for smoothing out creases and is certainly affordable. Yet another helpful video to extend the life of a cap.
I did a video for mesh back caps - find it at my channel or click ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oKbgnYJE53o.html - and it might need a little more heat/exposure time, but it should still work in most cases.
Will work with any size, and they really only sell one size of these anyway… they’ve got slots that allow them to compress a little bit for smaller size caps, thanks.
It should be compliant enough to work in those sizes, and I’d recommend the Bullard one I linked in the description because it will probably conform the easiest to those, thanks
Mostly I just try to soften the look of the corners of the crown, here are two videos where I show what I do: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-03SATQZRHnw.html or ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p367fG3oCGY.html good luck, thanks.
Actually I don't, I usually just try to clean them as soon as they start looking like they need it... I do have a couple of cleaning videos on my channel ICYI, but neither has a blocker spray in it, thanks.
I'm just wondering. I have a New Era cap and was wondering if it is fake or not. It is an American National 59fifty with a new york yankees logo on the right side of the cap and the new era logo in gold on the left. It also has the inside which looks authentic - black and white instead of white and black just saying 59fifty and the New Era in black and white. Genuine Merch, 100% wool, made in China. Is this authentic or fake? Thanks.
I'm not really the best at the fake-spotting... but that does remind me of a collection from a few years ago at lids - where the opposing AL/NL birds were on the front panels, and the team and NE logos were on opposite wear sides on a black cap, as you describe.
@@dreinthe616 That's the one. It has the two birds on the front going after a baseball in the middle with American on one side of the baseball and National on the other, respectively. Thanks for responding!
Steam alone is not enough for many of the steps shown here... you need a form to hold the shape, much like forms are used during the initial cap blocking (during almost any kind of hat making). I do have a video comparing a portable garment steamer to a teapot, and several other videos where you can use steam alone for less intensive shaping and wrinkle removal, thx.
