Lol, "if you don't have a sink, you're out of luck". I guess homeless people will be stuck with a boxy-shaped Era 59Fifty cap.

Why is milk coming out of your faucet

Word around is he is still wearing the hat to this day.

"The reason why you don't wanna get it on the brim.." then he soaks the brim LOOL

10% thanking the user for tips 90% talking about how the water is foggy

Cool video bro... Outstanding and useful information, but I am worried about that hard water....

just got my first 59fifty and I am in the process of doing this (cap is still VERY slightly moist) it's looking better already. YOU ARE AWESOME

Laughing at all the people that have, apparently, never seen hot water coming out of a faucet before.

So pumped on this. Just tried it with one of the hats i have that looked soooo boxy and it got rid of the points completely. No wrinkles at all and i used a dry wash rag instead of paper towels and it actually stretched out a little bit to a bigger size. Thanks a lot man.

If anyone is interested, his water is cloudy because of air bubbles not because it's nasty.

I use a similar method to this (but usually for snap backs) just to lower the crown of the hat. Same idea. I work the high spots slightly to soften them, but instead of wearing the hat until it's dry I stuff a towel inside of it and make it the shape that I'd like. Then let it dry. It's obviously easier with a snap back because it's adjustable so shrinkage is not an issue.

Hey man! Great advice, got my hat to the perfect shape from watching this video.. I didn't however use the paper towels as I felt it might make the hat loose! I just kept my hat on all day until it dried, not entirely comfortable but worth it in the end! Cheers

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I don't know why this video has so many dislikes. Thanks bro

if you dont have a sink your outa luck :) Love it man hehe

Hey man Great advice. From using this video my hat is now the perfect shape! I didn't however use the paper towels as I felt it might make my hat too loose. Instead I just kept my hat on for most the day until it dried ..a little uncomfortable but well worth it in the end! Thanks again.

Thanks dude, your tip was wery welcome ! :DD now I have perfectly snapbacks that fit perfect and look even better ;)

Tried this with a 80% poly/20% wool and did make the whole hat look much more even and cylindrical. It did shrink the size somewhat but that is what I wanted a tighter fit. I did it 2x with the same hat without the paper towels with a nice result.

This was very helpful. Thanks!

That was really smart, that heled me A LOT !! Thanks man

Very helpful, thank you for explaining your method. I just bought a cap and will try to do this.

thumbs up if you know it's not dirty water, but water with tiny air bubbles in it.

Worked really well, thanks buddy

this saved me from looking like a fucktard, thanks!!

Do you live in Flint Michigan? Why's the water so dirty

Great method! Obviously this works best with the wool, but I had some success with a poly. I also cut out that mesh inside the crown. I had tried using a heat gun and a screen printing dryer to fit the hat right before with some success, but this is much easier way with less chance of ruining your hat.

Thanks bro it's saved all my hats

Oh shit! It wrked 😂thx man

Thanks for the tips. real nice cap collection that you have there by the way.

thanks, one of my friends wanted to get rid of that boxy look too, and i've explained to him, with your help of course

does this work on the MLB on-field polyester hats?

Hey bro thanks this helped A LOT!!

Dude the boxy look is just perfect! And i leave the stickers on it too! And i dont bend my shield! :O

Dude you're awesome thanks for the vid. Nice hat collection too.

Funny. You can find everything on YT. Even the solution of my "problems". By the way, do you know if there is a name for this typical round brim shape of a field cap?

Brilliant. Thanks for the tip!

OMG thank you this helped me out extemly i thot about throwin this hat away then i tried this and i love it so thank u

wow thanks man! im gonna try it out. great vid ;)

thx buddy ,great info and advice

What brand of paper towels do you recommend? I like bounty but dawny is good as well. Thanks for the help

This helped me a lot thanks.

I tried the method and it worked really well

I agree, could you do one on how to shrink it?

Worked like a charm!!!!!

Good Video!! This works really well.

Would you recommend getting a size up for this method? Meaning I am a 7 3/8 but don't want it to shrink to a 7 1/8, would you recommend buying a 7 1/2 just in case?

Shweet worked well for me, no more giant crown. Looks great.

It has to be a warm water or it can be done whatever the temperature of the water?

worked great man, thanks.

would you still recommend this method even though they have changed some of the materials on the 5950?

Good video dude, it work for me as I'm between sizes. Size 7 is too tight and Size 7 1/8 is too big. So I tried ur method and got it wet with hot wear it wet on my heand unil it dries and now I fits perfectly. Thanks for the helpful vidwo.

@InvisibleXplosion I agree! I wear the hat and even sweat in them and the stickers are not necessary when the hat is absorbing the sweat in the sweltering heat.

This really worked well thanks.

@SchwartzVideo what if you want to shrink the hat and get rid of the crown? would you use your method to shrink the crown and then spray it to shrink it and then wear it without paper towels in?

Upvote if you wish your water was white like mine

to all you guys saying his water is nasty....the reason it looks like that is because its hot. its the steam in the water making it look like that. go run your faucet as hot as possible into a cup and look into it. looks the same . if you let it sit it will become clear like normal water.

Wow, thanks for this video! I just started wearing hats, and I felt ridiculous wearing them with a big crown..

thanks man! took about three rounds to get it about right though.

this was so weird, i was looking at hat videos and came apon this and laughed becuase i used to love your card videos ahah thanks for the tip ben

That Yankees clock is amazing. Where did you get it?

hey i just got a 100% wool hat fom new era do i do the exact same stuff u did in the vid to get rid of the boxy hat ?

Hey does this work with SnapBacks aswell because yesterday at the mall I bought a young and reckless snap back but I Sony like the way the crown fits on my head

I was a hat wearer in my youth. In the 90s. I am 32 now, and not really into hats anymore. But here lately I have been wanting to get back into them, And the hat of this era is the fitted new era 59/50. Back in my day the hat was Starter. Now Starter is a gerneric brand, Anways my size is 7 1/2. And it fits comfortable. I am not a real fan of the the flat brim, I prefer curved, but I hear that these hats look terrible curved. Im a Miami Dolphins fan, and I got a steal in my local Ross Dress For Less store, the hat which is normally 34.99 was only 7.99. And its official. So I picked it up. But I just cant stand the flat look. Any advice from anyone on how to curve it and not ruin it?

i have a red and white cardinals stars and stripes hat. will the hot water cause the red to bleed and the white front panels to turn pink?

@JKelly30 That's what hot water looks like, ever see hot water before?

Woot!!! I'm gonna try this method and if that doesn't work then i'll try the shower method. Thanks bro!

And i must ask you something... Are all teams in all sports your favorite teams?

your water is really cloudy!! btw nice hats ! great vid

I think it's a matter of opinion. I think you look fine with the boxy hat look, as do many other people. I don't even notice the weird look you talk about. Nonetheless, I also like how it looks after. I'm just incredibly nervous to do this to any of my hats.

can a blow dryer be used to speed up the process?

If I wear a size 7 1/4 should I get a 7 3/8 and do this if the middle of the brim on the 1/4 is hurting my forehead. Or will it be to big

so i bought a 7 1/4 size hat but i want to get it down to a 7 1/8 -7 if i just wet it and let it dry at the band who many sizes do you think it'll shrink

Hi! Really good video. I have two questions: 1) This method works with new MLB hats (100% polyester)? 2) How can I get the same beautiful rounded brim?

I got a new stl cards hat and I wear a 7 5/8 but my other two that size fit great and this one for some reason is too big to where the bill is over my eyebrows and loose what could I do to fix that?

what did you do to make it shrink? because i have a 7 3/8 when im a 7 1/8 and it would kinda be a waste of 20$ if i couldnt get it to fit (cause i bought it off my friend).

if i want it to shrink and i dont use the paper towel how much will it shrink?

if i want mine to shrin in a bit should i leave out paper towls?

Nice vid really helps

Hey I tried that on a new era cap and since it is using the newer materials. forming it has been an issue. Just out of curiosity why do people leave the stickers on the cap. Is it some sort of fashion statement people are making.

is it possible to shrink the cool base 100% polyester fitteds??

how do you shrink a polyester hat? my head fits in the middle of 2 sizes and i like my hats tight

if i dont use the paper towel around the band of the hat, will it shrink????

ive had 5950s that looked like it did when it was wet, thats how i like them too look almost like one of the softer cotton hats but the 5950, when i saw it when it was wet i was like yes! this kid just solved all my problems then it dried and i was like yea it looks better but not perfect, good thinking tho maybe one more time under the water

@BiHSoLo i did that with a recently bought new era and it worked just fine. you dont even have to get the whole thing wet btw, just the rim on the inside. wear it around the house or whatever, and it eventually will start fitting to your head more and more (if its not gigantic lol.)

Will this shrink the hat at all? Im trying to shrink it a bit im able to fit both my thumbs inside my cap

how do i get rid of the indentations where the forehead and side of head meet?

with snap backs do i have to still layer paper or can i just tighten it ?!?!?!?!

so i need to put it in hot water to be able to shrink its size a little???

@SchwartzVideo Does this work on the MLB authentic collection hats?If not, what will?

Thanx for sharing mate!

worked great thanks bro

what if i want to do this but also want to shrink the hat? should i not put in the paper towels?

why your cap are curved?i love these new era curved cap and don't really the full flat cap that much........... what is the model name pro on-field? performance?49 thirty?

Ok so i see it works But how can you do this + keeping the brim straigt an flat ? Cause I really hate how it bends I dont want that It this possible ? Please reply

how mouch does the hat shrink? my hat is pretty big and come over my ears a little bit , and the hat is like yours to high, would this work ?

Did anyone else notice his gross ass water

anyone know if this works if the hats stitching in the back/side of it is pretty jacked up...from the way they folded it...now when i wear it. Its has this awkward bump in the back with the stitching will this work to reduce or fix it??? someone please reply..????

just used this technique on my yankees snapback hat! greaaat job :P

Will this work with the newer polyester hats?

Great video

I got a nice DC Shoes New Era cap today from my brother, it's a 7. 3/8, but it's really like 7. 3/4, Do you think i can shrink it to an 3/8 ? crown is also prettty high :(