One of the biggest problems today facing vintage cap collectors besides stiff or broken visor boards is mold & mildew. This happens if the cap is stored too long in a warm and humid area. I receive vintage caps with this problem every so often. Since many of these caps are priceless or very hard to replace, I thoroughly clean them rather than throw them out. Here is my tutorial on how I remove mold & mildew on caps. Supplies: You will need disinfectant wipes and isopropyl alcohol, the strongest you can get. Mine was 99%. If you get sick easily, perhaps you will need a hospital face mask. You can get all of these at your local drugstore. First, look everywhere on the cap for any signs of mold or mildew. On the outside it may appear as powdery-looking spots. On the inside of the cap and the outer area of the sweatband, they may appear mostly in black, white, and green-ish spots or a larger powdery area or layer. If you spy plenty of it in plain sight, prepare for an unpleasant su...
I'm an insomniac, too, as well as a MLB cap fancier. You mention KM Pro. Looks to me like a well capitalized individual could seek out and buy sewing equipment used in the fifties and sixties and with a dedicated effort reproduce thread for thread and seam fo seam examples of KM Pro's products from that era (no pun intended). New era won't do it. Jennings Wagner, jwagner5522@gmail.com.
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