Pet Hair Removal

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randomman84

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I have a problem getting rid of pet hair out of the cars i detail. i have a decent vac and a couple brushes but the hair is just not coming up. Any ideas? How do you guys get the hair out of the carpets? Do i need a special attachment? I have a brush attachment for the vac but it doesn't any good what so ever.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Ditto. The hair doesnt have enough mass for my Vac to suck it up. I always resort to good old fashioned lint rollers to get hair off.



Any suggestions?
 
I've heard coaxing it with a microfiber towel works on clothes. Maybe on interiors too? Also, they sell rubber things that feel like "The Absorber" that is supposed to do the same thing. It's worth a shot I guess.
 
Some of the rubber pet hair things work OK, at last some of the time. No guarantees though...



The MFs never worked as well as I would have liked, but maybe it was just *my* MFs.



I've used adhesive tape, but you gotta watch you don't get too much adhesive residue on the carpet. Works pretty well though (also works for broken glass). Same idea as the lint roller, but with stronger adhesive. Sometimes I'll give it a quick wipe with 3M Adhesive Remover afterwards.



Heh heh, seems like it's a lot easier to get pet hair off of clothes than it is to get it out of automotive carpet and uholstery ;)



(Two dogs, and a long haired cat, here..)
 
Depends on how much hair there is in the carpet/upholstery.



The quickest is to buy a vacuum with a spinning brush head/attachment. That will remove most of the hair and a lint roller, microfiber towel, and/or rubber pet hair brush will remove the remaining hair.
 
A stiff brush with short bristles, like a toothbrush but bigger.

A dog hair brush works too, just dont use the metal ones.
 
I use a directional lint brush (not a roller), made for clothes. You have to use another, stiff, bristle brush to clean it periodically while you use it but, otherwise, it works like a charm! :)
 
lint rolle brushes @ Target. i bought 2 brushes and extra rolls. 1 for the car and 1 inside the house. works really good with 2 long hair white cats that adopted me and my wife.
 
A rubber pet hair removal brush, a powerful vacuum, and patience. The one I use is called the sweepa. I got if from Griot's.
 
I have two german shepards (one white, one black) and a white bulldog and black interior so dog hair is a big problem for me.

Post Office Tape works well and it is free (at least it was when my wife was running a small business from home). All she had to do was ask for it and they (U.S. post office) would give her a couple of rolls. It is not super sticky so there is no residue left behind but it can be a little akward since it is kind of flimsy. I usually just take about 2 to three inches, wrap it around my hand, sticky side out of course, and I'm good to go. This si after my initial vacuum.
 
I use 1-3 steps, depending on how much hair there is:



1) Stiff bristle brush (for when there's tons of hair)



follow up with:



2) Those yellow latex gloves that cleaning services use. The kind that come up to mid-arm. Sounds weird, I know, but it really works. My cleaning lady gave me the tip and it works great on our home furniture. Added advantage is it's usability. Nothing easier to manipulate than your own fingers.



finish with:



3) tape rollers desinged for pet hair (I typically get mine from BBB or Target). They're wider and tackier than the normal tape roller you get for lint removal.
 
Some of y'all might find this disgusting , but I swear it works:



heap a generous glob of spit on your hands , rub 'em together and brush the surface to be treated with the flat palm of your hand. The hair will roll up on itself and you'll be left with a tidy little ball of hair that you can dispose of just by picking it up and throwing it away.



If that method sickens you , then try water , but it doesn't work as well as spit. I believe the coagulants and thicker consistency of saliva weigh down the hair and cause it to stick together more effectively. Best of all , nothing in this method will cost you a dime......(your hands might smell a little funny though.)



This comes from personal experience as I have two herding dogs that shed like crazy.
 
I got a pet hair sponge from Petco that I use along with a wet/dry vac. Use the sponge to windrow(sp?) the hair into small piles, and then vacuum it up. When the sponge gets clogged and just spreads the hair around, bang it on something hard a few times. If there are a few resistant hairs, and its a high-dollar detail or a black interior/yellow dog, follow up with a lint roller. Most of the time, the sponge does a good enough job to just leave it. There might be one or two stray hairs left, but hey, as soon as you get done the dog is just going to jump back in, right?



-Tim
 
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