Technique: Pet Hair Removal

justin30513

justin30513

Mobile Detailing Services
I've combinesd several techiniques here. I get a few pet hair infested vehicles and hate them. So, I've came up with a process that seems to really work for me.



Here's the steps....



Items needed:

Snuggle Fabric Softener 10:1

(It's anti-static properties help to release the hairs from the carpets fibers. The scent will actually help to destroy odor since it has anti-bacterial agents.)

All Purpose Cleaner

(Mixed for carpet cleaning.)

Powerfull Vacuum

(I use the Ridgid 4050.)

A pair of BLUE thick rubber gloves

(These can be found in just about any house hold cleaning section. To me, this is the key tool.)



Techiniques used:
  1. Vacuum the area first. This will remove any loose hair and surface dirt. Wetting surface dirt first can make a situation worse!


  2. Wet area down with the Snuggle mix. You don't have to drench it.....just a good wetting.
  3. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
  4. Now it gets fun. As fun as it can for this job. Turn your vacuum on and sit the nozzle close to the area to be worked. With one hand, rub the carpet with some pressure in a sweeping motion towards your body. The hair should pile up. Suck it away into the vac.
  5. I now wet the area with an APC (or Woolite mix) for shampooing. I'm not going to get into how to shampoo. This is assuming you know how.


  6. Stand back and look at your work.
The test area......

(2004 Toyota Sequoyah cargo area. Carries 2 German Shepherds.)

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The area under the hair removing technique described above.....

(Snuggle mix already applied.)

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One half of the area de-haired and shampoo'd. Hopefully you can tell which side!

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Very good right up.



How i would have aproached this car.



I would have used the HWE vac with the tight nozzle for the vacuuming stage. You set the nozzle flush with the fiber then lift up on side just so slightly. It then sucks in the hair very easily. That would have removed about 60-80% of the hair.



Then i would have used either a pet sponge (dense rubber foam sponge) or a lint roller to remove 15-20% more.



After that i would have preconditioned the carpet with ultrapac. lightly brushing it in. In my slurry tank of the HWE i would have used all fiber rinse. Which is a lightly acidic rinse / fiber softner. This would have the same effect as your snuggle, with out having the chance to re attract dirt.





When it is all said and done i think you did an exemplary job. You made a process out of the cleaning to achieve a result that is far and above what most would do.





Kudo's mate.
 
Thanks Grouse. I was more less structuring this write up for the common weekend warrior or beginner detailer on a budget.



I've used lint-rollers before but found myself spending more time changing out the used up area of the roller.
 
I use window cleaner and my hand, with the same technique, although I don't find the need to let it sit.



just spray on, wipe around with my hand until it bulks into a pile, then suck it up. I just about fell over when someone showed me how easy it was and how well it worked.
 
Invigor said:
I use window cleaner and my hand, with the same technique, although I don't find the need to let it sit.



just spray on, wipe around with my hand until it bulks into a pile, then suck it up. I just about fell over when someone showed me how easy it was and how well it worked.
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When you say "window cleaner," are you referring to something like Stoner's IG or Windex? What's the "trick?"
 
windex...the liquid stuff in a spray bottle, not aerosol. We use a car-brite product to be exact. I think the trick is anything to dampen it then just get it to ball up with your hand wiping over it. I learned it from a guy that's been detailing for almost as long as I've been alive, and that's how he does it. He's got a trick up his sleeve for absolutely everything.



I tried looking up which car-brite window cleaner it is, but none seem to match the description...it's amazing streak free stuff!
 
Since I almost always have my greyhound riding with me I appreciate any time savers. I use a rubber grooming glove with little rubber nipples to clump it up but I'll try the Snuggle mix now too. Lint rollers are good for clothes but clear packing tape is quicker.
 
On-topic comments: I've used a few of the tips mentioned on this thread, and IMO they all have their place. Sometimes one just works better than the others, so it's good to have a lot of them being mentioned on one thread with an obvious title :xyxthumbs



Invigor- You might be a little careful with the window cleaner, some window cleaners and some leathers don't get along and, well, accidents happen. But yeah, I've done that too (in conjuction with some of the other tips) and it deodorizes and cleans some dirt out without the need to do any real rinsing, so I'm not being :nono or anything.



Less-on-topic comment: Why do dog owners let the hair get in the carpet in the first place :confused: I learned (the hard way, but only once) to keep carpeted areas covered back when I had German Shepherds and I've simply avoided the whole pet-mess problem for the last 20-some years. People like justin30513's customer with the two GSDs could sidestep the whole issue (and have a less doggy-smelling vehicle) and I bet justin30513 wouldn't mind one bit ;) Just wait until the shedding season starts :hairpull
 
justin, your pics arent showing up, i would like to see how your hair problem was before/after... i just bought a jeep that transported a dog that had a shedding problem and hair is everywhere...ive encountered plenty of problems while detailing, but ive never seen dog hair as bad as this :think:
 
Good techniques for removing dog/cat hair from your carpets. It's tricky because you also have to remember that some dog hair is easier to remove than than others. The hair from my Golden Retriever... it's so easy to remove, I just brush it away with my hand and it comes off my Beetle's carpet and seats no problem. More coarse dog hair is a problem though as it sticks in the carpet and seats, much harder to remove.



Want a really cool tool for removing hair of all kinds (as well as pretty much anything else that's on your carpets or seats?



Mr. Sticky Lint Roller — Amazing for Pet Hair — usjesco.com



Mr. Sticky works awesome! I picked this up at a Zeller's in-store infomercial and it works amazingly well. All you need is a small bucket of warm water (to rinse off the lint roller) and you can literally do your whole vehicle in minutes. Any excess water from the lint roller (when you rinse it off) that goes on the fabric, no worries if you are steam cleaning or spraying it down later. I thought this product was a total rip off but it actually works wonders :bigups
 
dalethompson said:
Good techniques for removing dog/cat hair from your carpets. It's tricky because you also have to remember that some dog hair is easier to remove than than others. The hair from my Golden Retriever... it's so easy to remove, I just brush it away with my hand and it comes off my Beetle's carpet and seats no problem. More coarse dog hair is a problem though as it sticks in the carpet and seats, much harder to remove.



Want a really cool tool for removing hair of all kinds (as well as pretty much anything else that's on your carpets or seats?



Mr. Sticky Lint Roller — Amazing for Pet Hair — usjesco.com



Mr. Sticky works awesome! I picked this up at a Zeller's in-store infomercial and it works amazingly well. All you need is a small bucket of warm water (to rinse off the lint roller) and you can literally do your whole vehicle in minutes. Any excess water from the lint roller (when you rinse it off) that goes on the fabric, no worries if you are steam cleaning or spraying it down later. I thought this product was a total rip off but it actually works wonders :bigups
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Good info here!



I'd like to try out this tool. Any links?
 
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