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I have a car coming up that is caked with dog hair. I'm no rookie at detailing but even I'm worried about this job. I would love any secrets or tricks that I may not know. Any and all comments will be helpful. Thanks Astro
 
Go get a pumice stone. They actually sell them online at 3x the price and label it "dog hair remover". What you are going to do is use it as a brush and it pulls the dog hair out of the fibers and gathers it into a pile. Then just go over it with your shop vac.
I once spent 5 hours vacuuming a scion that had dog hair embedded in the fibers. I used a brush, packing tape etc... and nothing worked. I wish I woulda figured out this trick before I started working on it.
 
If you don't have a rubber bristled brush, you can use your hand and a nitrile glove (or any rubbery type glove for that matter) and scoop the hair into a pile to be vacuumed up. You'll be surprised how well this works.

Place your extended hand palm down and move it in an oscillating motion like you would when waxing. The hair will eventually work it's way into a ball and can be sucked up very easily.
 
For fabric carpet and mats- After you are done vacuming grab some duct tape and wrap some around your hand like a lint brush.


ThirdgenTa said:
Go get a pumice stone. They actually sell them online at 3x the price and label it "dog hair remover". What you are going to do is use it as a brush and it pulls the dog hair out of the fibers and gathers it into a pile. Then just go over it with your shop vac.
I once spent 5 hours vacuuming a scion that had dog hair embedded in the fibers. I used a brush, packing tape etc... and nothing worked. I wish I woulda figured out this trick before I started working on it.
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A pumice stone!? I never heard that one :xyxthumbs: Interesting
 
I use a stiff bristled lint brush, and for the hard to get areas I use some clear packing tape
 
Thanks guys I'll try them all. I dreaded the idea of five hours vacuuming a jeep lol. Keep them coming.
 
I need to second the rubber bristled brush, I use one for dog hair and love it.
 
Rubber dish gloves work awesome, that's what I use to get my dog's hair out of interior and in the house.
 
This idea is from a detailer in GA. I've used it, but can't remember the exact ratio so I'll give one that I'm fairly sure will work. Dilute liquid fabric softener 8:1; very light mist to break static hold; sweep to a pile with a nitrile glove; shop vac.
 
The rubber bristle brush works great!! That's how I get dog hair out. I'll have to try the pumice stone idea!:xyxthumbs:

Nate
 
I have used this from Autogeek and it works very well:
Rubber Pet Brush
Pets are a joy until they get inside your vehicle. Hair everywhere! Don’t let your pet’s hair come between you and your four-legged friend. Get the Rubber Pet Brush and remove pet hair with ease.

The brush has 144 rubber bristles that are attracted to pet hair. As you run the brush over the upholstery or carpet, the bristles gain a magnetic charge. This charge draws negatively charged pet hair into the brush where it stays until you remove it.

Run the Rubber Pet Brush over your vehicle’s seats and carpet to remove hair instantly. Use it in your house to remove hair from furniture. You can even brush your pet to remove hair directly from the source! The bristles are like a massage to your pet. He or she will love it and you’ll have clean, hair-free vehicle and home.

When the Rubber Pet Brush needs cleaning, just pull the hair out of the bristles. It will be one mass of hair so you can easily remove it and throw it away.

The brush is made completely of rubber. It has what appears to be a squeegee on one side of the bristles. This edge is for sweeping hair into the bristles on smooth surfaces.

The Rubber Pet Brush is 10 inches long by 1 ¼ inches wide. The bristles are 1 inch long. The brush fits easily into the glove compartment, door pockets, or back seat pockets. Keep one in the house in the laundry room or under the sink.

If the brush ever needs washing, soap and water will do the trick. Allow it to air dry.

You can’t stop your pet from shedding but you can clean up hair instantly with the Rubber Pet Brush.

We’ve come up with a fool-proof method of removing every bit of pet hair:
Go over the seat first with the Rubber Pet Brush. This will get all the obvious hairs.
Then use the K-9 Upholstery & Carpet Mitt to catch any small hairs that didn’t stick to the rubber brush.
This quick two-step system catches all the hair your pet leaves behind on carpet and upholstery.

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Jimmie said:
This idea is from a detailer in GA. I've used it, but can't remember the exact ratio so I'll give one that I'm fairly sure will work. Dilute liquid fabric softener 8:1; very light mist to break static hold; sweep to a pile with a nitrile glove; shop vac.
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That was the method I used until I saw this thread. It worked well!
 
ThirdgenTa said:
Go get a pumice stone. They actually sell them online at 3x the price and label it "dog hair remover". What you are going to do is use it as a brush and it pulls the dog hair out of the fibers and gathers it into a pile. Then just go over it with your shop vac.
I once spent 5 hours vacuuming a scion that had dog hair embedded in the fibers. I used a brush, packing tape etc... and nothing worked. I wish I woulda figured out this trick before I started working on it.
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CEE DOG said:
For fabric carpet and mats- After you are done vacuming grab some duct tape and wrap some around your hand like a lint brush.




A pumice stone!? I never heard that one :xyxthumbs: Interesting
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Corey, IME a pumice stone works the best. I have tried many different methods over the years. You can even buy one marketed for this very purpose called Furzoff. Truth is you don't need that one as it is expensive. Go to a cosmetics store and buy the smoothest one you can find. They are cheap and work very well. Just be careful around plastic surfaces as they can scratch.
 
richy said:
Corey, IME a pumice stone works the best. I have tried many different methods over the years. You can even buy one marketed for this very purpose called Furzoff. Truth is you don't need that one as it is expensive. Go to a cosmetics store and buy the smoothest one you can find. They are cheap and work very well. Just be careful around plastic surfaces as they can scratch.
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Thanks Richy, if you use it and like it I'm definitely in.
 
I am just waiting for a client with a hair filled car to try this on!!! +1
 
I use the blue rubber gloves & rubber brush, but recently I found a pet hair power brush at a thrift shop. It works great.
However the worst vehicle I have ever worked on are the Mazda 3's. The carpet is so crappy it holds not only dog hair but everything else that falls on it.
 
I used one on a car I did, most of the time it was just the vac sucking up the dog hair.
 
I've used the pumice stone and the rubber dish gloves. Personally I thought the rubber dish gloves worked 1000 times better. The trick is to get the thick purple ones, not the thin yellow ones. Spray the area 1-2 times tops with water first.
 
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