Vacuum Attachments?

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EvolutionDetail

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I have always dreaded with interior detailing.
Especially cleaning the carpet, I have a rule where i do not let any animals in my car because their fur simply penetrates the carpet fiber making it very very hard for my vacuum to suck it out.

I do not have any of those rotating brush attachment that claims to remove the hair and what not at ease. So i am looking for info if those things actually work, before investing in one of those.... Since they are about $25 a piece.

What is your way of removing fur / hair out of the carpet in your car?
 
I have the $8 rubber pet hair brush and I am quite plesed with how well that works. I brush the hair out then vacuum, works good for my carpet
 
Yeah, the rubber brushes work really well and aren't very expensive.
 
JSou said:
Pumice stone works great for me.
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How does that help remove hair / fur?

I just saw that rubber brush u folks are talking about yesterday.
Plan on getting one in my next purchase, however i still want to rely on the vacuum a little more for getting most of the hair / fur / debris out of the carpet instead of brushing.
 
EvolutionDetail said:
How does that help remove hair / fur?

I just saw that rubber brush u folks are talking about yesterday.
Plan on getting one in my next purchase, however i still want to rely on the vacuum a little more for getting most of the hair / fur / debris out of the carpet instead of brushing.
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30YVOXQfHNw]Dog Hair removal from a car - YouTube[/video]
 
You can pick it up at a walmart, target, walgreens, cvs, beauty supply store. etc. It's the same stuff they use to scrub dead skin for your feet.
 
Interesting, i never knew of that trick!!
However will it damage the carpet? Since it is pretty abrasive?
 
EvolutionDetail said:
Interesting, i never knew of that trick!!
However will it damage the carpet? Since it is pretty abrasive?
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It will not. I have done most of my interiors this way. I also have the pet brush, it is not as effective as the stone in my previous experiences.
 
JSou said:
You can pick it up at a walmart, target, walgreens, cvs, beauty supply store. etc. It's the same stuff they use to scrub dead skin for your feet.
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Some times they are in the aisle with household cleaning products
 
JSou said:
It will not. I have done most of my interiors this way. I also have the pet brush, it is not as effective as the stone in my previous experiences.
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Be very careful around plastic trim with the pumice stone...it will scratch severely.
 
What works great on one type of carpet might not work as well on another. Some types of carpets are a real pain to get everything out of. some seem much easier. New Jeep carpets are very easy to get sand out of and to clean up. I have the Griots pet brush and it does work pretty good. After watching the stone video, I will be pick one of those up. Looks like it works faster and easier.
 
allenk4 said:
Be very careful around plastic trim with the pumice stone...it will scratch severely.
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Very true. Thanks for mentioning this.

eaglefan said:
What works great on one type of carpet might not work as well on another. Some types of carpets are a real pain to get everything out of. some seem much easier. New Jeep carpets are very easy to get sand out of and to clean up. I have the Griots pet brush and it does work pretty good. After watching the stone video, I will be pick one of those up. Looks like it works faster and easier.
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Totally agree. Sorry if my post came off as a pumice stone > all. Not how I wanted to make it seem like. I have many tools for interiors. Tornador, Steam, Carpet extractor etc.
 
I use the rubber brush, pumice stones, and I also have a "turbo" nozzle (one that spins with a beater brush).

The nozzle attachment is amazing, but I couldn't get by without the brush and stone.
 
I guess i will go pick up a rubber brush and some pumice stone.
Where can i buy the turbo nozzle for a decent price?
 
EvolutionDetail said:
I guess i will go pick up a rubber brush and some pumice stone.
Where can i buy the turbo nozzle for a decent price?
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Lowes or Home Depot will usually have them. I would check any place that sells a shop vac as well.
 
Here's what I've found out.

1. Depends on the pet hair.

2. Depends on the car.

Golden retriever hair is longer and easier to remove than short coarse terrier hair.

Cadillac, Lexus, Merceds andBMW have thick plush carpet. VWs REALLY suck, so does Mazda. It's cheap, thin and holds a lot of pet hair. Almost like trunk liner felt.

Pumice stone made some carpet white, so stopped using that.

I use a curry comb, made for brushing horses. Works great. Make sure you get the fine tooth, not the wide tooth one.
 
EvolutionDetail said:
I guess i will go pick up a rubber brush and some pumice stone.
Where can i buy the turbo nozzle for a decent price?
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I got mine from Amazon for about $10 with free Prime shipping. I believe it's also eligible for their regular free shipping if you spend $35 total.

I do not want to link it here, but the product is: "Vacmaster V1TN 1-1/4-Inch Turbo Nozzle"

Just search on their site for "Vacmaster V1TN" without quotes - it is the only result.

I didn't even realize this until a couple of months in, but it has a little plastic guard on the bottom, you can take this off and push the beater brushes even deeper into the carpet pile.
 
Kyle, thanks for the info.
That vacuum attachment will fit the Metro hose right?
 
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