Dog hair removal technique
by Greg NicholsHere in Utah lots of people love to haul their dogs around to the mountains, but this has presented a problem detailing their cars. How do you remove dog hair from the interior of the car? Reflections Detailing of Utah has found an improvement to some of the best detailing methods out there.
I’ve struggled with removing dog hair from clients cars; it’s a pain in the butt to get out. The worst is out of fabric seats, as the little hairs weave themselves into the fabric, even more so is in the carpets of cars. I’ve tried using latex gloves on my hands to help grip and massage out the hairs in the seats, and on the carpets too. While that works pretty well on the fabric seats, you tear up your gloves on the carpets…..its also faster than just using a vacuum, but it’s still slow going. I’ve tried duct tape, but it’s a pain to use. For carpets I have found that using a fine grain pumice stone really helps, but you can’t get aggressive with the stone on the carpet. While Detailed Image doesn’t carry these stones, you can get them at a beauty supply store. They use them for scraping the bottom of peoples feet to grind off the hard calluses. Check out the video and see how easy it is to remove the hair.
Cheers,
GREG



that is a pretty neat idea, i used to use just a crevice brush and some elbow grease! or even a small rough brush.
Thanks Mark for the kudos. The speed at which I can gather the hair is amazing.
Cheers,
GREG
Holy Smokes! That is awesome! Great tip, Greg.
Yes when I first came across this idea I was like “no that sounds like a flute” I gave it a try and was hooked!
Glad you like Nathan.
Cheers,
GREG
Great tip Greg! Hopefully I won’t see any more vehicles with pet hair in them but if I do I’ll be sure to try this out!
Rasky I’m floored I didn’t share this idea with you earlier??? It makes quick work of hair.
Cheers,
GREG
I use a spray bottle with half water half liquid fabric softner..this takes the static cling out of the hair and then I just vacumn the hair up..works well..
Kevin,
I’ve tried that method, while it works pretty well, for hair that gets woven into the carpet and not just sitting on top, the stone works fast. The nice thing about this method is you don’t have any residue left behind, if the stone “sheds” that is vacuumed up with the hair.
Cheers,
GREG
Great advice Greg…thanks for sharing with us!
My wife have three dogs ( two Lab/Spaniel mixes and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel), I am well versed in the” fine art of dog hair removal”…
I have special brush and grooming mitt that I use for dog hair.both have rubber “fingers” that gather the dog hair. I use the brush and mitt to gather the hair, then simply vacuum it away like shown in the video clip. I use the brush on cloth upholstery and the mitt on carpeting.. works like a charm!
Ron,
Yes their are rubber pet brushes that work with varied success, I’ve tried most. The difference for me is the speed it which I can clean ground in and woven in hairs on carpets….the stone works.
cheers,
GREG
I do have a pumice stone.. I’ll have to try it.
Great tip Greg! Is it safe to use the stone on cloth seats (old and new)as well?
-Kody-
Kody,
Like most tools they are as only safe as the user. I’ve used it on cloth seats, but I don’t press down very hard. For most seats if you wear a latex glove that that has a safer margin. I suggest you get comfortable with it on carpets first and get a “feel” for it. I have used it on the older truck seat covers that are pretty tough material when the hairs get woven into the fabric.
Cheers,
GREG
Thanks Greg! With some of the thinner cloth material they are using for seats now I think someone would have to be very careful to use the stone on them. I look forward to trying this technique on carpet.
Wow! Great idea Greg. Thanks.
I never would have thought about that…awesome
Glad to see you share this with the masses. This is what we use at work
Crevice brushes are still best on edges near hard surfaces, but the pumice stone is, without doubt, THE tool for pulling hair from carpet fibers.
hi Greg ,in the uk we use this rubber block which is stippled all the way round and square shaped,rub it over and it removes the pet hair and then u juat vacuum it up
Found the stone at wal-mart and loved the way it worked on carpet. I’ve got a Golden Retriever and a German Shepard that shed like crazy. I still prefer the rubber dish gloves on cloth seats and furniture. Thanks for the tip.
I have a Dalmatian and it seems like their hairs have barbs in them LOL. This is one reason I wish white interiors were easier to find. It seems like the vast majority of car interiors are black.
Will the blue nitrile gloves work as well? The gloves and pumice stone are the two things I haven’t tried and it looks like they work for most everyone. Lots of good tips here!
I’ve used high power vacs like the Rigid, the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser, extra large lint removers from Evercare, duct tape. They all work but it usually takes a combination of methods. The Pet Hair Eraser has an attachment with rubber nibs on it and that actually does a decent job for it’s size. It is a noisy vac and generates a lot of heat though. Not bad for a cheap vac though. The filter does clog and needs to be cleaned often though.