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eHaze 06-18-2017 08:16 PM

Dog hair in carpet
 
This is what I ended up using: rubber brush

borderline dumb question

is there an easy way to get dog hair out of the rear cargo area carpet?

the previous owner had a white dog and i'm going crazy trying to get the hair out of the carpet. short of pulling them out one-at-a-time, i'm not having any luck.

tried a car vac with no luck.

Mack1611 06-18-2017 08:28 PM

I had an American Bulldog who shed so much it looked like it snowed in my truck. I used a Fur Be Gone brush in conjunction with a shop vac to rid my carpet of hair. basically I brushed the carpet to loosen the hair and the vac to... Took some work but it was the only way I found to get up most of the hair. I'm not sure they make the brush anymore but it looks just like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Buddies-P.../dp/B0041EUTDY

Forty6and2Ahead 06-18-2017 09:41 PM

I used a lint roller. Slow process but effective.


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ToyoT4R 06-18-2017 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by eHaze (Post 2726720)
borderline dumb question

is there any easy way to get dog hair out of the rear cargo area carpet?

previous owner had a white dog and i'm going crazy trying to get the hair out of the carpet. short of pulling them out one-at-a-time, i'm not having any luck.

tried a car vac with no luck.

I had a similar issue on my VW. You need a brush with rubber bristles. I found one at Walmart, pet stores also have dog brushes that is a glove with rubber bristles on the palm area. The rubber bristles grab dog hair and you can vacuum it up after.

ToyotaBrah 06-19-2017 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mack1611 (Post 2726731)
I had an American Bulldog who shed so much it looked like it snowed in my truck. I used a Fur Be Gone brush in conjunction with a shop vac to rid my carpet of hair. basically I brushed the carpet to loosen the hair and the vac to... Took some work but it was the only way I found to get up most of the hair. I'm not sure they make the brush anymore but it looks just like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Buddies-P.../dp/B0041EUTDY

This is similar to what I used on my Acura TL that had dog hair everywhere. It was literally the only way the dog hair was being lifted up. All other methods I tried took too long including a lint roller.

eHaze 06-19-2017 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mack1611 (Post 2726731)
I had an American Bulldog who shed so much it looked like it snowed in my truck. I used a Fur Be Gone brush in conjunction with a shop vac to rid my carpet of hair. basically I brushed the carpet to loosen the hair and the vac to... Took some work but it was the only way I found to get up most of the hair. I'm not sure they make the brush anymore but it looks just like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Buddies-P.../dp/B0041EUTDY

Ordered.
Thank you!

ToyoT4R 06-20-2017 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ToyotaBrah (Post 2727083)
This is similar to what I used on my Acura TL that had dog hair everywhere. It was literally the only way the dog hair was being lifted up. All other methods I tried took too long including a lint roller.

That is essentially the same rubber bristled brush I picked up at Walmart for a couple bucks.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lint-and-...Brush/23752085

Novashot 06-23-2017 01:26 AM

Dog hair removal
 
Take a damp washcloth, wipe it over your carpet where the hair is in a swirling motion( like buffing out wax), you dont have to push very hard. It will make the hair clump all in one ball and just pick it up and throw it out. Takes 5 min, you will go crazy trying to get it all up by vaccuming.

eHaze 06-23-2017 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Mack1611 (Post 2726731)

Brush arrived and I tried it on a small spot. So far, it appears to a good job dislodging the hair from the carpet.

I'm far from OCD, but white hairs stuck in black carpet...

Tuco Ramirez 07-08-2017 07:13 PM

I used to have a detailing business, when I got a car loaded with dog hair I would spritz a light layer of water, then use a rubber glove or rubber brush and just brush it all into a pile. Comes off easy peezy.

RedSled 07-08-2017 07:50 PM

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I had a German Shedder (pun intended) and spent countless hours with a shop vac, even the house was very hard to keep up on. Then i got this guy, and no more shedding, wife and i are very pleased. This pic. was after his bath and there was just a small pinch of hair in the drain.

Inked 07-08-2017 11:42 PM

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c86dd693a2.jpg

Here's my solution.


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eHaze 07-10-2017 10:42 PM

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The first mistake I made was purchasing this vacuum.

Black & Decker BDH1200FVAV
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014UZ00YQ

A.Wilson013 07-11-2017 07:54 PM

Latex glove works as well as that brush...

Mist the carpet with water (if you don't, the friction will quickly destroy the glove), and brush the hair (with your gloved hand) into a pile. Vacuum pile. Nothing else works better, though those brushes will work the same.

If you want to get fancy, check out the Tornador (or products like it). My buddy's detail shops have them (not the same brand, idk what it was and cannot find it online) and after we vacuumed it (A LOT) we took that thing to it. My grey shirt was brown from all the crap it kicked out of the carpet, and my arms were absolutely covered in dirt. Vacuumed again, and the carpet (18 years old) looked like it was brand new.

eHaze 07-16-2017 01:39 AM

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Who knew...
My housekeeper had this vacuum attachment stashed in the cleaning closet.

Basically removed 90% of the white hairs from the carpet. No joke, I'm starting to believe the previous owner had a pet porcupine and not a dog.

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