Removing Dog Hair from Floor mats

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Badandy

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Hey. I have a dog whose hair literally lives on my floormats in my mustang. I can't get it out with a vacuum and I really don't feel like taking each one out by hand individually.





So I ask:





Is there a process or product that can quickly take doghair off of carpet?
 
Tape wrapped around your hand, adhesive side out, or a lint brush. If the hair is woven within the carpet fibers you may need to work them out with a stiff brush first.
 
I am in the same boat as you. I have two Golden Retrievers that ride with me inside my truck whenever we go somewhere and they leave their hair in the carpet like crazy. What I typically do is take an old hair brush of my wifes and rub down all the carpets and then wrap my entire hand in Duct Tape with the ahesive on the outside and after a few swipes, it will take it all out.
 
Every time I take my dogs with me in the vehicles, they get vacuumed as soon as we get home. This prevents the accumulation and the headaches!
 
I have a pet hair removal mitt called the K-9 Mitt that I got from WaxStation.com. I haven't needed to use it yet (it's for customer cars...my dog is rarely in my car) so I can't say how well it works.

It's supposed to remove hair from fabric though.
 
The k-9 mitt works but it still leaves behind some of the woven hairs. Some dog hair is easier than others to remove. You could also try a damp sponge or damp cotton towel. But you will probably still have to pick up some by hand.
 
I have used pet hair removers that are on a roll with a handle on it and I have used a brush that has rubber bristles on it that works pretty good but what I have had the most luck with is clear packing tape. If you use a dispenser you can cover every inch of carpeted area in no time. Just press it down with your fingers to get the hair to adhere. Because the tape is clear, you can see the progress. I have carpet that will not release golden retriever hair to the strongest blow gun on a compressor or commercial vac. I have had good luck with this method. It will remove suff other than hair also. It takes about 15 min.
 
Pet hair- remove pet hairs with a rubber bristle brush (Groitâ€â„¢s Red Rubber Detailing Brush PN 9349) vacuum to remove any loose dirt / grit and the pet hair loosened by the brush



JonM
 
The absolute best way to get that hair is to use sand paper. Pretty much any grade thats not aggressive enough to pull up the pile in whatever cloth material your taking it from. And stay away from fine fine papers like 1000 grit and up. Just some sand paper you have lying around 600 - 800 ish will work amazing. It leaves nothing behind. Just wipe the hair into an area and suck it up with your vac.





Clinton
 
This is a process from a very well respected person who has been in the detail business for many years. This is a quote from another forum on his process that he indicates is fool proof and easy. I've never tried it because I have a Turbo Nozzle attachment on my vacuum that removes everything and anything.



Want a really easy way to get the hair to release and be sucked up in the vaccum?



Most of the hair is held by a static charge generated by the types of artifical fabrics used in vehicles.



Buy a can of the cheapest aerosol "anti-static" spray you can find and mist the fabric or carpet, give it about a minute, then vac the fabric/carpet.



If some still remains, and doesn't it always, brush the area in "one way", aligning the fibers, remist and vac in the same direction.



It's gone!



Another way, but not quite as effective, is by a bottle of fabric softener that says "anti-static" on it, mix it about 20 to 1 and use it.



Not as effective as the aerosol, but does help.
 
So, sounds like Static Guard or similar may work. I've use that to retard any lint build up on the cabrio style roof of my Cadillac
 
A good way to rid anything of static cheaply is to use a dryer sheet that has been in the dryer one time. Rub a dryer sheet on anything that you want to rid static from and it's gone! I used to get a static charge on my wife's Mitsu anytime I touched it to get in no matter what type of clothes or what shoes I was wearing. I rubbed a dryer sheet on the upholstery first, then the carpet, and I haven't been "jolted" in years. The whole process took about 5 min.
 
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