Today I was presented with a vehicle that was covered with hair from the family pet. The hair was of medium length about an inch and a half long. Hair in general presents a problem because of it’s ability to act like a needle and thread itself into fabric. Carpets, floor mats, headboards, and cloth seats all fall victim to embedded hair. As you can see in the picture below the hair was literally covering the floorboard.

The tool that I use and recommend is the Meguairs Gold Class Lint & Hair Extractor. I have used many different lint/hair removal tools and this one is the best. To receive optimum results use a crevice tool along with it. The tool has multiple sized rubber fingers that pick up the pet hair. Their are a few pictures taken from different looks on the brush.

Here are the steps I used to get the carpets and seats hair free. We guarantee that this help you with getting pet hair out of a car. Run the brush across the surface to be cleaned a few times. A pile of hair will begin to accumulate both on the brush and at the end of the stroke. Take the crevice tool and vacuum the pet hair from the extractor then run the vacuum across the pile of pet hair. Repeat these steps as necessary until it comes clean. There is no easy way to get pet hair up. It is going to take time and patience. This car from beginning to end took four hours and it received a full detail. Below you can see the before and after pictures.

Dont let this happen to your car

Here in Gainesville Florida the conditions for maintaining your car’s paint can be worse than a lot of other places.  This is due to the constant UV rays that are blasting your car’s paint as well as the rubber, leather, plastic, and vinyl.  The suns harmful rays can damage the automobile’s look very fast if the car is not properly maintained.  Gainesville Detailing advises that the car be washed and cleaned inside at least every two weeks.  This will prevent harmful bugs, acid rain, or any other contaminants from bonding to the paint and causing damage.  A full detail is recommended every 3-4 months.  Your particular vehicle may require this more or less frequently depending on how often it is used and the conditions that it comes into contact with. For instance someone who only drives the vehicle a few times a week and keeps it in the garage the majority of the time will not need to get their car detailed with wax and carpet shampooing as much as someone who commutes to work 50 miles a day and lives on a dirt road.   One of the biggest paint destroyers that Florida has is the “Love Bug”.  If left on a automobiles surface these little pests can and will eat through the clear coat and start damaging the paint.  This can happen in a very short period of time.  This is why you should not wait to get a car wash done after a long trip or if you notice any bugs starting to accumulate.

then  you don’t need it waxed.  If it does not bead up like the above picture then you should consider getting it waxed to protect the vehicles paint and clear coat.