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Old 08-31-2010 | 11:53 PM
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Default Dog Hair SOLUTION! **If you have a dog, READ THIS!

I have a sweet RS 2.0, but in the past 2 years, after I got my 2 dogs (husky and malamute) my car has transformed into a giant rolling hairball. The carpet is completely covered in hair and impossible to get out completely. No matter how much I vacuum, there's always some hair left, especially under the seats and hard to reach areas.

I'm waiting for my boyfriend to buy his Honda Element (it has a completely plastic, waterproof interior which we can just hose down), and I'm going to ban my dogs from my TC.

My question is... how much would it cost to get the entire interior detailed? Or would it be cheaper to just replace the whole carpet (trunk included). The microfiber seats don't attract hair like the carpet does, so I won't need to replace the seats.

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Old 08-31-2010 | 11:56 PM
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have u try to lift the hair with duct tape?
beautiful dogs btw
Old 09-01-2010 | 12:02 AM
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have u try to lift the hair with duct tape?
beautiful dogs btw
Yup. I've tried tape, rubber gloves, dyson dc25 animal vacuum, rug doctor, lint brush... every imaginable device to remove hair. Their hair is so long (especially the husky's) that it gets woven into the fibers of the carpet.
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replace the carpet and than give me the dogs..? or atleast just the one of the right hehe beautifull pups..
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Originally Posted by babiblujay
I'm waiting for my boyfriend to buy his Honda Element
Is he getting the "Dog Friendly" package? Kinda cool for older, smaller, or overweight dogs.


Old 09-01-2010 | 12:42 AM
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There's no point in cleaning it until the dogs are no longer in the car...

You can get the main bit of it, but if they're still going into the car at all, you're not going to make any real progress. And for the work involved (and cost) of replacing the carpet, I doubt it's worth it.

Have you tried a brush (a regular lint brush/roller probably won't do much). Maybe try one of the grooming glove and go over it a few times.
Old 09-01-2010 | 01:41 AM
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They have the really fine wire brushes for grooming cats... Have you tried that? Might be a long shot but worth a shot before swapping all of your carpet.
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There's no point in cleaning it until the dogs are no longer in the car...

You can get the main bit of it, but if they're still going into the car at all, you're not going to make any real progress. And for the work involved (and cost) of replacing the carpet, I doubt it's worth it.

Have you tried a brush (a regular lint brush/roller probably won't do much). Maybe try one of the grooming glove and go over it a few times.
Like I said in the original post, once my boyfriend gets his element, they will be banned from my car for all eternity. =P And of course I'm not going to replace it if they're going to get back in....

I've tried a the rubber brush, as well as a glove, went over it at least 20 brushes at each spot... to no avail.

Is detailing cheaper or replacing cheaper?
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Originally Posted by Young-Gun
They have the really fine wire brushes for grooming cats... Have you tried that? Might be a long shot but worth a shot before swapping all of your carpet.
I've tried wire brushes, and the carpet was kind of ruined because it would pull the carpet fibers into longer strands... getting some of the hair, but leaving most behind....
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those are CUTE dogs. haha. ill take em off ur hands if you'd like
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Originally Posted by xB Cracker
Is he getting the "Dog Friendly" package? Kinda cool for older, smaller, or overweight dogs.


We're not getting the doggie package, though we did take a look at it. They basically just give you accessories like a soft crate, water bowl, ramp, and a bone print rubber mat and seat cover.... Since I have 2 big dogs, the crate won't be big enough, we can always buy a cheap water bowl, and our dogs are big enough to jump into the car. They're both pretty young too. The rubber mat we might just buy separately ... I refuse to have bone prints lol
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Originally Posted by jeremydoc
those are CUTE dogs. haha. ill take em off ur hands if you'd like
Haha, sorry.. the dogs are my fur kids.. emphasis on fur
They're worth every hair hehe. (except in my TC)
Old 09-01-2010 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by babiblujay
I've tried wire brushes, and the carpet was kind of ruined because it would pull the carpet fibers into longer strands... getting some of the hair, but leaving most behind....
hmmm. Rubber floor mats? lol I cant think of any solutions. Sorryyyyy
Old 09-01-2010 | 02:24 AM
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I have the same problem with my chocolate lab hes a nut case and gets fur everywhere. If you ever do find a good way of getting it up please do post up! I've tried using a shop vac with a hard bristle brush attachment and it still wouldn't get all the hair up.
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cute cat.... lint roller? probably not the best idea. I'll let you know if I come across a solution.
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Originally Posted by lltysonll
cute cat.... lint roller? probably not the best idea. I'll let you know if I come across a solution.
I didn't even attempt the lint roller.. I can go through a whole role within one square foot!
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So back to my original question...

Would it be cheaper to replace the carpet or get it detailed?
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I think it would have to be cheaper to get detailed vs new carpet. Detail shops can vary greatly in price however. maybe submit a pic so we can get a better idea of just how bad it is. theres a decent amount of work involved in switching carpets out.
Old 09-03-2010 | 07:13 AM
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yeah a quality, professional detailer should be able to get that out of there for you. And cheaper than replacing all that carpeting/paneling.
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Any idea what the range of cost would be for a professional detailer?


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