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6 Tips to Remove Dog Hair from Car

Whether your dog accompanies you on every weekend trip in your car, travels with you intermittently, or you think of it as your moral duty to take it alongside wherever you go, having dog hair in your car is a problem you can do without – even if you aren’t allergic to them.

Hence the reason why we decided to come up with this article.

Read on, and you’d find 6 proven ways using which you can remove dog hair from your car. It doesn’t matter whether they have found their home on your vehicle’s floor, in the upholstery of its seats or nooks and crannies which you can’t see. Applying these methods will leave your car’s interior free of pet hair.

1: Use a handheld Vacuum

BLACK+DECKER CHV1410L car vacuum cleaner
Use a handheld Vacuum

In contrast to the cleaner which you use to vacuum your entire home, handheld vacuums like the Bissell 33A1 are designed for pet hair. Such vacuums come with pet hair attachments which makes full use of the suction power on offer to make short work of pet hair in a single pass.

Once these car vacuums have captured pet hair, their filter screen, and HEPA filtration system prevents the allergens from escaping. These handheld vacuums for pet hair also have an easy-to-grip handle which lets you clean every nook and cranny without straining your hand.

However, if you’ve already tried this method to no avail – or just don’t want to spend money on a handheld vacuum – scroll down.

2: Use a rubber glove

One of the most common ways of removing dog hair from your gar is by using a rubber glove. That’s right, the same household rubber glove which you wear while performing other cleaning chores would help in ridding your car of pet hair.

After wearing the dry glove, caress the seats (or any other area where you might suspect to find pet hair) by running your hand over them. Go in one direction only and in case you feel that you aren’t getting the desired results, you can add a bit of moisture to the glove as water helps hair to stick.

A latex glove can be used in the same manner if you don’t have rubber gloves nearby. You can also use a wet washcloth or a sponge. Or you can just visit Amazon and buy a glove that is designed to remove pet hair. The options are unlimited.

3: Use a Velcro curler

Don’t want to get your hands dirty while removing pet hair? Then this simple process involving Velcro curler might suit you just fine. However, unlike the gloves which can pick dog hair from all surfaces, the utility of a Velcro curler is limited to sturdier materials such as flooring/carpeting.

To remove dog hair using a Velcro curler, just roll it over the area where you suspect dog hair can be found. As they will roll over, the curlers will pick up pet hair along the way. Provided you can get your hands on a curler which can bend, you can use it to reach tight spaces and corners as well.

4: Use a duct tape

duct tape
duct tape

While most people will tell you to use a lint roller for the same, we recommend that you use duct tape for removing dog hair. It’s for the simple reason that duct tape is less expensive than a lint roller – while being more effective at removing pet hair from your seats and flooring.

While you can use any type of tape you want, our vote goes in favor of packing tape. Apart from having a lighter touch, packing tape won’t leave much residue on your hand. Wrap it around your hand with the sticky side out and press firmly against the surface.

Lift your hand, and you can see the results in the shape of pet hair. As you go about cleaning, you might have to replace the tape as the original one might have no space left for the pet hair to stick to.

5: Use Balloons

Use Balloons
Use Balloons

At the cost of sounding childish, you can use balloons to remove dog hair from your car, and it’s a pretty effective way to go about things. As you rub balloons against any surface, they generate static electricity which acts as a magnet for pet hair.

To remove pet hair with balloons, simply rub one of them over your car’s interior, with the result than any loose pet hair would be lifted off the surface before getting stuck to the balloon. Afterward, you just have to clean the balloon off of pet hair and repeat the process.

That said, this method is only for removing loose dog hair. You cannot use it to remove embedded, stubborn strands from your car’s carpet.

6: Use a wire brush

wire brush
wire brush

Lastly, if you are dealing with stubborn embedded strands, a wire brush might act as a great tool for removing them. Though we recommend that you use a wire brush alongside at least one of the other methods mentioned in this review to get a deep cleaning.

Picking up dog hair using a wire brush is incredibly easy. All you have to do is to keep on scrubbing your car’s upholstery with the strands of the brush until you’re confident that all the embedded hair have been removed.

Conclusion

That you love your dog more than anything else in the world isn’t an excuse for littering your car with their hair. Experts warn that dog hair in general – and the dead skin (dander) which lies among them in particular – causes allergies. Use the above-mentioned methods to make sure your love affair with your favorite pet doesn’t force you to undertake a trip to your doctor.

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