How we get it out
This is slow work, and we don’t rush it. We start with rubber brushes and pet hair stones that grab hair and roll it out of the carpet. Compressed air blows hair out of seams, vents and tight gaps around the seats. Then a strong vacuum with brush and crevice tools picks it all up. We go over each area more than once.
Leather and vinyl seats are the quickest to clear. Velour, some cargo liners and the carpet in many pickups take the longest, because the hair grips the fibers tightly.
When the hair is out, the rest of the interior cleans much better. Shampoo reaches the carpet instead of a mat of fur, and an odor treatment has a real chance. If the car has a dog smell too, see our odor removal in Elk Grove.
Dogs that work and play
Plenty of local dogs ride along for a walk at Elk Grove Regional Park or a run on the open land out toward Sheldon and Wilton. They come back with hair plus dust, foxtails, seeds and mud. Ranch and farm dogs that ride in pickups every day can pack a back seat with hair in a few weeks. Foxtails and burrs are worth pulling out by hand, since they snag in carpet and can poke through clothes.
Families with kids and dogs often have both problems at once: hair on the floor and crumbs, sand and spilled snacks mixed into it. Getting the hair out first lets us clean the rest properly.
Hot summers make it worse. Dogs shed more in the warm months, and the heat in a parked car grinds hair and dirt further into the fabric.
How pricing works
A little pet hair is part of any normal interior detail. When there’s a lot, the extra time is billed at $100 per hour. Most cars take about an hour. A minivan or SUV whose cargo area has carried a shedding dog for months can take longer. We look first and tell you about how much time we expect before we start. If it looks like it will take longer than planned, we check with you before we keep going.
Honest limits and staying ahead
We get out most of the hair. A few strands deep in some carpets and grabby fabrics may stay put, and we’ll tell you if your car has that kind of material.
To keep it from piling up, try a cargo liner or hammock seat cover, brush your dog before car rides in spring and fall, and keep a rubber brush in the glove box for quick touch-ups. A towel on the cargo floor after a muddy park day keeps the dirt out of the carpet, and shaking out the dog’s blanket at home keeps the hair from building up in the first place. If your dog rides every day, our maintenance plans in Elk Grove keep the hair under control between deep cleans.
