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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: colin thomas on December 12, 2006, 05:35:42 pm

Title: fur
Post by: colin thomas on December 12, 2006, 05:35:42 pm

went to clean a beige synthetic short  pile carpet, the lady had two cats and she didn't vacuum very much. very fine cat hair everywhere and of course it's caught in the carpet fibres. usually i find that pre-spray and brush and the hair sticks to the brush, not this time, the hair is so fine it's like cotton wool, even tried gaffer tape round the hand, no good, tried gently using a scrubbing brush over it, zilch, i know this has been talked about before but has anyone come up with any new idea? my wife has a gas bottle weed incinerator, would that be to fierce for the carpet fibres?

 ;D

colin        :-[

Title: Re: fur
Post by: derikraven on December 12, 2006, 06:29:53 pm

get yourself a good pair of trainers and do the Michael Jackson moonwalk across the carpet. that'll drag the hairs out. I run the Inverness branch of Cats Protection so I know what I'm talking about.....years of experience with many cats  :D

Title: Re: fur
Post by: rs_cleancare on December 12, 2006, 06:40:05 pm

Must say i did the same with a rug once and after removing the hair it looked as good as new.
Rob

Title: Re: fur
Post by: HQCS (John Kastrian) on December 12, 2006, 09:19:24 pm

Not sure what they are called but you could use a rubber broom or brush,the ones with rubber bristles much quicker than trainers  :)
John

Title: Re: fur
Post by: Geoff Jewkes on December 12, 2006, 09:23:15 pm

Try a pet store, I know that petsmart do an excellent rubber glove for removing pet hair from upholstery but not sure about anything for carpets, you could use the glove but it would take a while  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: fur
Post by: rs_cleancare on December 12, 2006, 09:29:55 pm

I heared of somone using a window cleaning squeege.

Title: Re: fur
Post by: Len Gribble on December 12, 2006, 09:45:22 pm

Colin

Sorry no but will charge a lot extra if they want! ;D

Check out this site http://www.catsofaustralia.com/remove-cat-hair.htm. Am not saying the bees knees but nether is dyson or royal.

Len

Title: Re: fur
Post by: AquaMagic on December 12, 2006, 11:09:02 pm

You didnt mention if you had tried a dry pre vac?

Title: Re: fur
Post by: calmore on December 13, 2006, 03:09:54 pm

As HQCS14 said, a rubber bristled brush.

The one I have is called a "Sweepa" but I'm sure there are other brands that are just as good.

http://www.sweepa.com/

Title: Re: fur
Post by: colin thomas on December 13, 2006, 09:00:02 pm

i have a rubber brush gathering dust in the garage and so i will try that first, thanks for all the in-put, - aqua, i did try the sebo over it but that didn't pull any of it off.

colin