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Pet hair removal: why it can take all day

Some vehicles take us 7 to 8 hours just for the hair. Here is why.

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By the O Detail team in Airdrie, detailing vehicles here for 15+ years · Updated 2026-10-20

Pet hair can take us 7 to 8 hours to remove from one vehicle, and we can usually lift around 95% of it. How hard it is depends on your carpet and how much is stuck in there.

Why it takes so long

Pet hair is one of the hardest things we deal with. Short hair works its way into the carpet and sticks. Blowing it out or scraping it often is not enough. On the worst vehicles you can work on it for hours and some hair still stays in.

Every carpet is different

On some carpets, long hair is easier to get out and short hair is a nightmare. On others it is the opposite, and it is the material itself that grabs the hair. There is no one trick that works on every vehicle.

It comes down to technique

How we remove it depends on the carpet and how embedded the hair is. We can usually lift around 95% of it. On the worst vehicles some can stay in, and we tell you up front what we are seeing and what it will take.

Pricing and how to tell us

The price depends on how much hair there is and how deep it is woven into the fabric. Starting prices for pet hair removal are on our detailing page. If your vehicle has a lot of pet hair, put it in the notes when you build your quote so we can price it properly.

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