Price for pet hair removal??

[jarred767]

Got a question for you pro's out there.

I was wondering what type of extra's you charge, if any for pet hair removal. I know sometimes it's not that bad and can get vacuumed up, but sometimes it's a real pain, and can take a fair amount of time and effort to get rid of it all.

Is this something that you include in your detail packages, or something that you would want to add on and mention as your doing a walk through of the car with the customer? If the ladder what type of prices would you charge?

thanks

[soonercivic]

Re: Price for pet hair removal??

I got the new Extractor to try for my personal vehicle, black interior and a white husky are a bad mix, and that thing is amazing. I started using it on my customer's cars, it takes very little time. I just vacuum as I brush it up. Now I can relax the dogs ban on riding in my car. I don't charge anything extra now because its alot easier.

http://www.meguiars.com/?car-interior-brushes/Extractor

[TrufflePig]

Re: Price for pet hair removal??

this thing is amazing.

I LOVE IT. i carry it in my toolbox in my trunk with a QD and MF.

[Superior Shine]

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I don't have detailing packages. I just for the work needed.

[audioguy99]

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I just worked on my sister-in-law's interior. She has a longer haired dog in the car with her all the time and the car hasn't been cleaned in over a year. This was the most disgusting thing you've ever seen. There were handfulls of hair coming out. Too bad I didn't bother with pics this time around.

I used the Megs brush one of the other's pictured, and yes it makes the job a whole lot easier. However, with that much hair I had to literally brush every part of the interior - back dash, seats, carpets, mats and all. It took me about an hour just to brush and vacuum the car.

The only downside to the brush is that the rubber bristles wear and begin coming off after a lot of use. Guess I need to buy a few more.

For something like that I would charge for an extra hour of labor - whatever you've established that to be. For the average person the hair is not that bad so I haven't charged extra in the past. I have to brush floor mats quite often.

Pet hair removal is definitely one of my advertised services/selling points in my brochures.

Jonathan

[Dragpakmach]

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I have this tool and charge$25-$100 depending on the amount of hair.I had a Caravan one time.The floor and headliner were so bad that I clogged the Filter on my 6.5HP Shop Vac.The customer paid and was happy to do so.But i saw the van a month later and it was back to being full of hair.

[jarred767]

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That's what can be really frustrating some times. You spend all this time making the car look great and get all this pet hair out and sometimes the owner has the dog back in the car before I even leave. I know it just means they're gonna need me back sooner than later, but you'd think they could at least have the decency to wait until I leave, I mean it's almost like a slap in the face sometimes.

BTW I love dogs, but there's no way one's stepping foot in my car

[BlackScreaminMachine]

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Another good tip, especially for stubborn hair. After getting the majority with a brush and vaccume, take some duct tape and start pulling. Works wonders and cost is minor considering the alternative.

[Greg Nichols]

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I recall a guy using a pumice stone to rake out hair, anyone know about this idea?

Cheers,
GREG

[Showmob]

Re pumice stone

Yeah I use a grill brick basically the same thing and is used to clean bbqs. Works awesome! My customers always wonder what I use. It works especially well on longer hair.

[Socal Mobile]

Re: Price for pet hair removal??

If the work takes longer than our normal service time we charge $65 per hour.

[Detailing by M]

Re: Price for pet hair removal??

I usualy ad and hour to the job so around $50 bucks. Some are harder and some are easy. Just tell your customer their a pig and you'll have to work harder to clean up there pigsty!!! JK, just had to vent a little.