How to Actually Get Rid of Stubborn Pet Hair

Chuck out the empty Maccas bags and water bottles. Take the floor mats out and set them aside on a clean patch of concrete or a workbench.

Give the whole car a quick vacuum just to get the loose stuff. Don't stress about the stuck hairs yet, just get the bulk of the dirt and red dust out of the way.

If you have a compressor or a leaf blower, blow out the gaps under the seats. You'd be amazed how much hair hides in the rails where you can't reach.

Lightly spray your fabric softener mix over the carpet. Don't soak it, you just want to dampen it enough to kill the static. I learned this the hard way when I spent three hours on a black Commodore and realized the static was just pulling the hair back down as soon as I lifted it.

Take your Lilly Brush or rubber glove and start at the edges, pulling towards the center. Use short, firm strokes. You'll see the hair start to ball up.

If you're using a pumice stone, rake it across the carpet in one direction. It catches the hair and drags it out of the weave. Be gentle on the plastic trim though, it'll scratch it to bits if you're not careful.

As you create those little 'fur tumbleweeds', vacuum them up immediately. If you leave them, you'll just kick them back into the carpet as you move around.

For seats, put on a rubber glove, dip your fingers in a bit of water, and run your hand over the fabric. The hair will follow your hand like a magnet. It's honestly the best low-cost hack I know.

Use the corner of your Lilly brush or a flat-head screwdriver wrapped in a damp microfibre to get hair out of the seat seams and plastic joins.

Brush the carpet in the opposite direction. Hair usually gets wedged in one way, so changing your angle is vital.

Once you reckon you've got it all, do one last slow vacuum with the brush attachment. This lifts the carpet pile back up so it looks fresh.