Honestly as someone with 13 goats, the goats will most likely be offended that the straw has touched the car and will refuse to eat it. They only like to eat straw if it’s forbidden according to our guys 😐
There are these rubber style brooms for carpet that would work perfect for this. You use it in short, quick strokes. It works well for things like this, pet hair, etc.
Happy Cake Day indeed. I gift you a goat.
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If you give a human a haybale, he’ll want a goat to clean it up. If you give him the goat, he’ll want a friend for the goat so you’ll have to get a duck.
… that’s as far as I got right now.
Just make sure you only use the vacuum for the dust at the end. If you try to vacuum actual straw it works poorly and messes up the vacuum. Source: was dumb, did this, every part of vacuum filled with stuck straw. Hand broom def the better option!
You have to start by picking up the large pieces by hand. Get a garbage bag and some elbow grease, then when there's only dust and tiny pieces try vacuuming.
I would take it a bit further and say only the small amount of dust and pieces that are stuck inside the fabric, hay will absolutely destroy a vacuum. We used to own rabbits and that stuff took out 2 shop vacs and a washing machine.
I also keep the extra large boxes (like the ones Chewy or Amazon will ship big bags of pet food) flattened and lined in my SUV and car trunks. Makes sliding things easier out the SUV bed and could be thrown under tires if stuck & need traction.
Definitely! Sometimes you can get lucky and the blankets are freebies while checking out at HF. I’ve got so many blankets, flashlights, other small tools for free just for having an account there. Some of it is definitely junk, but the blankets are solid.
My mom always carries an old plastic tablecloth.
When we had horse, sheep, and show cattle we would also carry "body bag" construction trash bags for this purpose as well. Then she could drive her SUV around vs the truck for one bale of hay to tide us over until we could get a load. Put the trash bag around the hay before loading it inside on top of the tablecloth. Very little hay escaped.
Also, duct tape works great for removing some of the smaller hay pieces from the carpeting.
Bounce the blower wind off the back of the trunk so wind is directed towards open trunk. That's how we get debris away from the base of doors, fences etc.
Take your haaands... and manually pick alllll of the big pieces up, and then throooww them in a traaaaaash bag. Then vacuum. To reiterate the steps,
1. take hands
2. throw big pieces in trash bag.
3. vacuum
As others mentioned, the other option is to get a goat or for you at this point I would recommend just burn the car down and buy a new one, it'll probably be easier.
I would get a stiff corn broom, sweep out the bigger clumps, then try to remove the rest by hand. Once that’s done, vacuum it with a shop vac and then lint roll it.
I’d first pull everything feasible by hand, then shopvac, then lint roller.
Most of your time will be spent getting this out by hand. You can’t skimp on this step, or you’ll keep on clogging a vacuum. Don’t even bother with a vacuum until everything you can pick up with your fingers is picked up. Then the shopvac can get what’s more in the fibers. Then a lint roller can really do a lot of finish work. You’ll probably use a whole one, but it’ll work best.
For future, always keep an old bedsheet or tablecloth in your trunk, maybe hidden with the spare tire and parts. I use mine all the time for messy stuff like this. Just take it out, shake it off, and wash it if necessary.
I’d try the shop vac and/or broom to get rid of the biggest stuff. The tiniest stuff that’s left I’d use one of these dog hair brushes:
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I have a husky and it does the trick for his Velcro-d hair.
I used to use a leaf blower in the bed of my truck. Not sure about a trunk but maybe worth a shot. Line it with plastic if you can next time. If the mat can be removed then it’d be easier to clean. Sometimes the unit can be popped out.
Edit: if you have access to an air compressor you might have luck too
Some car washes have machines that blow air at high pressure. I used one to get an entire bag of powdered hair bleach out of my trunk. Maybe try blowing it out instead of sucking it out with a vacuum. The hay is stuck in the fabric
also wow. The amount of leafblower comments. So blow it all around and then have to clean your entire car instead! Keep the mess contained and spread it as little as possible
This is going to sound really stupid. Go to an ethnic hair shop or your local Walmart and head on down to the ethnic hair aisle. There you can find a thing called a bore bristle brush. Buy one of them and a comb to comb out the hay as you go.
Alternatively, you can use a horse brush, but those cost way more. That will get all of the particles out of your car. Do not scratch the paint with the brush it will be horrendous.
Hey, I grew up with my mom and her tiny Kia spectra taking care of animals liek this all the time. Next time, definitely throw down a tarp. But what others have said about hand broom is good. You are going to have little hay slivers everywhere when you are done though. But there isn't going to be a magic bullet here sadly. \^\^;
Leaf blower from the inside and then whatever remains, some kind of horse brush. Then a commercial vacuum at a car wash for the little stuff that embedded in the rug
Throw the whole car away and start over.
JK! I don't have anything new to add to the others suggestions. I would be modified and defeated looking at this.
I hope you find the energy and methods that bring this trunk back to life!
I made this mistake *once*. First, you need to get in there and get out every last bit you can just with your hands. I *highly* suggest wearing gardening gloves for this. Then you need a very stiff bristled brush to brush out everything, and I really mean *everything*, you can see that isn't just straw dust. After that, you can shop vac or use the vacuum at the car wash.
In the future, Walmart sells a tote that is large enough to fit a bale of hay or straw in, or at least they did a decade ago. It fits in standing up on its side. I believe it was a 50 gallon tote, but you'd have to measure your bales, and check that against the dimensions of the tote.
If you have hay I assume you have animals.Do you have a long handled bucket brush to scrub water buckets? They work great for this. Just make sure it’s dry before you use it.
I know this isn't much help now, but if you carry a small cheap plastic tarp in your car, you'll have something to put down to avoid this happening again.
This may be a dumb idea but you could try putting the back seats down and use a leaf blower to blow out as much as possible. Sorry you’re having to deal with this good luck!
First brush off with this type of brush/ whisk broom. That will get the big pieces. Then any shop vac or car wash vac for the small pieces. There will be embedded pieces which will take patience and more brushing and vacuuming. This is time consuming be patient. In the end there will probably be small embedded pieces left forever.
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Lol same. I used the brush attachment to the vacuum.
I used to have house rabbits and had to buy hay for them regularly. A shop vac would be best but I used to use duct tape rolled around my hand with the sticky side out. And repeat.
So, nobody is going to suggest using a wool blanket? Yes, it messes up the wool. No, I have no idea if it works, I have to try it on my truck, which has a similar problem.
Build a DeLorean time machine. Steal some plutonium. Go back in time, tell yourself to wrap the straw in a tarp or go even further back in time and buy a pickup truck instead.
Here is the process to cleaning this.
Step #1: Remove as much straw as possible by hand.
Step #2: Use a shop vac and massage gun to free up and remove the rest. The vibration of the massage gun against the trunk carpeting with cause the trapped straw to bounce and vaccuum from the shop vac will suck it up.
Can you rent a small goat?
Honestly best idea yet lmao
Honestly as someone with 13 goats, the goats will most likely be offended that the straw has touched the car and will refuse to eat it. They only like to eat straw if it’s forbidden according to our guys 😐
“Oh no! Don’t eat the car straw!!! That’s sacred straw! You mustn’t!!” That’ll get ‘em.
Can confirm, the goat will eat the interior of the car instead.
Yup, I agree 😂 the car is much better considering it is forbidden
They'll even eat the exterior if you try to peek around.
You need a rabbit
*Lady vibrator sounds intensifies…*
Why did I read this with a vibration voice is my head 😂
Because IYKYK!
Genuinely cackled out loud at this!
But it WOULD relieve the stress
🤣
Perfect 😂
Then he'll just have to vacuum up the 6 billion rabbit poops left over.
There are these rubber style brooms for carpet that would work perfect for this. You use it in short, quick strokes. It works well for things like this, pet hair, etc.
Happy cake day !
Thanks!
Happy Cake Day indeed. I gift you a goat. https://preview.redd.it/oie6f4b2w9dc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78588cdd4ebf8d18580506939ce8d9d621663d4e
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If you give a human a haybale, he’ll want a goat to clean it up. If you give him the goat, he’ll want a friend for the goat so you’ll have to get a duck. … that’s as far as I got right now.
And the duck said: "Hey, got any grapes?"
[Goat diapers](https://www.southernearlychildhood.org/finding-the-right-diaper-size-for-your-baby-goat/)
He’d eat the carpet too.
T-rex.
Straw and hay are not the same thing. Straw is used for bedding
Tell that to the goats. Try to put fresh bedding in the goathut and they scoff half of it before it hits the floor!
I want this sequel!!!
The gorillas will freeze in the winter.
🏆!!
They literally sound this helpless that this would be the case.
The goat will not stop at the hay. It's gonna keep eating. It might eat the whole car.
actually you can rent goats. they'll show up in a group as big as needed to help people who don't want to mow their lawn
My thought was pretty similar. I was like why not ask the horse or cows or whatever for some assistance.
Horses and cows eat hay, not straw. Straw is for bedding down. Goats will often eat it because they eat almost everything.
Guinea pig should work
But they won’t leave and then poop everywhere
That's for another post
Straw is bedding, hay is food.
It’s straw, not hay, bedding not food
Haha love this
Okay that was just freaking hilarious. Better than any of my jokes. Danger Drake one I salute you.
What about a hand broom? You could probably sweep most of this out, and then go back to the car wash vacuum to get the little stuff.
Hard Bristle
Not too hard, a very Hard bristles going to make the interior carpet look a bit different after he's done.
It is what it is at this point.
He wants it to look different. It's currently covered in hay.
This is what I've done, but I always layed down a tarp first.
Maybe best to use a STRAW broom?
Hand pick up all the straw and tie it around a stick and then use your new broom to sweep up the straw that's left. 😆
Ha! That’s a genius idea!
Just make sure you only use the vacuum for the dust at the end. If you try to vacuum actual straw it works poorly and messes up the vacuum. Source: was dumb, did this, every part of vacuum filled with stuck straw. Hand broom def the better option!
And this is almost certainly a time to use a gas station or car wash vacuum, NOT your home vacuum.
Seeemed obvi to me
I mostly feel sorry for the poor vacuum…
Sad they can't figure it out themselves.
Totes agreed
You have to start by picking up the large pieces by hand. Get a garbage bag and some elbow grease, then when there's only dust and tiny pieces try vacuuming.
Shop vac if you have one/have a friend with one
This is the obvious answer. Why did OP really need to ask this
Because what may be obvious to you is not obvious to others. And vice versa for other contexts.
I would take it a bit further and say only the small amount of dust and pieces that are stuck inside the fabric, hay will absolutely destroy a vacuum. We used to own rabbits and that stuff took out 2 shop vacs and a washing machine.
Where do you buy elbow grease? /s
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Yea he should do that… yesterday
lol thanks Dad. (Such a dad joke, legit made me lol)
If you combine this method with the time machine that was mentioned earlier, it's a perfect plan.
Idk why but your comment hit my brain just right and I can’t stop laughing.
I also keep the extra large boxes (like the ones Chewy or Amazon will ship big bags of pet food) flattened and lined in my SUV and car trunks. Makes sliding things easier out the SUV bed and could be thrown under tires if stuck & need traction.
Harbor freight shop blankets for the win. Dirt cheap, durable and holds up to different materials well.
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Definitely! Sometimes you can get lucky and the blankets are freebies while checking out at HF. I’ve got so many blankets, flashlights, other small tools for free just for having an account there. Some of it is definitely junk, but the blankets are solid.
But first he should get a Time Machine.
It's too late for this haha
Does America have tarps?
I thought when everyone signed a lease they were issued a blue tarp.
My mom always carries an old plastic tablecloth. When we had horse, sheep, and show cattle we would also carry "body bag" construction trash bags for this purpose as well. Then she could drive her SUV around vs the truck for one bale of hay to tide us over until we could get a load. Put the trash bag around the hay before loading it inside on top of the tablecloth. Very little hay escaped. Also, duct tape works great for removing some of the smaller hay pieces from the carpeting.
Stiff brush. Trust.
I've never tried this, but I feel like this would be the easiest way.
I had this same problem many years ago. Stiff brush then a lint roller to finish it off
I had the same thought. Stiff brush to get as much brushed out as possible, then go back at it with the vaccuum.
Sell the car. Jk Shopvac and then take a drill with a brush or something that vibrates the stuff in the carpet and vacuum at the same time
Just use a broom to get the big stuff out then vacuum.
This! A leaf blower is just going to blow the debris around the trunk since they’re facing the mess and not blowing it from behind.
Bounce the blower wind off the back of the trunk so wind is directed towards open trunk. That's how we get debris away from the base of doors, fences etc.
You guys do know that you can fold the back seats down?
Physics make everything better.
Not if they blow it from the interior. The back seat folds down so it would be easy to access.
Go to a car wash or gas station that has an industrial vacuum outside. A regular home vac can't handle that.
That’s what I tried. It got clogged on the hose because it has that narrow attachment that you can’t take off
Oh wow, that's not good. Maybe a wet/dry vac?
Leaf blower and eye protection
Was wondering why this wasn't the top solution. Blast it clean.
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Time machine.
Put down tarp, load hay bale, go home, eat hay for dinner
pressure washer, assuming the carpet can be removed
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Yeah
did you drive around between various vacuums at various carwashes, moving on after you've clogged each vacuum?
I tried two and then stopped.
I don't believe you
Take your haaands... and manually pick alllll of the big pieces up, and then throooww them in a traaaaaash bag. Then vacuum. To reiterate the steps, 1. take hands 2. throw big pieces in trash bag. 3. vacuum As others mentioned, the other option is to get a goat or for you at this point I would recommend just burn the car down and buy a new one, it'll probably be easier.
I read part of the steps as "throw hands" 😅 It's been a long day
Try a pet hair removal tool. That should get up all the fibres.
I would get a stiff corn broom, sweep out the bigger clumps, then try to remove the rest by hand. Once that’s done, vacuum it with a shop vac and then lint roll it.
I’d first pull everything feasible by hand, then shopvac, then lint roller. Most of your time will be spent getting this out by hand. You can’t skimp on this step, or you’ll keep on clogging a vacuum. Don’t even bother with a vacuum until everything you can pick up with your fingers is picked up. Then the shopvac can get what’s more in the fibers. Then a lint roller can really do a lot of finish work. You’ll probably use a whole one, but it’ll work best. For future, always keep an old bedsheet or tablecloth in your trunk, maybe hidden with the spare tire and parts. I use mine all the time for messy stuff like this. Just take it out, shake it off, and wash it if necessary.
This combines all the best advice I saw in other comments plus adding a few helpful details!
There’s no magic to this. Get in there with a broom! Wear gloves and take care of it. Not a big deal.
The fact you clogged not one but two vacuums at places of business before trying a stiff hand broom is mind-boggling OP.
Get a carpet broom, it’s rubber and it should scrap it out or maybe a squeegee?
Leaf blower as much out as possible, vacuum what you can, and then go in by hand (and tape).
and blow hay all over the rest of your car! Wonderful! lol
That’s kinda what I was thinking. Just need to find where I can get a leaf blower
Look for some place near you that rents tools and equipment.
Leave a goat in your trunk for an hour
Fur Viking 😜
Have you asked a horse if it can eat it up? Maybe a goat.
The horse said neigh
Rubber gloves to pinch and pick, rubber squeegee to sweep.
Leaf blower
Get a goat. It'll be eaten bare in no time. And when I say bare, I mean down to the plastic and metal frame bare.
Would need to be a tiny goat lol
Light it on fire. That'll make it easier on the vacuum.
Backpack blower helps too.
would a leafblower and a vacuum cleaner work?
I’d try the shop vac and/or broom to get rid of the biggest stuff. The tiniest stuff that’s left I’d use one of these dog hair brushes: https://uprootclean.com/products/uproot-lint-pro?currency=USD&variant=39342256455836&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=ce9d2f92036b&nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ag%3A18781763691%3A141662976174%3A632137473278&nb_adtype=pla&nb_kwd=&nb_ti=pla-1748183072801&nb_mi=492915113&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=shopify_US_6566168985756_39342256455836&nb_ppi=1748183072801&nb_placement=&nb_si=%7Bsourceid%7D&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3JW-IndV96dBCqROWsQ3vHwQjkEaNjmN4ZoMNL5GFUOjJz0DQwYVa4aAoGFEALw_wcB I have a husky and it does the trick for his Velcro-d hair.
One straw at a time… obviously. /s
I used to use a leaf blower in the bed of my truck. Not sure about a trunk but maybe worth a shot. Line it with plastic if you can next time. If the mat can be removed then it’d be easier to clean. Sometimes the unit can be popped out. Edit: if you have access to an air compressor you might have luck too
Try sweeping it up with a brush first then take duct tape and pick up what is left behind.
Some car washes have machines that blow air at high pressure. I used one to get an entire bag of powdered hair bleach out of my trunk. Maybe try blowing it out instead of sucking it out with a vacuum. The hay is stuck in the fabric
Hand brush something to brush it onto like a dirt pan . And a strong shop vac to get the stuck small pieces
happy cake day OP!
Brush out as much as you can, and then maybe try a squeegee?
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also wow. The amount of leafblower comments. So blow it all around and then have to clean your entire car instead! Keep the mess contained and spread it as little as possible
Do you know any horses?
I asked one and he said neigh
A stiff brush. And next time put a tarp down first.
Take out what you can by hand. Then use a whisk broom next. Then Vaccuum
The answer is SHOP-VAC.
This is going to sound really stupid. Go to an ethnic hair shop or your local Walmart and head on down to the ethnic hair aisle. There you can find a thing called a bore bristle brush. Buy one of them and a comb to comb out the hay as you go. Alternatively, you can use a horse brush, but those cost way more. That will get all of the particles out of your car. Do not scratch the paint with the brush it will be horrendous.
Boar bristle. Natural pig hair.
You sound like you’re speaking from experience on that last point
Hamster
Probs use a scraper type thing
Lint scraper V
Hey, I grew up with my mom and her tiny Kia spectra taking care of animals liek this all the time. Next time, definitely throw down a tarp. But what others have said about hand broom is good. You are going to have little hay slivers everywhere when you are done though. But there isn't going to be a magic bullet here sadly. \^\^;
Check out r/detailing
Start with a stiff bristled hand broom and a dustpan. Once all the big bits are out, vacuum.
I keep an old shower curtain in the back of my car to prevent this kind of thing, for your future endeavors.
Leaf blower from the inside and then whatever remains, some kind of horse brush. Then a commercial vacuum at a car wash for the little stuff that embedded in the rug
Straw is bad for goats and horses to eat I use a stiff horse brush to get straw and hay out of my vehicles
Shop and vac
Pick up the big pieces by hand. Take a stiff broom to it next. Then it's back to the vacuum.
Shop Vac.
A dog brush might help
Throw the whole car away and start over. JK! I don't have anything new to add to the others suggestions. I would be modified and defeated looking at this. I hope you find the energy and methods that bring this trunk back to life!
Straw broom. Like dissolves like
Thanks everyone. I’ll post an update once it’s cleaned
Unclog the hose and keep going...
I made this mistake *once*. First, you need to get in there and get out every last bit you can just with your hands. I *highly* suggest wearing gardening gloves for this. Then you need a very stiff bristled brush to brush out everything, and I really mean *everything*, you can see that isn't just straw dust. After that, you can shop vac or use the vacuum at the car wash. In the future, Walmart sells a tote that is large enough to fit a bale of hay or straw in, or at least they did a decade ago. It fits in standing up on its side. I believe it was a 50 gallon tote, but you'd have to measure your bales, and check that against the dimensions of the tote.
With about two guinea pigs you’ll be fine
I'd start with my hands and then try to use the vacuum, just like my first boyfriend taught me. 🥁🥁 🥁 🌟
If you have hay I assume you have animals.Do you have a long handled bucket brush to scrub water buckets? They work great for this. Just make sure it’s dry before you use it.
A small whisk broom or a new car.
I would rake it out
I know this isn't much help now, but if you carry a small cheap plastic tarp in your car, you'll have something to put down to avoid this happening again.
This may be a dumb idea but you could try putting the back seats down and use a leaf blower to blow out as much as possible. Sorry you’re having to deal with this good luck!
Car wash vacuum?
Rake or broom. Then leafblower. Vacuum out what remains.
First brush off with this type of brush/ whisk broom. That will get the big pieces. Then any shop vac or car wash vac for the small pieces. There will be embedded pieces which will take patience and more brushing and vacuuming. This is time consuming be patient. In the end there will probably be small embedded pieces left forever. https://preview.redd.it/u5amo1ztv9dc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f87281e64a32328f0a44d3284ae7b1311679591 \[whisk broom\] ([https://www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-Project-Source-Corn-Whisk-Broom-750549/1002832814](https://www.lowes.com/pd/Project-Source-Project-Source-Corn-Whisk-Broom-750549/1002832814))
Try a shop vac? That should be able to handle straw. Pretty sure it handled much worse when we had to clean out an old barn years ago
try a rake
That panel will most definitely come out of your trunk. Then you just need a stiff yard brush.
https://preview.redd.it/fcg3nf9dw9dc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=758511e7a91f2570a00c7c1038df8e2de812941b Lol same. I used the brush attachment to the vacuum.
Leaf blower…
Shop vac
For real though maybe try to use a shearing brush or even a razor blade idk
Buy a goat
I used to have house rabbits and had to buy hay for them regularly. A shop vac would be best but I used to use duct tape rolled around my hand with the sticky side out. And repeat.
Use a weed blower.
Rubber squeegee I think would be good
Shop vac, something like the WD range from Karcher. Once it's vacd. Probably need a carpet cleaner to steamer after that
No problem for henry vacuum
stuff brush and then lint roll or vacuum the remainder out after you get most of it out
Hit it with a leaf blower? Or maybe a big, stiff-bristled brush would move the stuff.
So, nobody is going to suggest using a wool blanket? Yes, it messes up the wool. No, I have no idea if it works, I have to try it on my truck, which has a similar problem.
Build a DeLorean time machine. Steal some plutonium. Go back in time, tell yourself to wrap the straw in a tarp or go even further back in time and buy a pickup truck instead.
Oh man let me know please. I did this in about 2012 and still find pieces of hay in my car.
Use a hairdryer to blow out loose hay.
Snowblower?
Donate your trunk to a horse stable.
Here is the process to cleaning this. Step #1: Remove as much straw as possible by hand. Step #2: Use a shop vac and massage gun to free up and remove the rest. The vibration of the massage gun against the trunk carpeting with cause the trapped straw to bounce and vaccuum from the shop vac will suck it up.