Cigarette Smoke Smell

[cwparts]

+1 for Ozium. That's good stuff - it'll eliminate pretty much every odor (in the air).

 

[Joe Dirt]

I just saw this at the store today...

CLICK ME

 

[domeshot14]

Go to the nearest Home Depot and buy a can of ZEP Smoke Odor Eliminator..should be no more than 5 or 6 bucks. I detail cars for a living and believe me you won't find anything on a store shelf better than that. It doesn't take much either..just roll up the windows and mist it over the seats and headliner. Next time you go out crack the windows to air it out and there you have it, no more smoke smell

 

[rynodog]

just thought i would put in my 2 cents after reading through posts, i just bought a 02 explorer and it was owned by people who smoked, had 3 little kids, and never cleaned it, so it was nasty inside. i spent a half of a day cleaning the carpets, seats and whole interior. (found about 3 bucks in change and probly half a order of fries) everything i've tried in a spray bottle just masked the smoke smell. so i borrowed a ozone generator from a friend who does home remodels, let it run inside overnight and now no more smoke smell. i read in earlier post that it degrades the rubber seals? well at least the smoke smell is gone, i checked over the seals and they still seem plyable....

 

[cwparts]

Ozone works great, but it does oxidize everything it comes into contact with. Extended use of ozone generators will cause plastic and rubber to crack and will cause most metals to rust.

 

[Clark Griswold]

When smoking put your heater on or vent so the smoke goes out of the vehicle. When using the A/C, put it on the outside air coming it and just hold your cigarette towards the cracked window & blow all your smoke towards the crack too!

I smoke and nobody can tell!

 

[Cobraguy]

just thought i would put in my 2 cents after reading through posts, i just bought a 02 explorer and it was owned by people who smoked, had 3 little kids, and never cleaned it, so it was nasty inside. i spent a half of a day cleaning the carpets, seats and whole interior. (found about 3 bucks in change and probly half a order of fries) everything i've tried in a spray bottle just masked the smoke smell. so i borrowed a ozone generator from a friend who does home remodels, let it run inside overnight and now no more smoke smell. i read in earlier post that it degrades the rubber seals? well at least the smoke smell is gone, i checked over the seals and they still seem plyable....

Post up what you used so others can see what works. Some of the products out there are a gimmick...if what you used worked, we would love to see it.

 

[69Explorer69]

i took mine to the Dealer(i know wrong thing to do) and they took it to there new car side and hooked up a big 4 inch hose to the drivers side window that blew in sum kind of cloudy fog and then other tube was on the pass side and it sucked i guess all the bad air and smell out..Got it back from a buddy that worked there and i swear it smelled like a new car off the factory floor..Thats was 6 months ago and it still smells like it inside

 

[rynodog]

Post up what you used so others can see what works. Some of the products out there are a gimmick...if what you used worked, we would love to see it.

hydrogen peroxide based cleaner with warm water and a scrub brush, using a wet vac to suck the water out, for the stains on the fabric. spot test to see if "oxy" cleaners fade your fabric before you go gung ho.

ozone generator overnight twice for the smells, the one i used was a lightning air, $350 retail, i recommend renting or borrowing like i did, i'm sure there are other ozone generators that work and are set up for smaller spaces. this one had a built in "ionizer", iv'e had ionizers in my house in the past and in my experience they just take the particles out of the air. ozone seems to breaks down the particles at the source


EVERYTHING still has to be wiped down especially around the windows where people hang there cigarettes to "let" the smoke out. that was the worst spot. the light tan plastic was brown and black in spots, burns on the passenger grab bar. Those i took a razer and shaved off the burnt spots. i cut the burned fibers out of the carpet too. you can use some super glue on the spot if you have to get to deep and are worrie about fraying.

i have alot of extra time to do this since i am not working full time, a local body shop wanted $200 to do the same thing. time and a nice hot day, will tell if it is gone for good, and hot days are a couple months off