Ozone Generator... Does it really work?

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I get quite a few cars in where there is some sort of smoke smell that needs to be removed permanently due to trying to sell the vehicle.

Since smoke can be a real deal killer I have seen these ozone generators and read that they work.

Does anyone have first hand experience with one? Any feedback would be appretiated

Jon
 
I have never personally used one but I hear they work.

I have also heard good things about auto vaccine. Their system uses Chlorine Dioxide to remove smells, bacteria, etc...You can google it to find out more, but this is what they say on their website about ozone generators..

"Other chemicals such as ozone can also physically change odor-causing chemical compounds (get rid of them). However, ozone is also very reactive with many non-targeted materials, such as dust in the air, fabric, and plastic and metals that are in the surrounding environment. Because of these non-targeted side reactions, more ozone may be needed for a particular job in order to maintain a level high enough to react with the odor-causing compounds. Additionally, aggressive side reactions can damage furniture and appliances in the area being deodorized with ozone. Ozone also requires the use of sophisticated machinery and electricity."
 
Don't apartment complexes use Ozone Generators? Pretty positive they do. I'd imagine using one in a car for a day (or however long they take) would basically filter the air completely and remove any sort of smell.
 
If you get a high output one they work really well. I've used concentrations high enough to defunk entire houses. Prices can range from $50 to 3000. I paid $360 for mine and it works great.

Ozone is toxic at higher concentrations. Depending on the odor I'll run in about 25min with the windows up, then give it about 2 hours with the windows down to vent.
 
santov said:
If you get a high output one they work really well. I've used concentrations high enough to defunk entire houses. Prices can range from $50 to 3000. I paid $360 for mine and it works great.

Ozone is toxic at higher concentrations. Depending on the odor I'll run in about 25min with the windows up, then give it about 2 hours with the windows down to vent.
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Thanks guys,

Do you know what the output on your maching is?

Im looking at one that is around that price. I would love it if it worked in 25 min!
 
I have read that the ozone can damage interior parts so yeah, timing would be a major concern.
 
Errrr I t hink mine is 2000 parts per hour, but that number is subjective (like horsepower from brand to brand). And yes, ozone is an oxidizer, so it has the ability to turn dashboards white. I even heard the paint peeling off kitchen cabinets. But you'd have to run the machine for hours and hours. One dose of 20min and if that doesn't work perhaps a second dose. Of course the source of the odor has to be addressed.
 
We just purchased a thermal fogger for our smoke odor elimination. We used it on our first car and it was amazing. No smoke odor left at all. The process involves running the heater and air conditioner while treating with the smoke so it gets into the ventilation system. The whole process took about 1 1/2 hours.

The machine and 1 gallon of chemical cost about $300.

It removed the smell completely. The customer was thrilled.

Tim
 
Those Dakota smoke odor eliminators surprisingly worked freaking amazing on 2 vehicles I used them on, had several people smell them days later and still nothing had returned :) cheap and effective so I bought 3 more cans
 
Did anyone buy one that worked? If so from WHO and how much I can not seem to find a real company that makes these things and stands by them?Feed back please
 
kchockey said:
Did anyone buy one that worked? If so from WHO and how much I can not seem to find a real company that makes these things and stands by them?Feed back please
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There is a place here in town that I rent a machine from for $28 a day. I don't get enough funky odored cars to justify buying an Ozone machine

They work great though, but you must clean the interior from top to bottom first
 
yes they do work, work fantastic. and flash most ozone generators for light duty use(such as us detailers who dont use them all day every day) are about 100-150$ after 4 rentals you could have bought one....i would just buy one and not rent because you will need it in the future anyways. as i say, better to have and not need then to need and not have!
 
I have one and itis the best......my is a commercial unit...it cost over a g....air-zone is the best brand....I remove smoke smell from 10 yrs old..
 
Not a pro buthere;s my input. My GF/Wifey works for a fire and flood resto company and last year when we soldher dad's car after he passed we used one of her work ones, a commercial unit) on his car. He death boxed in it for years so the smell was horrendous, so bad his grand kids would not ride in his car. Amazingly after 2 treatments, first for only 15 minutes, second for an hour there was no odor. I ran two cans of clean tire thru the AC system with new filters afterwards and the smell did not return during the process of driving the car around to sell. I did notice some residue onthe interior plastics but did a complete interior detail after, leather had never been cleaned. So ina nutshell they work. Dakotya smoke bomb, baking soda, cough grounds etc did not make a dent in it. On a side note it was so bad that when I did theinterrio glass I had to use IPA full strength and razor blades as the film came off in strips like fruit leather but way thinner.
 
Not a pro but here's my input.

My GF/Wifey works for a fire and flood resto company and last year when we sold her dad's car after he passed we used one of her work ones, a commercial unit, on his car. He death boxed in it for years so the smell was horrendous, so bad his grand kids would not ride in his car. Amazingly after 2 treatments, first for only 15 minutes, second for an hour there was no odor. I ran two cans of clean rite thru the AC system with new filters afterwards and the smell did not return during the process of driving the car around to sell. I did notice some residue on the interior plastics but did a complete interior detail after, leather had never been cleaned. So in a nutshell they work. Dakota smoke bomb, baking soda, cough grounds etc did not make a dent in it. On a side note it was so bad that when I did the interior glass I had to use IPA full strength and razor blades as the film came off in strips like fruit leather but way thinner.
 
OK now that I hear they work can any one recommend a product, manufacture, retailer, internet seems to have a lot of possible rip offs for these products
 
I have the FM1 from Detail King (got it when I bought out another detailing company) and will say that I have only used it once on my GFs car that has always had this rank spilled milk, food stinky odor for as long as I've known her -2yrs... Well I ran it on the center console for about 30 minutes and it filled the entire cabin with this gassy smell which is the ozone gas and actually did quite well for about a week... Then the odor reappeared.. Now having read more about there uses next time I have a use for this I would probably venture to run it longer and run the AC for a bit to run the gas throughout the entire system... Does it work, YEP, sure does when done right. I'm confident as it was my first experience with it I just didn't run it long enough and correctly but they are worth it.
Btw DK polishes suck balzania! Just had to say it
 
bobble said:
Not a pro but here's my input.

My GF/Wifey works for a fire and flood resto company and last year when we sold her dad's car after he passed we used one of her work ones, a commercial unit, on his car. He death boxed in it for years so the smell was horrendous, so bad his grand kids would not ride in his car. Amazingly after 2 treatments, first for only 15 minutes, second for an hour there was no odor. I ran two cans of clean rite thru the AC system with new filters afterwards and the smell did not return during the process of driving the car around to sell. I did notice some residue on the interior plastics but did a complete interior detail after, leather had never been cleaned. So in a nutshell they work. Dakota smoke bomb, baking soda, cough grounds etc did not make a dent in it. On a side note it was so bad that when I did the interior glass I had to use IPA full strength and razor blades as the film came off in strips like fruit leather but way thinner.
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Thats quite the testimony :wow:
 
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