Reduce/remove cigarette smell

Coopers ST

Coopers ST

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Hey all,
I am going to detail a car this week that was previously owned by a smoker. What do you recommend to use to help reduce the smell of old stale cigarette smoke?
 
Clean the surfaces with vinegar and steaming.
Then, run an ozone machine if you have access to one.
 
CarPro makes a GREAT product for this, iirc it's one of the CP products AG doesn't sell, if you know how to Google you should be able to find it pretty easy.
 
shagnat said:
How do you use the vinegar?
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Get some white vinegar ( the basic kind from wally world or wherever) and a bowl. Put some sponges or old rags in the bowl and then pour the vinegar until the sponges are saturated and then some vinegar begins to pool in the bottom. Leave in he vehicle overnight if you can.

If you can't leave it overnight, put some vinegar in a spray bottle, straight or diluted 1:1 and spray on all the cloth lightly, multiple times
 
Coopers ST said:
Hey all,
I am going to detail a car this week that was previously owned by a smoker. What do you recommend to use to help reduce the smell of old stale cigarette smoke?
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pretty much nothing you can use ozone sprays scent extraction scrub and rub till 2017 and it will return,seen some car deals fall apart cause of this promblem,it's everywhere deep in headliner carpet ac system,this is one area you will be defeated.
 
I have a friend who is trying to sell there home in Long Island,they were both smokers indoors can't sell it cause of the smell.
 
I had one a couple weeks ago that was so bad when you spayed APC on the interior surfaces you could run your fingers over the spayed areas and fell ridges from the smoke buildup over the years. I used the Tornado Black with APC and cleaned the interior and headliner. I then used a hot water extractor on the seats and carpet and then used an Ozone Generator for 30 minutes let it set for a couple hours and repeated the Ozone Generator a second time and the vehicle was fine. It actually was sold a couple weeks later with no smoke smell at all on the inside.
 
Thoroughly clean all surfaces then steam. I would also recommend changing the cabin filter if one present. There is a discussion about not steaming vents due to moisture; but I steam them to help remove smell then run an odor bomb after. There is no "100%" guarantee that the smell will be removed honestly. Even with an ozone generator, I've seen the smell come back weeks later.
 
I've seen several users who swear by the DrivePur system for smoke removal. Haven't tried it my self though. I've used Ozone machines in the past but they never seemed to get them 100%.
 
Never tried it but I remember someone suggesting cutting a apple in half and leaving one half in the front and the other half in the back of the vehicle overnight.
 
I'm slowly improving my odor removal skills. If we get a really stinky/smoked in car, I use the 3D Odor Remover (the product you put in a spray bottle) before anything else. After cleaning the car (APC, Tornador, and sometimes hot water extraction), I respray with the 3D and then use a Dakota Odor Bomb. I use the aerosol to get into the nooks and crannies and the AC system (AC on)that I can't get to with the spray bottle. It is also helpful to replace the in cabin air filter.

Two weeks ago my brother used an entire Odor Bomb on the fogger setting with the AC running. He forgot about it. He noticed the car still running two hours later. We sold the car the next day to a non-smoker.
 
RaskyR1 said:
I've seen several users who swear by the DrivePur system for smoke removal. Haven't tried it my self though. I've used Ozone machines in the past but they never seemed to get them 100%.
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from everything I've read DrivePur's great, but for a fraction of the cost Carpro's offering is a perfect alternative. It's one of the only things I've used that not only gets rid of odor. But does it permanently. While I'd love to try DrivePur, Carpro has something one can buy for $15 for a bottle big enough to do multiple cars to try it out. DrivePur you can't even find a price, so you know it's expensive lol. And the Carpro stuff will destroy smoking stench or anything for good.

I had a pair of shoes I wore the heck out of, many days without socks. Even after months without wearing them. They still stunk to high hell when I'd get close to them. I put a few sprays of the Carpro stuff in each, and left them in the sun for a few hours. I was shocked when I grabbed them and had to put them right up to my nose to smell anything. This stuff's magic and I'll be buying the liter size when I run out.
 
Using fabric softener when you shampoo will greatly improve or remove the smell 100%.

If it's really bad you got to go with some specifically designed chemicals.
 
quebert said:
from everything I've read DrivePur's great, but for a fraction of the cost Carpro's offering is a perfect alternative. It's one of the only things I've used that not only gets rid of odor. But does it permanently. While I'd love to try DrivePur, Carpro has something one can buy for $15 for a bottle big enough to do multiple cars to try it out. DrivePur you can't even find a price, so you know it's expensive lol. And the Carpro stuff will destroy smoking stench or anything for good.

I had a pair of shoes I wore the heck out of, many days without socks. Even after months without wearing them. They still stunk to high hell when I'd get close to them. I put a few sprays of the Carpro stuff in each, and left them in the sun for a few hours. I was shocked when I grabbed them and had to put them right up to my nose to smell anything. This stuff's magic and I'll be buying the liter size when I run out.
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:props:

I am familiar with the So2Pure but haven't seen many reviews on it yet. The DrivePur treatment just seemed more thorough with the PurBlast machine and 3 different chemicals, but it is more expensive.
 
How to reduce/remove smoke odor in the car? Simple: STOP SMOKING IN THE CAR! :)

Sorry, could not help myself ;)
 
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