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How Do I Get Rid Of Tobacco Smell In A Car?

UTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 57
Posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 903 times:

So it appears I scored a nicey Mazda Astina BG yesterday for only € 280 (a/c, all electrics, only 50k miles...bouahahaha !)

It runs very well indeed, the only problem being the previous ownwr shall (...) prolly die of lung cancer as both ashtrays front and back were full and the tobacco stench is overwhelming.

How do I get rid (cheaply) of such an foolish smell ?

UTA checkeredflag

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UA777222 From United States, joined Dec 2003, 2836 posts, RR: 17
Reply 1, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 899 times:

Depends,

What type of upholstery is it?

Based on this, go to an auto store and find an upholstery cleaner. Clean your entire car. Find a matching cleaner and clean all the carpets and floors. Clean the windows and dashboard surfaces. Then place baking soda in the ash tray to absorb the smell.

My guess. I've never done this before but it sounds like it'll work....

Matt

Oh and if this only works for a small time keep repeating this until the smell is completely gone (3x max)

[Edited 2006-06-14 08:25:26]

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UTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 57
Reply 2, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 893 times:

Quoting UA777222 (Reply 1):
What type of upholstery is it?

Normal cloth trim.

Btw the Astina BG

UTA

[Edited 2006-06-14 08:28:22]

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UAL747 From United States, joined Dec 1999, 6526 posts, RR: 37
Reply 3, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 893 times:

FEBREEZE!!!! Spray a few shots of whatever flavor you want and it will be gone. My first car was a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (1996)...I went to a party in high school on night were people were smoking in my car, febreeze took the smell away. Try it...if it doesn't work, wash your car with clorox.

LOL,

UAL

AirbusA346 From United Kingdom (England), joined Dec 2004, 7434 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 880 times:

Don't smoke in your car, and the interior won't smell.

Dirty habit smoking in ya car vomit

Tom.

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Gunsontheroof From United States, joined Jan 2006, 2969 posts, RR: 17
Reply 5, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 876 times:

Leave a ton of fabric softner sheets in the car overnight. When I got my car last summer it reeked of cigarette smoke, but that got rid of it.

There won't be peace until there's justice.

Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 7302 posts, RR: 12
Reply 6, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 871 times:

get some prawns in some water and sit them out in the sun for a few weeks. Then when ready pour the water and the rotten prawns into the airconditioning intake normaly located between base of the windscreen and the bonnet.

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UTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 57
Reply 7, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 869 times:

Quoting Bill142 (Reply 6):
Then when ready pour the water and the rotten prawns into the airconditioning intake normaly located between base of the windscreen and the bonnet.

Now I'm hungry as I thought of Pad Thai with King Prawns, rhaa !

UTA checkeredflag

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Nudelhirsch From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1437 posts, RR: 27
Reply 8, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 861 times:

- don't smoke
- sell your car
- place some Semtex under each seat, drop a cigarette and run
- quit breathing (caution, this is tricky!)
- burn the car, it will smell like BBQ (have to add some hot dogs to the mix though!)
- empty the ashtrays... good starter...

Putana da Seatbeltz!

Georgetown From United States, joined Dec 2005, 211 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 842 times:

Febreeze will do it everytime...and as stated, so will dryer sheets

Let's go Hoyas!

JamieD From United Kingdom (England), joined Apr 2002, 609 posts, RR: 29
Reply 10, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 812 times:

Quoting AirbusA346 (Reply 4):
Don't smoke in your car, and the interior won't smell.

Quoting Nudelhirsch (Reply 8):
don't smoke

Read the first post. Yeah sure

Never Let Down.

Daleaholic From United Kingdom (England), joined Oct 2005, 2918 posts, RR: 19
Reply 11, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 810 times:

Quoting UTA_flyinghigh (Thread starter):
How do I get rid (cheaply) of such an foolish smell ?

Shit in your car...

Religion is an illusion of childhood... Outgrown under proper education.

LTBEWR From United States, joined Jan 2004, 9352 posts, RR: 7
Reply 12, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 806 times:

Try car dealerhips, car wash places, car parts and accessory stores, they probably sell a variety of products to help kill odors in cars. Maybe just clean out the car real good that is vacuum, scrub down the rugs and upolstery wash out the ashtrays. Then use a bottle of 'Frebreez' over a week and that probably wil do the trick.

Rodge From United Kingdom (England), joined Jan 2006, 189 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 784 times:

Quoting UTA_flyinghigh (Thread starter):
(cheaply)

I just got a new car on Monday and had the same sort of problem.

I went to Netto and bought a can of 'Botanic Garden' air freshner (99p) and used the whole can just before going to bed. This morning.....all smells nice.

Try it.

Smile

Aer Lingus From Ireland, joined Mar 2001, 421 posts, RR: 6
Reply 14, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 733 times:

Although the previous owners of my car smoke and created loads of burns on the seat. The interior looks like a brown colour due to the smoke. But most of it was removed by using an upholsery cleaner and a carpet cleaner. I managed to get rid of the smell my using an ioniser that is plugged in the lighter socket.

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Newark777 From United States, joined Dec 2004, 8796 posts, RR: 41
Reply 15, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 728 times:

Throw up everywhere inside it. That smell never goes away, especially if it sits overnight, and will really mask that smoke smell. Smile

Harry

Why grab a Heine when you can grab a Busch?

Christa From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 728 times:

Drive your car to somewhere remote and use a match to alight the car, thus solving the smell of tobacco in your car.

Regards,
Chris

Andz From South Africa, joined Feb 2004, 7252 posts, RR: 14
Reply 17, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 719 times:

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when you take it to have the headlight globe replaced (I assume it is the same car) get them to clean the seats too.

Moral indignation is just jealousy with a halo

Legoguy From Ireland, joined Jun 2006, 3160 posts, RR: 51
Reply 18, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 709 times:

Quoting UAL747 (Reply 3):
FEBREEZE!!!!

Can you say 'Beer Can' without sounding like a Jamaican saying 'Bacon'?

CFCUQ From Canada, joined Sep 2005, 707 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (3 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 695 times:

Pee on the front seats, preferrably after eating asparagus.

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