UTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 55 Posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1637 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
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UA777222 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 3348 posts, RR: 16 Reply 1, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1633 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)
UAL747 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 7904 posts, RR: 30 Reply 3, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1627 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
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Gunsontheroof From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3338 posts, RR: 13 Reply 5, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1610 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.
Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8100 posts, RR: 11 Reply 6, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1605 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.
UTA_flyinghigh From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 6495 posts, RR: 55 Reply 7, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1603 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
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Nudelhirsch From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1438 posts, RR: 25 Reply 8, posted (5 years 8 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1595 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...
Georgetown From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 218 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (5 years 8 months 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1576 times:
Febreeze will do it everytime...and as stated, so will dryer sheets
LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 11474 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (5 years 8 months 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1540 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.
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.
Aer Lingus From Ireland, joined Mar 2001, 519 posts, RR: 6 Reply 14, posted (5 years 8 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 1467 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.
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 40 Reply 15, posted (5 years 8 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 1462 times:
Throw up everywhere inside it. That smell never goes away, especially if it sits overnight, and will really mask that smoke smell.
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