What removes the smell of cigarettes & alcohol from carpets?

Question

We just bought the house & the basement smells like a bar. What can I put in the steam cleaner to remove these odors?
Ive already tried 2 different kinds of carpet deotorizers - they work for a few hours. I am going to steam clean them this weekend and need to have something to put into the steam cleaner.

Answer 1

Hi
I would recommended using a disinfectant like Milgo SR (may need to go to a janitorial supply store for this and ask for a disinfectant for carpet) and put it in the rinse water. Deodorizers just cover up the smell for a while and disinfectant kill bacteria in the carpet. I would also wash the walls with this product.

Please DO NOT put anything on the carpet that was not made for carpet
From a carpet cleaner for 14 years.

Answer 2

I agree, you need to wash the walls, the ceiling, floors, carpet, everything in that room. I find that if you sprinkle baking soda on the carpet, let it sit overnight and then vacuum it up, that will help a lot. Use the cleaner that is recommended for the type of steam cleaner you are using.

Answer 3

Go to www.premsales.com
click on products
Expel Odor Neutralizer

we bought a house and it had horrible odor problems.
I put Expel in my carpet cleaner and it worked perfectly.
Also, instead of regular carpet shampoo, I used Tide with Bleach alternative. Less expensive and worked better.

Answer 4

you should wash the carpet, yet you additionally can set out quite a few bowls of ammonia or white vinegar and bypass away them for an afternoon or 2. which will help. Plus charcoal is a terrific for soaking up odors. those are all exceptionally low priced advice on a thank you to a minimum of attempt to do away with the scents. Then bypass get you a staggering electric potpourri pot and soften some yankee candle disks. they are astonishing, yet attempt to eliminate most of the scent first, or you will in simple terms be protecting the scent. good success.

Answer 5

Formula 409 spray carpet cleaner works really good. i always use it after i have parties. You just spray it on and then vaccuum it up. ( I always leave it for an extra long time- sometimes overnight- seems to work really well). Also, if you have curtains, you'll need to wash those to get the cigarette smell out of the room.

Answer 6

put a couple of tablespoons of pinesol in the steam cleaner, Amonia works really good for this too, but make sure not to use too much, just a couple of tablespoons in a 1/2 gallon of water

Answer 7

Febreeze worked wonders in my house . Should work anywhere you have an odor problem.

Answer 8

You may want to clean then paint the walls as well.

Answer 9

Have you washed the ceiling and the walls?
That will help.
Don't repaint until you have done so.

Answer 10

Vodka it works wonders.