What can I use to get rid (of not cover up) the nasty cigarette smell in the headliner and interior of a used car that I just bought for my daughter?
2006-12-15 05:15:38 · 10 answers · asked by Joel A 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Forget the Febreze and fabric dryer sheets! This remedy has a short term set back but will take the odor out of your car,home,laundry,or anywhere!The setback being the odor! Ironic,huh? The solution.....vinegar!IN a spray bottle mix 1/4 vinegar w/ 3/4 water and spray your headliner,seats,etc. Or you can pour straight vinegar in a bowl,roll up your windows & let it set overnight.The initial smell will evaporate,but it will defenitley work!
2006-12-15 05:34:44 · answer #1 · answered by Btru2u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude what you can do is vacuum the interior really well, like extra thoroughly. AFTER that, try shampooing if you want to. You should also try driving really fast with all of the windows down. Ghetto, but might work. Thats what I do after I smoke a cigarette in my car just put all the windows down. Theres no smell. Plus, I think my sister used to smoke in the car before she gave it to me. I vacuum the hell out of the car and theres no smell. Might want to get some neat little air fresheners from the store and put them under the seat. Dont get anything overpowering.. the smell of nasty air freshener and stale smoke dont mix very well. Good luck. And youre a nice dad to be buying your daughter a car. My mom bought me a new car when I was 16 but sold it the next year. Turns out she was just trying to build her credit. Now Im depressed. LOL
2006-12-15 13:25:13 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your daughter to quit and get the patch!
Seriously, if it was smoked in for many years, the smell will have settled into the upholstery, and the best you can hope for is to cover up the odor with Febreeze and use a car deodorant (that little Pine-scent thingy is fashionable again i hear!).
I'm assuming you will have vacuumed and shampoo'd it of course. That helps a lot to make it bearable but in my experience nothing gets rid of the smell from a heavy smoker's car, especially if you are sensitive to it (as in, you've never smoked yourself).
Good luck.
2006-12-15 13:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by BugEyes 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
leave the car doors open for few hours under the bright sun , and spray some strong perfume in that , a regular car freshner wont work with cigarettes smell. and also clean that rear interiors of the because thats the place where all the ash gets deposited .
2006-12-15 13:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by nobody 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put a new fabric softener sheet under each of the seats and one in the glove compartment. It should be gone in a day or so. I'm not exactly sure why this works, but it doesn't just perfume and cover up the smell...it really makes it disappear.
2006-12-15 13:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by you_likea_the_sauce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fabreze - what a wonderful invention! You can buy stuff that is car specific (I work at a dealership) - but it smells strong for sometime. I find that "Fabreze" works just as well, and it isn't offensive when first sprayed.
2006-12-15 13:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by Bondgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When all else fails, try an ozone generator. Some hotels and car dealers have used them with good results.
2006-12-15 13:50:58 · answer #7 · answered by cranknbank9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash it all down with some very mild soapy water with lemon juice in it!
2006-12-15 14:38:53 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as she doesn't smoke in it, you can douse it with Febreeze, which will be much cheaper than shampooing.
2006-12-15 13:23:34 · answer #9 · answered by purplepartygirrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shampoo the seats, floors, etc
2006-12-15 13:19:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋