hot_wire Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 A relative just bought a new car that smelled suspiciously of cherries. Now that she's owned it for a week, the overpowering cherry smell is gone, and has been replaced with stale cigarette smoke (obviously was a smoker's car and the odor had just been masked by the dealership's cherry). The car's an 07, so it hadn't been smoked in for long. What's the best way to permanently get rid of it (NOT cover it up)? Are there any products to use? Do I need to remove the seats and just saturate them with soapy water? Can we use a household steam cleaner? I read something online about an ozone generator, but that sounds pretty wild. Please advise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 I bought this stuff at auto zone its in the air conditioning section freon,chargekits, you spray it in you cowl vent and run your air and it cleans out cigrette,mold and mildew smells out and it did work Are new suv we bought smelled like smoke got the stink out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Replace the cabin filters, if it has one. Steam cleaning the seats, and shampooing the vehicle will work wonders. Pay attention to the headliner and the seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 I totally agree with the two suggestions above. I also have an commercial ozone generator that you can use if your other attempts fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot_wire Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I totally agree with the two suggestions above. I also have an commercial ozone generator that you can use if your other attempts fail. Sounds good. I'm going to start with the easiest fixes, and work my way up. That ozone generator is pretty cool. I did a little wikipedia research, and it's interesting how the oxygen molecules attach to contaminants in the air and change their molecular structure. I also saw that ozone, in consumer products, is not at a high enough concentration to clean. According to wiki, it doesn't do much "cleaning" unless it is at levels where it would be a public health hazard. Do you think that I could make my car a public health hazard for an hour, and then let it air out for a couple hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I totally agree with the two suggestions above. I also have an commercial ozone generator that you can use if your other attempts fail. i was just thinking the same thing. doc you have all the high tech toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Replace the cabin filters, if it has one. Steam cleaning the seats, and shampooing the vehicle will work wonders. Pay attention to the headliner and the seats. Be careful when working with the headliner, you can mess up what adheres it with chemicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawnman Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 someone once told me banana peels work , they did for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansonivan Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 I've had reasonable success with baking soda, I rubbed about 2lbs of the stuff into the carpets of the affected car, left it over night and then removed it with a shop vac. Not a total cure but it cut the level of stink down to a mild irritation rather than an intolerable stench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew2o2 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 dude go to walmart and go to where the air fresheners are and buy a prduct called ozium it destroys the smell of buds so im sure it will work on cigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 We had the same issue with our honda. I pulled the whole interior out and washed the carpet in the huge washers at the coin laundry. I then steam cleaned the seats, and cleaned every plastic peice by hand. IT worked but all the worked sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 The ozone generator is the way to go. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Changing the cabin air filter wont do anything since it filters outside air going in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 toss a banana peel under one of the seats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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