Best way to eliminate smoke smell

[Coby7]

So I'm trying to quit smoking (again) and can really notice the smoke smell in my truck now.

Your sense of smell is just starting to come back, imagine what non-smoker would smell in your truck.

[Colossus]

Congrats on quitting

[Heavy 5.7]

Congrats on quitting

Thank you.

For all those that quit & fail, wait a while & quit again, eventually it will stick.

[man_in_black]

All congrats aside, go get a can of Ozium (Walmart carries it for about $3) - be sure & get the "original" scent. Start your truck up, crank the fan (no A/C) on high on the recycled air setting & spray the ozium for 8-10 seconds all around the cab. Let the truck run for 5 minutes with the windows up. The initial medicine-y smell will be a tad strong for a day or so, but it'll kill smells from smoke, dogs, or just about anything. If needed, repeat the steps again after 10 days. 1 or 2 treatments & it'll smell damn near new.

[Heavy 5.7]

^

I'm afraid you're just fooling yourself once a vehicle or home for that matter has been smoked in it's forever, you're not going to just cover that up.

As an aside my cigarette fund is going to net me a "free" 2017 Honda CRF230F as a reward for being a good boy, quitting ain't all bad. Braaaaaaaap! lol.

[JoJoSilverado]

What if you were to spray cologne or febreze into the vents, so that it blows out the "good smell" when the vents are on? Would that be bad for the vent system? Curious if over-time the febreze/cologne would overpower the smoke smell? Or drive with the windows down a lot?

 

When I bought my used car back in high school with the smoke smell, I used windex and scrubbed the headliner and carpets and seats thoroughly 3-4 times, seemed to work fairly well, none of my friends noticed the smell. They weren't keeping it to themselves either, as I'm sure they'd have suggested we ride with somebody else if the smoke was bothersome.

[17Midnight]

Congrats to those of you that were able to kick the habit. To those that are trying, never quit quitting.

I agree with the previous posts about using an ozone generator to get rid of the odor. It does work.

A few years ago, I bought this unit http://www.ebay.com/itm/OZ-15-000-mg-hr-Commercial-Ozone-Generator-with-Moisture-Proof-Elements-/171558305676?hash=item27f1abff8c:g:0lUAAOSwLs5XKPBA

to get rid of smoke smell in a rental unit after the tenants moved out. I had just painted 6 months prior and didn't want to paint again. In the past that was the only way I found would get rid of it but a friend suggested I try this method. He knew of restoration companies using ozone generators and said it worked for them. So, I figured I'd try it and it worked as promised. Smell completely gone.

For a car, you wouldn't need one as big as this one. They sell many units much cheaper at lower mg/hr of ozone. One as small as 3-7000mg/hr would probably be fine.

Make sure the car is totally cleaned out first and run an extension out to your car, put it inside and set it to max with the windows up and leave it running for a couple hours. Shut it off and check to see how it smells. Then run it again but this time with the car running and the climate control fan on high and set it to circulate the cabin air. Leave it for 20 minutes or so and this should clear out any odors in the vents. It might be okay after just one treatment but if you notice the smell a few days later, then just repeat. It WILL get rid of the smoke smell.

Good luck and keep up the battle!

[man_in_black]

I'd darn sure try the $3 Ozium first - it worked like a charm in my old Grand Cherokee (took two applications, though). Regardless of what anyone else says, you can remove nearly any odor from a car if you use the right tools!