recommendations for getting out cigarette smoke

[Eagle 1]

I recently purchased a used 2500HD CC D/A and it had been smoked in, the dealer had sprayed something in it that covered it for a while but I am beginning to smell it more. I have tried the odor sprays that I could find. Does anyone have a recommendation for getting the smell out of the fabric/leather and the heat/AC vents?

[mmmikkke]

I recently purchased a used 2500HD CC D/A and it had been smoked in, the dealer had sprayed something in it that covered it for a while but I am beginning to smell it more. I have tried the odor sprays that I could find. Does anyone have a recommendation for getting the smell out of the fabric/leather and the heat/AC vents?

 

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I'd try scrubbing everything--carpet, leather (carefully), and headliner (also carefully)--and then while it's still wet, use a shop vac to suck out as much dissolved smoke tar as possible. Rinse and shop-vac again.

 

Could remove the seats and clean the underside. Could also take out the a/c ductwork and clean the insides (and the outsides, while theyre out).

 

I'd guess you're actually dealing with cigar or pipe smoke, if you're noticing it after the dealer's smell-spray wore off.

[99silveradoz71]

I know Febreeze helps with my vest at work, I dunno about smoke though.

[Wingnut]

I had to pull the seats and carpet out, and Fabreeze the heck out of the carpet for three days straight. Don't forget the headliner either, that's what stunk the most in my truck.

 

I also had the HVAC filters that I changed out.

 

After that, nary a smell.

[PaulieK]

Here is a suggestion, Try you local motel / hotel. Ask them what they use to get the smoke smell out of their smoking rooms. Some use a specific outfit to do the work, If so ask them who they use and maybe by contacting them you could find what chemical they use.

[Mighty HD]

www.autopia.org

 

these guys can tell you what to do

[kc5deb]

The absolute best thing I've found EVER to get rid of ANY odor is a machine that produces a ton of ozone.

 

There's one particular product by Ecoquest that works very well on odors. Yeah, the company's kinda shady, they're expensive, and I don't believe for one minute that it does everything they claim it does. But, I do know one thing; it removes odors.

 

In the back room of my office, there's a false-floor since that's where we keep our servers. Mice and rats love getting under there and committing suicide, leaving a nasty dead-mouse smell in the room for weeks. About a month ago, I decided to try one of those machines in the room. I swear on my grandmother's grave, after 30 minutes, you couldn't tell a mouse had ever died in that room. I've heard of people running an extension cord out to their cars that smell of smoke, mildew, etc. and leaving that thing on overnight, and you'd never know someone smoked in it ever.

 

Google for ozone machines, and you might find something similar, but, I tell you the honest truth that ozone machines are the best thing I've found for getting rid of any odor.

[exoval]

Try a local carpet cleaning co. that does fire and flood damage work. They probably have an ozone machine and can perform this for a fee, far less than the cost buying the machine. Used to be in the business and have done this, it works!

[vodapas]

The ozone machine sounds like a great idea. In the meantime, I highly recomend an aerosol air freshener called Ozium. Get the original scent, not any of the silly potpouri or pine. It was developed from a hospital disenfectant. That stuff covers just about any odor. It doesn't last forever, but it lasts much longer than most.

[JAMIEZ71]

I bought some stuff in an orange and white bottle at autozone that took 100% of the smoke smell out of my wife's car before we sold it. I'm a nonsmoker and could tell anytime she smoked in her car. Believe me that stuff worked great. The can was probably only a 4-6 oz. can.

[Tucson_02Silverado]

You could try a company that only specializes in flood/fire restoration.

 

I personally don't think you'd ever be able to get more than 80% of the smell out.

 

The smoke is penatrated in the plastics, headliner, seats, carpet and foam underneath them. Coverups will never last very long and would soon come close to a down payment on a new truck.

 

Every once in a while, I look a repos. One company cleans them prior to accepting bids. They do an equivilent job like detailers and the dealer. I can still tell it was a smoker's vehicle. Same with hotel rooms, even on a non-smoking floor. Especially in Vegas. From the casino floor you get "soak" with smoke and carry it to the "non smoking" room which is enough to "soak" the room in time and it won't go away.

 

If the purchase isn't that long ago, and you did ask if it was a smoker's vehicle and they said no, it's misrepresentation and should buy it back without hassle.

And yes they would know, they bought it didn't they. If it was a trade, they would have coded a cost sheet to devalue the trade.

[drumset5994]

i used a rugdoctor in my truck...worked like a charm