Cigarette smell in car

[Codav]

Hi,

I recently bought a 97 Towncar. The car's great except for the nicotine smell which reeks throughout. It's got the leather interior which I'm pretty sure I can clean, along with shampooing the floor and door carpet. What about the headliner? Does anyone have any suggestions or should I just take up smoking?

Thanks,

Jerry

 

[KainDTE]

I would say go get one of those small steam cleaners from like wall mart and do the headliner... that might work... i dunno, smoking in a town car? those bastards!

 

[MAllen82]

Lincolns sound like the ultimate smoking cars to me. Cigars atleast. But then again, I smoke cigarettes in mine everyday.

 

[95ltc]

well, ive smoked in mine a couple times,cigars, and i just drive with the windows down and spray a bunch of cologne and stuff. but as for you, the people probably smoked alot, so just spray alot of sprays, what do you have to lose? anythings better than smoke.


:W

 

[Joeychgo]

Tobacco smoke is one of the most difficult smells to remove from a car. The smoke permeates everything, including the foam rubber used in seat cushions. You can successfully remove most of the tobacco smell by shampooing the carpets and upholstery with Kids & Pets Brand Stain & Odor Remover, and wiping down all other surfaces with a sponge and Kids & Pets Brand Stain & Odor Remover. After the carpet has dried for 24 hours, sprinkle baking soda on the carpet, rub it in with your hands, and leave it for a week. After a week, vacuum your carpets. The baking soda will absorb the remaining odor in the carpet. Don’t forget to scrub the headliner, as this is the source of a lot of the smell. I would take it in and have the whole car, headliner and all, steam cleaned.

Another idea...
Use vanilla extract. Put a large amount on a piece of rag and throw it under the car seat. It will draw the odor into the rag. When it starts smelling again, use more vanilla. It works!

 

[MAllen82]

wow, cool, I've never heard of the vanilla thing before. I'll have to keep that in mind.

 

[scoreLTC88]

Just try fabreeze....It might work wonders.

 

[MAllen82]

I've also heard Charcoal in the car. That's supposed to work wonders, but I've never tried it. Febreeze just masks smells in my opinion, and it smells like crap.