The Only REAL Way to Remove Cigarette & Smoke Smell From Your Car
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I've smoked in my car several times though I'm not a habitual smoker . Best way to get rid of the smoke smell is to sit in your car in 100 degree temp. Should smell like balls after
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I was relieved as well
As a former smoker, after I quit, I couldn't believe how bad my car, smelled. This video is helpful. Thanks.
I know this is an old comment, but YAS! I smoked after hitting around age 21, and quit smoking cigs exactly 4 years ago this summer. I'm 32 btw, but I am honestly disgusted in myself for smoking. I've washed my clothes enough and bought more that my things don't smell anymore, but.. I had to move into my mom's old house after she passed to take care of my dad and they only quit smoking a year after I did, mostly because of my daughter, which is why I quit too. But MAN. their house was in total disarray and the smoke smell was ATROCIOUS! In the car, in the house, and especially in my mom's room since she never worked, only my dad did. So I've been working on taking the smell out of the house and cars. It's been a very, very overwhelming process.
I'd say I'm a fairly heavy smoker (not chain but pretty close) and even I notice the smoke smell in my car 😬
@@joshualawton57 Likewise... I was a 2 pack a day smoker. Going on 3 years smoke free. I have to admit, I still get the urge to light up occasionally.
I keep telling my mom how bad her cigarettes smell in the car and she never believes me 🤦🏻♀️
@@zoeytudovic5424 yeah dude, I gave my truck to a mechanic to fix and spent $2000 for him to fix the engine... -_- I got it back two months later and I can’t even get into my truck, it smells so bad. I hope the resale value of my truck hasn’t diminished... I have had it for 14 years and only now has it been in this condition... I’m so pissed
You were very concise and spot on with your tutorial. And, you're right most people do get the ionizer & ozone generator confused. Thanks good job
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the gingerbread man?
Hugh Jafro that’s what I’m taking bout
I am a child. I was thinking "lets get down to business" but was dissapointed
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Your Ozone Generator instructions seem bang-on from what I've seen in the interior reconditioning industry
Thanks for making this video. I bought an ozone generator and it worked like a charm! My two year old Hyundai now has no detectable odors. With my asthma, I did not want to mask the odors with perfumes. This is a great solution!
Great video! I love the take up smoking comment - brilliant. In the late 80's my dad purchased an old 73 Lincoln that someone had been smoking cigars in (remember those giant ash trays) and it took years for that smell to die down on it's own.
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I agree with the use of 0 Odor, I have had success with it. I think what you did with the HVAC system is fine, but I would like to add one extra step. On many modern cars the blower fan is easily accessible: usually mounted to the duct work and located under the dash (right side, in the vicinity of the glove box. Usually there are a few screws holding it in and 1 or 2 wire connectors. So this is easily removable. Removed one from a Mustang in less than 5 minutes. This allows you to clean the blower fan thoroughly. You can reach in to the duct work and clean the smoke residue. This area of the duct work seems to collect the most residue. Any spray cleaner will do. I followed up with spraying some 0 Odor.
#1 should be replacing the cabin air filter
Put a ventilated container with activated carbon near intake vent works too
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What if the car doesn’t have a cabin air filter?
@@hard2dealwit then don't replace it?
shekira wills all cars come with some sort of cabin air filter
I’ve tried this all as well. The ozone machine works for 3-4 days, but that’s it. The smell still comes back. The only way to not have a smoker car, is to avoid it like the plaque. I ended up selling mine after 2 months of ownership. The stuffy nose and red eyes everyday because of this filthy habit was ridiculous.
I took your advice and bought the ozone machine you linked from amazon and I gotta say: THANK YOU! I bought a car that smelled like a cigar on wheels and after scrubbing down the interior, changing the cabin filter and using the machine.. the smell is GONE. Thank you for the content, I really do appreciate you!
How long did it last? Do you have to keep doing it?
@zg19 what did you use to scrub down interior? And how long did you leave the ozone running?
@@s7337 I bought a generic interior spray foam from autozone that’s came with a brush head nozzle. And when I used the ozone machine I just followed the instructions. I did run the machine a few more times a day later just to double tap. But the smell was gone!
@@deriegle I ran the machine a few times as a safekeep and the smell didn’t come back for me. It’s been almost 2 years now and I can’t smell the cigar/cigarette smell anymore
@@BmanSanti19 bet
Steam cleaning can work wonders for removing built up smoke film on fabrics, headliner, and trim pieces as well.
Agreed 100%
@Sydney Kenney "You can steam leather car seats, but don't do it too frequently. Excess moisture and heat can shrink leather over time (5).May 1, 2021" Oh So Spotless · Autoblog Wasn't sure, did a quick search. Looks like you can. I know with headliners you do have to be a bit careful with the adhesive.
ZEP SMOKE ODOR REMOVER works amazing. Bought a Silverado last year that smelled like smoke. Looked it up and went to home Depot and bought some ZEP. Sprayed it all over in the truck, locked the door, left it for 12 hours. Do this 2-3 times, smoke odor completely gone, for almost a year now.
I am subscribing to the your channel just because of this comment.
@@julie_society Did it work? I too will subscribe if it works!
@@jayb9637 did it work?
@@Alan-zz3st Never tried it my friend. Bought a Silverado that was smoked it but ended up selling it and buying a different one. Figure it would be worth a try. Please let me know if it does if I ever encounter a smoked-in vehicle in the future! Thanks!
I just sprayed that in my intake under the passenger side dash. I did it about 3 times ran ac and heater. And cant smell it now. Was hoping it would last a long time. But wasnt sure
30 years in the biz and you are100% correct. I've done it all. One other method i tried in a cigar bomb car was 2 bags of hickory charcoal. Split the bags open one in front and one in the rear. Put it in the hot sun and shut it up completely for 2 days. 80% works. Then use the machine w 2 applications for a total of 2 hours. Great video Sammy!
I like to put a carpet drying fan in the car too. This essentially creates a hurricane inside the car, there are no dead zones where the ozone just did not reach. Putting it in the rear footwell so it forces air under the seat really helps if a seat is particularly odiferous.
I absolutely agree with your assessment of the ozone generator. I bought a great Jeep Patriot but it had belonged to a smoker. I purchased an ozone generator and had to use it 3 times along with replacing the ac filter (with activated carbon added) and the result was spectacular, like a new car. I also use it in my RV in the spring for getting rid of that musty smell from over wintering. Great video thanks for posting.
Did you use it 3 times and that was it? You never needed it again?
@@kooperkessler6387 I use the generator every spring to freshen the interior of the Jeep and the RV. I also use it on a home made Ozone sterilizer that I keep in the garage. It cleans everything that comes into the house during the Pandemic. We clean groceries to incoming mail (everything) before it enters the house. Just don't breath the Ozone it kills anything organic including the lining of your lungs in high enough doses.
I know it’s a old post . But there is no such thing as a Great Jeep Patriot . I’m a automotive tech of 18 years. I’ve worked on plenty.
@@myboy051 All I can say is that this one has never failed me and I do all the maintenance.
Ozone machines weaken fabrics, but not immediately. So over time, your seat fabric and carpet will be more prone to holes and ripping. I would try other options first if you have them. And not overuse the ozone machines.
Parsons Ammonia. I wouldn't use the sudsy, but just the normal. Mix the recommended amount with water. Clean everything in the car with it. The headliner would be the hard part. I guess the easiest way would be to spray it on and pull it back out with a shop vac. Same with the carpet, but you can wet the carpet and vacuum it good. I would suggest pulling the seats out of the car, so you can get to the carpet under them and the foam on the bottoms of the seats. That will also make cleaning the rest of the interior easier as well. About 20 years ago, a good friend lost his home to a fire. All of the children's clothes were ruined by the smoke and water damage, but were still in good shape otherwise. We loaded them all up in the back of the truck and brought them to my house and piled them up on the porch. They smelled awful. While they were trying to find another place to live and dealing with their problems, I washed all of the kids' clothes with Parsons Ammonia. I followed up with a normal washing and drying. I had my doubts that it would work, but the smoke smell was completely gone. The mother was so pleased that I had managed to save thousands of dollars worth of clothes and they did not have to spend time shopping for them when they had so many other things to take care of.
I swapped the cabin air filter and used ozone spray. It worked surprisingly well.
Alright, I had to come back and thank you. I bought a 2007 Corvette with an absolutely heinous cigarette smoke smell. As bad as it gets. I tried baking soda and all the chemicals which didn't even touch it. Followed your directions to the letter. Bought the Ozone generator you linked on sale for $60. Unreal. Worked spectacularly.
I've been a detailer for 18 years and you are spot-on Sam this is the only way to get cigarette smoke out and even then sometimes it doesn't work depending on how bad the car is
do you think this would work for a car with a somewhat strong dog odor
perfect timing i just bought my car a couple days ago and i try to remove some sort of smoke smell, Great video !
Did you get rid of the smell?
I bought one for a couple of vehicles my husband had to sell. One of the vehicles had a heavy, heavy chain smoker and the other one had, I guess small children. It had the whole back seat and area of spoiled milk. I had both vehicles professionally detailed and when they came back, I tried the Ozone Generator in both. It made it better at best. Thanks for the video.
Okay, so did you have to sell the car because the smell kept returning?
Thank you so much for giving this detailed and honest review! It was super helpful! 🙌
Thanks for the video. I think the ozone generator is also what pros use when there was mold or fire in your house.
Ozium has always done really well for me and Folex is a great cleaner for the interior of any vehicle.
We used The Alpine Room Freshener. It has an adjustable ozone level feature. We used it on several vehicles, and it indeed did give satisfactory results. We used it in the house to remove heavy cooking odors. try to schedule a long day out, either away or overnight for running the Alpine unit. Then upon return, open all the doors and windows for several hours, with the A/C runningon high setting for persistent odors. WARNING, O3 will cause severe headaches for some people. If that occurs, go outside for relief. This was a good video presentation, Thanks.
Very good video; you point out that you must first clean everything in the vehicle then change the a/c filter and spray disinfectant in the a/c ducts while running the vehicle before using the ozone generator. Some vehicles have cabin filters too.
Spraying into the ducts doesn't do anything except temporarily make the air coming out smell like the spray. On most cars, the air recirculation intake is under the glove box. Roll up the windows, ac on high(but doesn't have to be on the coolest setting) spray the disinfectant under the glove box. Let it run about 15 minutes.
Years ago, my dad bought a pickup truck from an old man. The guy smoked in it, and it took years for the smell to get out of it. He says that on a very hot and moist day, you can still smell cigarette smoke.
Thanks for the info. Great vid. Ozone is not itself carcinogenic. It displaces oxygen like CO but more accurately it changes the existing O2 (which our cells use) to O3. You can suffocate while respirating normally in those conditions like you mentioned. I restore derelict homes and have access to an ozone generator. I will use it my car having seen your thoughtful video.
Sam thanks for another great video. I've seen a few detailers on KZhead 0lacing their ozone generators outside the car, a dryer duct tube feeding into an open window and then it's sealed with foam or self adhesive carpet protection film. This appears to allow the pros to leave the car off, seal the car up and provide as much outside air to the generator as possible.
Another thought is if the car has fold down rear seat access to the trunk, run the ozone generator cord between the rear seats into the trunk and then put the seats back up. Run the extension cord into the trunk, connect the extension cord, and then close the trunk. Trunk seals usually have more give than door seals.
Hey Quick Question, sorry bub, Do you go for the 6,000 mg/h or 10,000 mg/h? I have a very strong scent of smoke odor from a car I recently bought. I'm definitely willing to opt for the 10,000 mg/h if it's more efficient. But if it doesn't make much of a difference then I don't mind either way. Whatever works!
Thanks for posting! As someone who's grossed out by and allergic to chemicals in cigarette smoke, I find this to be very useful.
Great information Sam. Just to add: I have use ozone treatment for my car and warn folks that ozone does react to certain plastics and if left on too long to ruin your trim. Also too much ozone can leave an ozone smell in the cabin and this is not what you want. It took me several days of leaving the car in the sun to break down the O3. But all smell eventual was gone! Also they are not cheap. My Alpine was close to $500. But I also use it for my home. Some places may rent these machines.
Define “too long”.
@@mitchellbanks34 more than 30 minutes would be pushing it. If you want the real answer, you take the volume of air in the car and divide by the flow rate of the ozone machine. That gives you the amount of time it takes for the car to theoretically be completly filled by ozone. In reality it will always take slighty longer because the calculated time is 100% optimal conditions. Since the air in your car is circulating by fans and pulling in fresh air there is a point the concentration of ozone levels off but slowly continues to increase. Those equations are a bit more complex but after about 3 to 4 "cycles" there is a diminishing return of smell removal and an increasing risk of breathing in residual O3
@@dyneslair3158what a fuckin explanation man. Good job writing that brotha
I've ran these things for hours in cars with all types of trims and upholstery and have never once seen any damage. I would make not I'm not running a massive unit that would be more suitable for a house, but when it comes to these small toaster sized generators I think it's pretty safe.
@@dyneslair3158 Leaf blower can be helpful to dissipate the residual ozone. Massive amounts of outside air works wonders and does so quickly.
Very Informative. Bought a truck recently and while the guy wasn't a heavy smoker but he used some sort of sweet smelling cover scent. That's almost worse than the cigarettes. I bought the ozone generator which is helpful and the only thing I haven't done is clean the carpets and headliner which is next. Thanks!
9:20 for ozone generator procedure. Thanks! I have same unit and it does work amazingly!
Thank You, American beauty.
Great video subject. Smoke odor is one of the most difficult to remove.
The only thing that completely gets rid of cigg odor is gasoline and a match.
but then you have that gasoline smell.
lostintime86 nope insurance totals the car and you get another one without the smell.
Carpe diem you just had to... 😂😂😂
Jimmy, you think they won't investigate that?
Or jacking it up and driving a new car under it.
Thanks for the tips and the honesty.
When i worked at the detail shop, the best thing you could ever do is just shampoo everything fabric. Thatll give you your best results. And the best chemical to use is deluted degreaser at 1 part dg and 3 parts water, but with that you need to find a spot out of the way that youll never see and test the cleaner to make sure you want pull the color out if your seats have been dyed
How ozone works.. is an oxidizer three oxygen atoms together .. Oxygen dislikes threesoms. so when it finds a bad smell , one of the oxygen atoms hops off and oxidizes the chemicals causing the smell, breaking them down.. putting them out of commission. Good tip with the ozone generator :)
Cabin filters need to be replaced too.. I did a burnout with my car and it smelled like burnt rubber for months till I replaced the cabin filter.. people forget about theses
Funny. I did a lot of burnouts in my first FWD car and the smell never stuck more than 30 min. On the other hand, I never even tried changing the filter, so it might be, there wasn't even one
It might help but certainly doesnt eliminate the cigarette smoke, my car still has that smell after about 4 weeks, I think just time and airing the car with windows down periodically is the only way it will get rid of the smell
@@oliviajohnston5904 an extractor will get rid of the smell!!
I just want to say thank-you for sharing this info. I just bought my first car (used) and it was previously a smokers car so it had all the icky stink, but after one treatment I have already noticed a difference in the air quality when I get in. It's wild how the smell gets in everything. The little case that hold the owner's manual, that was tucked in the glovebox stank.
did you use any product in particular or the ozone machine? thanks .
@@ranqueles7 I also used a charcoal air freshener but I only noticed a real difference when using the ozone generator. We borrowed one from a RV campground nearby (they had a couple) and now there's no smell at all.
Tech tip for AC cleaning. First krank the heat up on max. Re-circulation. It will dry the evap core and kill off a lot of the bacteria and other funky smells. I do it a few times every summer when I use Max AC regularly. Stops the growth and smell. Then after its dry, Id spray almost as much as you would like of that disinfectant into that AC intake.
Samcrac, what do rental companies such as UHaul and Enterprise use? I work for my friend who owns a dealership, and there's an off-lease UHaul truck he bought at auction to sell on our lot that smells really good inside (pretty much the same smell as every rental car I've ever been in). I want to use a similar scent in my own car. It doesn't smell of smoke, but could use freshening up, and I like the scent. Great video, BTW! :)
Ozium been my go to for my personal cars years, (and when I used to smoke in my first.) And as one who works on cleaning rentals, there's been many times I wish they would give us an Ozone Generator with some of those ashtray, hotbox and wet beach fluffy returns.
Great tutorial mate. G'day from Australia 🇦🇺
I just did this and it worked perfectly! Thanks Samcrac
Hi, I have a couple things to say: Commercial Odor Eliminators work much better than traditional store bought ones. The key is that they need to make wet contact. So you need to get wet every spot that cigarette smoke has bonded too. Professionals use a ULV fogger to accomplish this, which makes very small sized particles of whatever you are fogging. The product you mention with a packet that you slide into a sponge, that is CLO2. It is the same principle as O3, different chemical as the oxidizer. It is actually a much faster oxidizer and therefore will work more quickly, and is a smaller molecule also. The promo product you showed is long duration, low volume product, not suitable for odor elimination quickly. Using Ozone (or Chlorine Dioxide, CLO2) there is NO benefit to leaving a window cracked. It will also be much more effective doing it overnight, or in a dark garage as the suns UV rays break down the particles much faster, before they can totally fill the space. You never touched on Thermal fogging which is arguable the most effective (and expensive) way of eliminating odor. An oil based deodorizer is heated and vaporized, and will penetrate anywhere smoke smell will.
Will this work with all sources of bad smells? I bought a car that has been sitting and it has an old smell to it
@@macknumber9 Yes
Yes the fogger is the best , professional mitigation companies use it to remove mold smells . Or if there body decomp it removes any smell
@@macknumber9 a lot of times that “old” smell has a lot of cigarette smell to it. Remove your console and interior plastics and you’ll find dust,ashes, dead skin, etc
The fogger hurts my chest… my Honda dealership just popped a fogger after they told me they would use ozone. I told them NO CHEMICALS!!! They totally lied. I can’t drive this thing and my chest feels tight. It’s a certified 2020 Honda CRV with 20K miles… like wtf
One thing I did to do more than just get rid of the odors: I stripped the interior. The headliner will have ash and other stains on it. So will the visors, the seats, the carpet... etc. Removing the seats is easy. I took the seats out, the carpet out, I shampooed the carpet completely, sprayed on odor neutralizer (similar to Febreze but not even $10/gal at Lowes). Then let it sit out in the sun for a day to dry. The headliner, I cleaned with my Bissel hand-held carpet shampooer. It was filthy and stunk so it was either getting ripped out or cleaned - it WORKED and looks like new! Same thing with the sun visors. With the seats, I actually took the covers off and SOAKED THE SEAT FOAM with odor neutralizer, then used the Bissel to suck it up, then let them dry in the sun. The covers, I turned inside out and hosed down, then sprayed odor neutralizer on. Then again, a day in the sun to dry. The leather was no worse for the wear.
I'm guessing that it is the UV rays from the sun that's helping deodorize. An old dry cleaner's trick (I learned it from an old dry cleaner) is to put Hydrogen Peroxide on a stain and set it in the sun. The extra oxygen atom in ozone oxidizes the resins that smell bad in smoke residue, or sort of burns it. Who knows? Maybe Hydrogen Peroxide could eliminate odors.
@@garylangley4502 Hydrogen Peroxide works in the same way a ozone generator would. H2O2 -> H2O + O , while O3 -> O2 + O . In both cases, an oxygen molecule is released and oxidizes the smoke byproducts.
Citrus based cleaners like Zep work great on cigarette tar on hard surfaces, but the carpets, headliner, and cloth seats are where the odors hide. I put a Zep/soap/ HOT water solution in a handheld portable carpet cleaner. If you're a very sensitive nose type, you'll never get rid of it completely, but shampooing the soft surfaces makes a huge difference
I've had really good success with shampooing the carpets and roof liner. I bought a car with really bad cigarette smell. I probably went overboard, but I took the seats, carpet, and dash (I needed to remove it anyway). Then shampooed everything and cleaned the floor. I let the carpets and seats dry and put them back in. I really didn't have any smells. Admitedly, that's a lot of work just for smell. I was doing it for additional reasons, it all had to come out anyway so I did it along the way.
Can you make a Tutorial how to program keys? I don't want to pay the dealer $300.
JohnStax are u located on nyc ?
This would be helpful. My smart key is malfunctioning, and I don't want to shell out that much money for something that will take them a few minutes
most local hardware stores have keys for a fraction of the price. sadly unless its a key that's programed in the vehicle you need very expensive tools to program them.
all keys are not programmed the same so to make one tutorial for all of them will be impossible, tbh.
Buy it and follow the directions
We had a similar machine when I worked at a Chrysler lot as a teen. It would work great on trades for a few months but eventually the deep doors within the cushioning would work its way out and, although not as strong, customers would return with complaints and we would have to run it again. It was probably made worse by the heat and humidity of FL but the dealership began cutting the trade-in offer for “smokey” cars so that they could simply pass them off to a wholesaler without a loss - no longer putting them on the lot. That was a while back, though, so the technology may have improved.
Dealerships really should all cut their offers significantly for vehicles that smell like smoke because these vehicles are not worth nearly as much as a vehicle that was not smoked in. I can only imagine that someone who is really struggling financially would settle for a smoke contaminated car but personally I have only buy new vehicles because of cigarette people and dogs that may have been in it before.
@@awzsdrcfgybhjimklp new cars give off that new car odor known as indoor air pollution from the off gassing of material used in the car. Last new car, had to air it out for days to lower That new car odor. ps most people do not smoke now days.
how about cleaning shitt? or manure? will it work for that too?
How much Lysol should I spray in the ac intake? How long should I let the car sit before driving after spraying Lysol? Thanks!
Good video but the ozone generator link is broken?
He's exactly right. I had a rental house with cigarette smell that wouldn't go away for two years despite repainting, new floor, and carpet cleaning. I used one of these machines for a day and it was gone instantly, and there's no hint of it coming back months later. Then lent it to a friend to fix their stinky house with the same results. They raved about it and plan on getting one of their own.
Excellent video! Thanks for posting 😉
Hello Samcrac. You stated in your video to turn the ozone machine on while the car is running. So do you let the car rum the entire time while the machine is running? If so, how long do you leave both running?? Thanks
i've never smoked..you never get that smell out...you can mask it for a time and to some degree but it permeates fabric,heat/ac ducts..when i buy a used vehicle its the first thing that eliminates it
I usually run my ozone generator over night along with leaving the a/c blower fan on low recycle (connect a battery charger to the battery to supply power for it over night so the battery does not go dead from the blower. )
Love this channel, Samcrac one of if not the most down to earth KZheadrs. Thanks for the content. I wanted to add my comment below is in no way directed to you. It's just something I have observed in life and with some of the comments here. I have watched everyone of your videos they are great. +1 on becoming a cigarette smoker. Then people will stop complaining about what I do IN MY CAR THAT I PAID FOR. I have never understood why in a nation that leans so liberal, and looks so far down on people who they fill are not understanding someone's beliefs and culture. But then take such a hard line mindset with smoking, 2nd Amendment, Christianity, and so on.
My mechanic ex husband always sprayed them in the AC intake with the recirculation ON. Usually he used Ozium Citrus scent to deal with his cigarette smoke smell in the AC unit as the regular maintenance. The under the hood he only did when it was time for us to trade the car in. For the upholstery the best thing I ever found has been Windex. Spray it & let it sit for a few seconds or a minute then use a toothbrush or scrub brush the rub with a towel.
So spray windex in the car vents with air circulation on? And wipe the vents with a towel or what is you saying…???
Long ago I was advised by a service manager that a large part of the problem is due to people smoking in their vehicles with the A/C and recirculation on. With the recirc off, the smoke exits out of the rear vents of the vehicle. But if recirc is on, then the smoke gets drawn into the ventilation system and deposits in the evaporator and less so on the ventilation tubes. Once the system is poisoned with enough smoke, every time the A/C is turned on the air picks up the awful smoke smell from the smoke deposits in the evaporator, even if recirc is off. So in addition of Mr. Samcrac's cleaning techniques you will have to replace the evaporator and maybe take apart the dash and clean the ventilation tubes. Ozone reacts with the smoke residue trying to reduce its odor, but it won't compare to complete removal by cleaning. I suspect that smoke deposits on the heater core play a role in this too.
Also smoking with their windows up or only cracked. That's probably the BIGGEST cause. I always drive with my driver window open more than a crack, even in winter. When I smoke my windows goes down at least half way, all the way at red lights, arm out the window. In summer, I turn off recirc while I'm smoking. And I spray either Lysol or smoke odor spray under the passenger deck with recirc on, both in summer and winter and let it run for a out 15 mins. It really keeps the smoke odor away. I also try to get leather seats so the ashes as smoke aren't soaking into the fabric. Changing the cabin air filter once a year is a huge help too.
@@amylathrop8329you may think your car does not smell like smoke but chances are it smells of cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes damages sense of smell, creates inflammation and mutagenic with carcinogenic effects while destructive to the sensory systems. Smokers essentially destroy their olfactory.
Bought a car used. It smelled okay for a bit(dealership cleaned it okay) but a few weeks it smelled like cigs! Only think that truly helped was using a hot water extractor on all carpets, floorboards and seats in the car. The new cabin filter helped, and cheap odor absorbing gel containers, as well. But the extractor helped immensely.
Do you mean like a steam cleaner? Carpet cleaner but an attachment?
Let me simplify this for you! Step 1 - detail clean the inside of your car with whatever products you wish! Step 2- run an extension cord from a wall outlet into your car and plug in a ozone generator roll up the windows closed the door and let it sit in there for 48 hours!
Thanks so much...i bought a used truck about a month ago. When I looked at it the air was cool and the windows were open (now I know why)..I noticed a smell of cigarettes but thought it wasn't that bad....well turns out after sitting with the windows up it was bad....I tried everything the past few weeks and it temporarily masked the smell.... after watching your video I bought that machine....it worked.... thanks so much!!!!!!
Lysol definitely good for getting rid of the mold smell out of vent ducts.... Ozone is certainly the way to go. I'd also recommend a good carpet shampoo (wet vac). Washes out the tar of the fabric and cleans as you go. As a quick fix I find Fabreeze natural or linen does a good job of neutralizing without adding a strong perfume smell (works well on wet dogs as well).
Thank you SO very much. Purchased ozone generator through link...arrived quickly...worked just as stated. Amazed after the heavy cigarette smell we were dealing with. 🙏
Does it go away forever or just temporarily?
@@kooperkessler6387 I’ve had it come back BUT...I didn’t run the air when I did it...I found out from the mechanic that the original owner was a cigar smoker (smell is a little worse than cigarette) and it’s been garaged for a good couple months; windows up and all. I only did it once in the time that we’ve had it. I plan on running it again but with the air so it gets the filters too. Hoping for a much longer outcome.
awesome thank you so very much for the information,very helpful indeed and God Bless
@3:20 (chloride) this will rust the inside of you car faster than anything I can think of. I'd be curious to hear if anyone noticed rust under their seats or on anything metal after using this. Try to get rid of the smoke smell and end up with a car that looks like it's been flooded. Awesome video thanks for the help.
Very Good information, well presented! I've used an ozone generator to remove cigarette odor in a car too, and it works very well. As you said, a thorough cleaning of the car first is essential. And of course, take every precaution not to breathe the air during or shortly after the ozone treatment. Thank you for a detailed analysis of the range of products and their effects. I only have one question: How do you remove chicken odor from a car? Ha ha. Keep up the good work!
Drive the chicken across the road.
Thanks for the good advice. Personally I dislike car fresheners etc a lot but a "car dealer trick" that works is to put one (1) drop of aftershave under each floor mat. Enough to freshen up but small enough to not be noticeable. Works for a surprisingly long time (I usually do about twice a year but varies with temperature and usage). (This limited amount has never caused any dog to hesitate to go inside the car, even a dog that was well known to dislike car rides jumped gladly in once it's owner opened the door - he had never seen it happen before).
lemon/citrus based cleaning products to me work really well; that is lemon lime, carpet cleaning aerosol(Resolve; often found in pet isle) in both cases a bit of scrubbing helps with a brush if we're talking about fabrics
Great video , if you have a sedan with rear fold seats, you’ll want to run this with seats up and then run again with seats down to get the trunk also
My car was sold to me by a dealer as a non smoker.. when ever it gets really hot outside and the car heats up you can smell the smoke.
Same.
any way to get rid of it ?
I love all these people who say that "it's my car and I'll smoke in it if I want to!" I believe dealerships should knock a good chunk of money off trade in value for smoked in vehicles because not a lot of people want to buy vehicles that reek of that deadly toxic residue.
100% agreeing with you 👍
Umm… yeah they usually do lmao
if its cheaper because smoke smell ima buy it
I quit smoking cigarettes, definitely don’t want the smell in my car now that I can actually smell it 😩
How about just not buying a car that someone smoked in, that way the smokers can smoke in their car that they paid for, and the non-smokers that are shopping for cars just don’t buy a car that smell like smoke. See how easy that is, both the smoker and non smoker don’t tell each other how to live.
I suggest using the ozone machine and then the fogger. Works perfect every time for me
What happened to the GPS screen 8:18? Also, I have had good luck with Febreeze odor eliminator.
I use Obsession Cologne by Calvin Klien in my Mustang, S-Class and my Tahoe. It's phenomenal! I get so many compliments despite my husband and I being smokers for the past 25 years. We run 2 of those ozone machines in the house and you'd never know smokers live here.
Smoke causes cancer 🎗️
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So ridiculous listening to smokers advise, dude, you literally have no sense of smell left.
I used this very same Ozone generator on a car that was in a metal storage building that caught on fire. The windows were down and the smoke and dirt was very heavy. Three cycles of this machine nearly completely eliminated the stink.
Fantastic video. I took my Hyundai Sonata to the dealership to find and remove a rodent. They removed the rodent, but not the smell. They recommended taking the car to a detail shop. I used the steps here, including purchasing an ozone generator, and the smell is gone. Thanks for the video!
My 2006 GMC Envoy Denali did not come with a factory installed air filter. We took the whole area under the glove box apart. I have however found a video that shows you how to install your own. It does in-tail some cutting, but I think it is something we are going to look into. I love my Denali but the stale smell from years of a previous owner smoking in it had driven me nuts for over 5 years. I've tried everything to get it out. Shampooed carpets, deep cleaned, sprayed into the outside Air condition vet and used the micro sprays. Going to try the Ozone machine again for a longer period of time and try to retro fit the cabin vent.
How long do you run the ac for the lysol? Thanks!
also, $70 for that ozone gen is super cheap, you can pay thousands for a company to come out to your house to run theirs only to have it not be fully effective. At least if you buy one you can just run it over and over again. We have a car that got moldy once, had it professionally cleaned but it still has a small oder. I might pick one of those ozone things up. You are so awesome for posting this thanks m8. also I love that Zero oder spray as well., so good.
Did the ozone generator help with the mold smell?
I saw the part where you mention that vinegar in a bowl does not work, however, i have a mechanic friend who suggested that it has to be white wine vinegar in a bowl on the floor and you turn on the heat in your vehicle.. what are your thoughts on that process? thanks for the video
I 100% agree! I use this for detailing
You have never replaced your cabin filter? Yours has black mold in it
He bought the jag salvaged around the time of this video
Looking forward to this video. Sadly will come in handy lol.
Ballsack Barry I don't smoke. I have had cars where the previous owner had, unfortunately.
Ballsack Barry it's all good, have a good day as well
Thanks for the Info!!
Thank You. I have been using an Ozone machine on a nasty smoked up Jeep we got last week and it still stinks so bad. I got some take away hints to tweak my game plan.
I’ve used an ozone generator 3 times in my car. Did not take the smoke odour away.
Did you change out the cabin filter?
thanks for the tips...nothing beats your own experiences when doing something like this..
Years ago, I moved into an apartment, which the leasing office claimed had a new carpet put in there. The carpet must have been left in a factory where the workers smoked a few packs a day. I got an ozone generator, based on some articles that I had read. It completely eliminated the cigarette odors. It made the apartment smell a little funky for a few days, but I wasn't moving in immediately, anyways. Just left the windows open for about 48 hours and it was good.
Questiom: when you ran the chlorine dioxide through your Corvette did you run the a/c on fresh air on recirculate? That works... it did for me.
Pet odor removers, Particularly those designed for cat urine, work well on smoke. I like Bissell's Pet with enzymes and oxy.
*i smoked for 25 years and when i quit i immediately could NOT stand the smell of cigarette smoking. the best thing i found for getting smoke smell out is the in cabin air filter change and steam cleaning Ozum seems to help some too and your ionizer my as well i never really tried that to be honest but the steam cleaning goes a long way toward cleaning the smell out of cars. mostly because it's mostly the surfaces the smoke gathered on that makes the car smell. get rid of that, you get rid of the smell. the ozum and ionizer helps with the smoke smell in the vents too though*
Does the Ozone generator treatment actually last or eventually does that faint smell of stale smoke come back?
Thanks for the help i just used your tips yesterday and they did work