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Ridding car of tobacco smells - suggestions?

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xjay1337:
Try "chlorine car bombs".

LondonGT:
Dakota bomb a fail. Going to try autoglym next

Dave J:
I think you're just going to have to keep cleaning it again & again, and again! Some great suggestions above though. The Valetpro enzyme eaters work very well - suggest you try these on the upholstery.
 
My ED30 had the smells of a smoker - it has no ashtray, so presume they only ever smoked windows down.
The whole car was wet vacced when I bought it - I've had the aircon cleaned and refreshed a couple of times, every surface has been deep cleaned, & the windows cleaned every few months.

There's no smell now, but I am still surprised at the dirt coming off the inside of the windows, even considering how long it has been in my ownership & the no of aircon cleanses. Just shows how long the muck stays around for...

LondonGT:
So summary;

Dakota bomb
Professional clean twice
Autoglym odour spray
Autoglym aircon cleanser

Nothing worked. The aircon cleaner has managed to make it worse which is weird. It's definitely in the aircon system despite all filters being done.

Next up....it's going.

xjay1337:
Did you replace the pollen filter
this holds lots of junk.

you need to use chlorine treatment really.
you shouldn't really but have the car running for an hour with air con on and recirc on.
then turn off car and leave for the rest of day.
Scrub the whole headliner with steam cleaner and an interior cleaner
use an odour neutraliser product as well.

http://www.amazon.com/NosGuard-Auto-Odor-Eliminator-Control/dp/B00J4GHLFI

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