How to get rid of cigarette smell

[Gox]

The car we have recently bought was previously owned by a smoker who obviously never open the windows and used the ash trays whilst puffing away. I've cleaned out the ash trays and have a air freshner but the smell is still there.

Anyone any suggestions how to rid a car of the smoke smell?

[bettyswollocks]

Years ago when i worked in a Ramada hotel in Reading the house maids used bowls of Vinegar to get rid of smoke smells but i can`t remember if it was malt or distilled.

[Stubbo]

Completely soak it in febreeze!!

[daffyduck]

Get an odour bomb. You can get one for cigarette smoke, just ebay it or better yet visit detailingworld.com

[stevoxsi]

Find the bugger who did it and make them suck it out!

[yo_clarkie]

The smoke smellgoes right into the fabric and is a bugger to remove.

I finially got it out of my wifes jeep by:

1. Steam cleaned the carpets
2. Got 3 cans of that canned car fabric cleaner (with the brush built into the end) and used them on the roof lining
3. Washed the leather down a couple of times with spray and wipe and a warm soapy rag.
4. Used a more industrial cleaner (Simple Green) on all the plastic and glass
5. Changed the pollen filter and washed out as many of the air vents as I could get to.

Bombed the car with frebreeze a couple of times and its 99% good now. On a very hot day, it comes back a bit - more oder remover.

I reckon that the bulk of the smell was captured in the roof liner - makes sense since smoke rises. So scrubbing it back 3 times made the biggest difference.

[Charlie]

I can never understand why people smoke in cars with all the windows closed....I mean, just how concentrated does the smoke have to be to give you your buzz ?

[stevoxsi]

Cigs a day? 20
Cigs in the car? 0
There's always a layby somewhere to stop and get out!

[dreddfan]

Scrubbing the crap out of the car is the only way I'm afraid, unless you both take up smoking.

try some of these:

http://www.howtodothings.com/home-an...ette-odor.html