"PG; the scalpel wielder" (pgr34)
02/24/2020 at 17:36 • Filed to: None
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"PG; the scalpel wielder" (pgr34)
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The CX5 had a lingering strong tobacco smell inside. The previous owner denied smoking in the vehicle , but I think they smoked outside. Getting the car professionally steam cleaned etc maybe helped 30 percent. Got an ozone generator machine, used it once and maybe down to 5% smoke smell left. Hopefully a few more trials and it’s gone. Anyone else have experience with this issue?
MonkeePuzzle
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 17:45 |
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yes. shaking baking soda around on the carpet, and under the seats and on seats. and leaving it for a while, vacuum up. I found helped.
CB
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 17:45 |
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Yes. I just live with it.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 17:51 |
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I have found that Febreze really helps. Several of my rental cars were smoked in and Febreze did a great job of eliminating the smell.
Manny05x
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 18:04 |
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When i was shopping for my cx 5 i found a real nice example in red, dealer did not reveal it was a smoker he even decided to give a nice discont but i refuse to buy a smoker vehicle.
thatsmr
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 18:07 |
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As a smoker who does smoke in the car, I take about 8 oz of vinegar, a few drips of dawn, and enough water to make a tiny bit of suds. Use on a microfiber to clean all interior including headliner. Clean windows with vinegar to remove "tar". My kids tell me car does not smell like smoke (i use a cupholder closed ashtray for butts)
Chariotoflove
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 18:24 |
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In hotel rooms. The ionizers help, but if you have someone in the family with a sensitivity, it’ll never be enough. The baking power and steam cleaning ideas will do the trick for anyone else. Just repeat until desired result is achieved.
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> Chariotoflove
02/24/2020 at 18:52 |
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Actually, I have found my very smoke- sensitive mom has found my former smoker car satisfactory after doing baking soda and using the ionizer every few months.
Monkey B
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 18:53 |
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occasionally I’m tasked to relieve a car of smoke odor, I use this stuff after I clean as much as humanly possible. Have the carpet and seats extracted (or get a Bissel Green Machine or the like and do it yourself) then completely clean all hard surfaces including the glass...dish soap and water or simple green and water mix will work for the hard surfaces. After that get an anti bacterial aerosol with and, with the hvac on recirculate, spray in or as close to the returns (usually found under dash near the con sole ) as you can until it comes through the vents. Repeat doing so at the outside vent on the cowl. After all that use the Hogwash on the headli ner, carpet and any other piled fabrics. Hogwash has an slight odor in large quantity but it dissipates quickly. Use it thoroughly then wipe dry. Wash again if you like.
On nice days keep the windows open and let it sit ...if the smell is only slight it will eventually go. You could also try doing this and using Febreeze or similar over the hogwash as well and it should still work. I know the hogwash works well though.
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Chariotoflove
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02/24/2020 at 19:05 |
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Great! My wife is the one in our family. I don’t like it, but her asthma is set off by it.
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VehiculusIgnorantus
> PG; the scalpel wielder
02/24/2020 at 19:46 |
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Could it be inside the HVAC ducts? Maybe the previous owner didn’t smoke but someone did, while having the AC in full recirc and those smells just get stuck in there.