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Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - kap - 12-06-2011
Considering buying an used but good running condition Honda whose owner is a chain smoker. Is it worth $1000?
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - lost in space - 12-06-2011
Maybe. I had the same problem. I found an enzyme-based car deodorizer that worked pretty well. Part of the treatment was to spray it into the heater intake with the AC on full blast.
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - NewtonMP2100 - 12-06-2011
.....burn it.....??
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - davester - 12-06-2011
Your chances of fixing that are close to zero. The compounds in cigarette smoke bond to the plastics and fabrics in the car and throughout the ventilation system.
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - macphanatic - 12-06-2011
Check out Ozium:
http://www.atmosphereproducts.com/product_images/ozium/
Another and probably better option would go talk to a good detail shop. Might cost $100 bucks, but they would probably do the best job.
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - SteveO - 12-06-2011
I think I've seen a couple very informative threads on this here in the past. Maybe STF for terms like ozone and cigarette.
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - TheTominator - 12-06-2011
kap wrote:
Is it worth $1000?
Nope.
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - Robert M - 12-07-2011
Kap,
Not a chance. There are enough vehicles in the used car market - even in that price range - that you needn't settle on a car that has a cigarette odor.
Robert
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - iaJim - 12-07-2011
I had good luck with this: http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Vaccine-Eliminator-Biocide-Systems/dp/B001H8VLFC
Re: Get Rid off Cig Odor inside car - JoeH - 12-07-2011
You can diminish the level, but not completely eliminate it. You might be fine during cooler weather, and the next hot summer day you will smell it again. There are some deodorizers that will mask it for a while. That might be good enough for you, but not for many people.