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Post by sorted on Mar 7, 2014 23:36:30 GMT 1
My new car has been smoked in, didn't seem bad when I first looked at it as parked with wondows open but after being locked up for the night it's not nice. Any tips for getting rid of this please?
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Post by natedog on Mar 8, 2014 1:19:24 GMT 1
clean all the glass and hard plastics with a suitable cleaner/degreaser cover the seats and carpets with soda crystals, which are about a quid a bag from your favourite supermarket / corner shop  leave the soda on at least overnight, if not longer, then vacuum it up. it will absorb smells from the fabric. if that fails, get the vax out and wash all the seats. try not to get them very wet though, it might just wash the smell deeper into the foam |
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Post by Noberator on Mar 9, 2014 4:45:37 GMT 1
Try a steamer with a micro fibre cloth wrapped round the end.  Don't get it to wet as you need to kill the bacteria rather than drown it.   Use a clean dry micro fibre cloth for blotting and drying. |
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Post by french crap fanatic on Mar 9, 2014 20:22:10 GMT 1
tobacco and dogs prob the worst smells you can get in a car!!  |
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Post by natedog on Mar 9, 2014 20:27:34 GMT 1
Pour a few pints of gear oil over the rear seat. That should drown out any smell
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Post by sorted on Mar 9, 2014 22:49:35 GMT 1
Thanks again guys, will try the soda before going for something more drastic then, hate getting seats wet!
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Post by Noberator on Mar 10, 2014 11:54:51 GMT 1
I was reminded yesterday that when Rhubarb and Martyn went on the car raly late last year in the Peugeot 406 they used chlorine dioxide gas treatment to get rid of smoke smell. Might be worth asking Simon if it worked?  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2014 22:44:09 GMT 1
I was reminded yesterday that when Rhubarb and Martyn went on the car raly late last year in the Peugeot 406 they used chlorine dioxide gas treatment to get rid of smoke smell. Might be worth asking Simon if it worked? It got rid of the fag smoke smell because it gives you the shits |
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Post by Rhubarb on Mar 11, 2014 22:54:09 GMT 1
I was reminded yesterday that when Rhubarb and Martyn went on the car raly late last year in the Peugeot 406 they used chlorine dioxide gas treatment to get rid of smoke smell. Might be worth asking Simon if it worked? Oh yes it worked alright but it also made us all feel really ill! Some numpty did do it the day before we left though mind! Off the Autosmart van you can get a deoderiser can..They work well and don't make you ill |
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Post by Rhubarb on Mar 11, 2014 22:54:36 GMT 1
I was reminded yesterday that when Rhubarb and Martyn went on the car raly late last year in the Peugeot 406 they used chlorine dioxide gas treatment to get rid of smoke smell. Might be worth asking Simon if it worked? It got rid of the fag smoke smell because it gives you the shits You're not far wrong |
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Don't get it to wet as you need to kill the bacteria rather than drown it. 
Use a clean dry micro fibre cloth for blotting and drying. 
