Tobacco Odor: Kick Them Out of Your Car

Don’t let your car be like a big stinking ash tray! I’m not saying that you’re not allowed to smoke inside because I myself indulge in that kind of habit. I know it’s kinda cool because it feels good when you’re having a long drive down the highway while puffing on your cigarette. But dude, it’s not cool when your car stinks! Right? Don’t wait for your date or girlfriend to say yuck! A great smelling car is a gorgeous car - always remember that.

If your car has turned into a smoke chamber or a car ash tray, maybe you’ll need to follow these easy steps on how to get rid of that tobacco smell. It’s easy as cleaning your Volvo head gasket or changing your Hummer car cover. I’m telling you it’s easy. Just do this steps and in less than an hour, you’ll have a heaven scented car right before your very nose!

Things You'll Need To Do The Job

• Carpet cleaner
• Air freshener
• Paper kitchen towels
• Fabric refresher
• Vacuum
• In-car air freshener
• Spray bottle
• Cleaner

Steps:

• Clean and vacuum your mats using a carpet cleaner. Although you can’t remove all the dirt or you might not be able to clean them at all, at least in a little way it helps lessen the smell.
• Spray the fabric refresher on all car fabrics. If there’s an antibacterial type of freshener available, it is much effective and these tend to work with smells better. Spray it on the seats, floor mats and even seatbelts.
• Clean out the car's ashtray as regular as possible. When you’re done cleaning with it, spray some ordinary air freshener into the ashtray and rub around with an absorbent kitchen paper. This will leave a thin layer of the air freshener in the ash tray. It's not enough for it to be flammable but enough to have a pleasant scent.
• For a heaven-like scent, make sure you have a hanging car freshener or one of those fan ones that clip onto the car's air vents. It’s not that expensive so better grab one!
• If the odor is particularly persistent, consider using a highly diluted cleaner spray (Lysol, very low concentration bleach water, etc) through the heater ducts. Do this by finding the air intake (naturally under the hood right close to the windshield) and, with the fan on in the car, spray with a water bottle. This will clean out some odor that's languished inside the ducts.

Additional Tips

• Don't use too strong a cleaner or you could ruin your upholstery or dash
• Test all cleaners in an discreet place first.