how to get rid of smoke smell?

par3773 said:
I found that steamcleaning anything cloth, to include the headliner, and cleaning all other surfaces in the interior with a good vinyl or leather cleaner followed by the use of fabrez, even in the vents, worked well for me.
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I, too, have the horrible smoke smell in a Honda Accord I just purchased. I like your idea of steam cleaning the headliner, but where can I get a portable steamer to do the job?



Thanks!
 
par3773 said:
I found that steamcleaning anything cloth, to include the headliner, and cleaning all other surfaces in the interior with a good vinyl or leather cleaner followed by the use of fabrez, even in the vents, worked well for me.
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I, too, have the horrible smoke smell in a Honda Accord I just purchased. I like your idea of steam cleaning the headliner, but where can I get a portable steamer to do the job?



Thanks!
 
I would not steam clean your headliner. The heat and/or moisture can dissovle the glue that holds the headliner up. To clean the headliner use a foaming interior cleaner like Stoner makes. It cleans without a lot of moisture.
 
I would not steam clean your headliner. The heat and/or moisture can dissovle the glue that holds the headliner up. To clean the headliner use a foaming interior cleaner like Stoner makes. It cleans without a lot of moisture.
 
brwill2005 said:
I would not steam clean your headliner. The heat and/or moisture can dissovle the glue that holds the headliner up. To clean the headliner use a foaming interior cleaner like Stoner makes. It cleans without a lot of moisture.
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Good point and good tip!



Thanks!
 
brwill2005 said:
I would not steam clean your headliner. The heat and/or moisture can dissovle the glue that holds the headliner up. To clean the headliner use a foaming interior cleaner like Stoner makes. It cleans without a lot of moisture.
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Good point and good tip!



Thanks!
 
cheap and effective.... baking soda in an open plate (works faster if on a plate exposed to more air)





i did it for a weekend and it left my sabel smelling nice and fresh....





i did that to my camaro over winter and it smelled brand new in the spring
 
cheap and effective.... baking soda in an open plate (works faster if on a plate exposed to more air)





i did it for a weekend and it left my sabel smelling nice and fresh....





i did that to my camaro over winter and it smelled brand new in the spring
 
I have learned so much from this thread. I think I'm going to try the following method to rid my Accord of the cigarette smoke smell.



1. Sprinkle baking soda on all carpet surfaces and allow to sink in overnight. Spread a pile of baking soda on four plates and set them on each of the seats. Vacumm in the morning or afternoon and dump the baking soda on the plates.



2. Lightly spray Frabreze (the stuff made specifically for autos) on as many fabric surfaces as I can find.



3. Change the cabin air filter.



4. After vacumming use a leather cleaner/conditioner (Meguires) on all leather surfaces.



5. Clean all windows.



6. Open all windows and moonroof and let car air out for the remainder of the day.



7. Redo steps 1-6 as necessary.



I'll let everyone know how this process works. Wish me luck!
 
I have learned so much from this thread. I think I'm going to try the following method to rid my Accord of the cigarette smoke smell.



1. Sprinkle baking soda on all carpet surfaces and allow to sink in overnight. Spread a pile of baking soda on four plates and set them on each of the seats. Vacumm in the morning or afternoon and dump the baking soda on the plates.



2. Lightly spray Frabreze (the stuff made specifically for autos) on as many fabric surfaces as I can find.



3. Change the cabin air filter.



4. After vacumming use a leather cleaner/conditioner (Meguires) on all leather surfaces.



5. Clean all windows.



6. Open all windows and moonroof and let car air out for the remainder of the day.



7. Redo steps 1-6 as necessary.



I'll let everyone know how this process works. Wish me luck!
 
ummmm..... sprayin g a liquid febreeze onto a powder baking soda would be bad.... the baking soda takes trhe oders out of the air... just leave it on a plate... or the bare minimum still in it's box with the lid open
 
ummmm..... sprayin g a liquid febreeze onto a powder baking soda would be bad.... the baking soda takes trhe oders out of the air... just leave it on a plate... or the bare minimum still in it's box with the lid open
 
Clean everything with vinegar and water. Smells bad for a day or two, but when the vinegar smell goes so does the smoke smell.



How do you think I hid smoking from my dad when I was younger?
 
Clean everything with vinegar and water. Smells bad for a day or two, but when the vinegar smell goes so does the smoke smell.



How do you think I hid smoking from my dad when I was younger?
 
I found Valugard's Odor Terminator to be the best odor neutralizer I have used. It doesn't leave any scent of its own so you will be able to tell is it was effective sooner. On their website, Autoint suggests spraying it into the air intake of the ac system until it starts coming out of the vents and leaving the ac running in recirculation mode for a while to remove any odor in the vents.
 
I found Valugard's Odor Terminator to be the best odor neutralizer I have used. It doesn't leave any scent of its own so you will be able to tell is it was effective sooner. On their website, Autoint suggests spraying it into the air intake of the ac system until it starts coming out of the vents and leaving the ac running in recirculation mode for a while to remove any odor in the vents.
 
fotodad said:
I have learned so much from this thread. I think I'm going to try the following method to rid my Accord of the cigarette smoke smell.



1. Sprinkle baking soda on all carpet surfaces and allow to sink in overnight. Spread a pile of baking soda on four plates and set them on each of the seats. Vacumm in the morning or afternoon and dump the baking soda on the plates.



2. Lightly spray Frabreze (the stuff made specifically for autos) on as many fabric surfaces as I can find.



3. Change the cabin air filter.



4. After vacumming use a leather cleaner/conditioner (Meguires) on all leather surfaces.



5. Clean all windows.



6. Open all windows and moonroof and let car air out for the remainder of the day.



7. Redo steps 1-6 as necessary.



I'll let everyone know how this process works. Wish me luck!
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Well, I tried my method and had relatively good success. I'd say about 90% of the smoke odor remains gone after two days. I'm going to clean and recondition the leather seats which will hopefully bring back that new-car smell. We'll see how the car smells after a couple weeks.
 
fotodad said:
I have learned so much from this thread. I think I'm going to try the following method to rid my Accord of the cigarette smoke smell.



1. Sprinkle baking soda on all carpet surfaces and allow to sink in overnight. Spread a pile of baking soda on four plates and set them on each of the seats. Vacumm in the morning or afternoon and dump the baking soda on the plates.



2. Lightly spray Frabreze (the stuff made specifically for autos) on as many fabric surfaces as I can find.



3. Change the cabin air filter.



4. After vacumming use a leather cleaner/conditioner (Meguires) on all leather surfaces.



5. Clean all windows.



6. Open all windows and moonroof and let car air out for the remainder of the day.



7. Redo steps 1-6 as necessary.



I'll let everyone know how this process works. Wish me luck!
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Well, I tried my method and had relatively good success. I'd say about 90% of the smoke odor remains gone after two days. I'm going to clean and recondition the leather seats which will hopefully bring back that new-car smell. We'll see how the car smells after a couple weeks.
 
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