Tremelune

I just bought a car that has been smoked in for ten years. It doesn't smell like death, but it doesn't smell good. The interior is leather. I would like to take the car to a good detail shop to have the carpets shampooed, the interior wiped, the heating and AC system vented (Lysol?), and I would like them to run an ozone generator in the car for a long time. Basically, I want the smoke smell gone from my car, and I'd pay a couple hundred if necessary. Anything up to the point of replacing the headliner at this point.

Does anyone know a good detail shop near NYC? I live in Brooklyn, but can easily take the car to CT or Great Neck, etc.

I love the car. Save me.

Mello

www.detailingdynamics.com I haven't been there, but the owner is involved in PCA.

F18Rep

Man good luck... I bought a ncie little Honda for one of my kids a few years back. We scrubbed & scrubbed and it still reeked. Never again. bruce

Tremelune

Yep. On one side I'm hearing people talk about amazing results they've had with certain techniques (ozone generator, Febreze, Lysol in the HVAC, charcoal, apples) and in the other camp are people who believe the smell can never be evicted.

I'm hoping that, since it's not god-awful (it doesn't hit you like a truck, you just go "ew"), I'll be able to get it to a point where, even if I can't smell new-car leather, I won't go "ew".

Stephenwz968

Meguiar's M23 Odor eliminator...does wonders.

Steve

Cone_eater

Try Ozium. It works great!
Procedure...
Turn on the vents, on high at cold temp,
Spray like 10 times in the air and 4 times in the vents,
Leave car for 20 min,
Come back and turn off the vents, enjoy!
Works amazing, I did this when I bought a Fiero from a smoker...
This product can be purchased from most auto parts stores.