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Removing cigarettes smell ?
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Removing cigarettes smell ?
Hello,
A few days ago I bought 2008 ES 350 with 25K at Lexus dealer in Burbank, CA
Car looks like new in and out. After a couple days the car started to smell very bad with cigarettes smell. I nor my wife dont smoke so this make even worse.
We going to send car to auto detail and do ozoning.
Do you suggest anything else? to remove the smell. I hope it will goes away otherwise .... it will be my first and last L
Peter
A few days ago I bought 2008 ES 350 with 25K at Lexus dealer in Burbank, CA
Car looks like new in and out. After a couple days the car started to smell very bad with cigarettes smell. I nor my wife dont smoke so this make even worse.
We going to send car to auto detail and do ozoning.
Do you suggest anything else? to remove the smell. I hope it will goes away otherwise .... it will be my first and last L
Peter
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if its cigarettes the stench shouldnt linger too much if u have leather interior and since its a lexus im sure u have leather. use febreeze auto expression deoder from walmart. works for me.
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Yeah that's weird that the smell just suddenly appeared. Try using Dakota Odor bomb, I have used it with great results, with the detailing, this should solve the problem here is the link from Amazon for the 'bomb':
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...kota+odor+bomb
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...kota+odor+bomb
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I had gass spill in a vehicle one time and I used dryer towels, and apple slices. Took the smell out. I'd also try wiping down all the leather surfaces with a leather cleaner.
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I would go to an expert on this. Either a good quality detailer or a company who does smoke/fire restoration as their business. Try to find either one of them and let them tell you if they can get rid of it or not. If it smells then no payment. Good luck.
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Its just wierd that it started after a couple of days.... is the smell only there when the engine is running or is it constantly there even when the engine is not running? The fixes above will work if its the material (leather) that is the source but if its not the source the smell will come back. Thats not really L's fault unless they knew about it and ommitted it.
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Change the cabin filter, and when I was in Japan I also bought some type of spray that you would spray into all the vents. Worked perfectly, I'm sure you can find something similar if you searched.
#15
look into So2Pure from Carpro. It is not a coverup, it will destroy the odor source.
it's pretty powerful stuff. Have not used it yet but intend to. My dad's car smells like an ashtray and I felt sorry for my mom so i started researching this problem...
it's pretty powerful stuff. Have not used it yet but intend to. My dad's car smells like an ashtray and I felt sorry for my mom so i started researching this problem...