How can I smoke a cigarette in my car without it smelling?

The problem with bad car odours is that if they are in our own vehicle, we quickly become accustomed to them. That is of course is until a new passenger points out the bad car smell that we have been failing to address.

Addressing the malodour comes down to its cause. The first step to a fresh car scent is to solve what is causing your bad car smell? For reference, a musty smell is commonly due to water, spilt drinks, and damp or wet towels left in the car. We discuss how to fix musty smells in another blog article. The other problematic vehicle odour is caused by cigarette smoking.

Mistakes when trying to remove tobacco odours

The gaseous nature of tobacco ensures the cigarette odour is able to penetrate and linger in and around many surfaces. This makes tobacco one of the most difficult odours to remove from a car. For a non-smoker, tobacco scent can be quite offensive, making your car smell like a dirty old ashtray.

In order to remove the smell of cigarettes from a vehicle, you need to treat all parts of the interior. This includes the upholstery, vents, headlining and trims.

One mistake that people often make when trying to rid tobacco smells is to use common air freshers. Unfortunately, air fresheners will only mask the cigarette odours, just adding a further layer of scent, without resolving the odour issue.

3 steps to removing cigarette odours from your car

To effectively remove cigarette smells from your car you need a product that encapsulates and retains the nicotine odours. AutoSmart AutoFresh Odour Fix is the best solution for removing cigarette smells. Containing an anti-tobacco neutraliser, Odour Fix will trap and absorb odours, without staining your upholstery or car linings.

Things Needed?

– Vacuum cleaner

– AutoFresh Odour Fix

– Microfibre Cloth

Steps to removing nicotine smell from the vehicle

Step 1

Vacuum all surfaces of your car. Ensure you have picked up any ash you may have on your carpet, car seats and even in your car vents. Also, remove your ashtray for a deep clean

Step 2

Spray Odour Fix onto hard surfaces including dashboard, doors and seat belts and wipe over.

Step 3

Spray liberally onto carpets, car mats and seats. Finish the job by cleaning your car headlining with AutoFres OdourFix.

As a final step for cigarette smoke removal, we would recommend using a multi-purpose interior cleaning spray, such as Turtle Wax Power Out! Fresh Clean All-surface Cleaner, in order to quickly remove any lingering smoke smells that have penetrated both hard and soft car interior surfaces.

• Step 1: Shake the bottle well prior to the application. Soak the odor source and other interior surfaces that are affected by the odors.
• Step 2: Firmly wipe the treated area with a clean and dry microfiber towel. Repeat the process if there are any detectable odors/stains.
• Step 3: Blot the area dry using another clean microfiber cloth. If applied to upholstery or carpets, ensure to leave some time for the areas to dry thoroughly.

For best results, it would also be recommended to use a specialized air freshener for smokers, such as Turtle Wax Odor-X Fresh Blast.

HOW TO GET SMOKE SMELL OUT OF CAR VENTS

If you’re not a smoker and can smell cigarette smell in your car, or have purchased a used car from an ex-smoker, the vents are usually the culprit.

• Step 1: For the Turtle Wax Odor-X Fresh Blast to reach deep into vents and car surfaces, turn on the car’s air conditioning to the maximum level and turn on the air recycle feature.
• Step 2: Place the can in a cup holder or on the floor of your car and firmly press down on the valve to release the automatic mist.
• Step 3: Leave the car and allow it to run for 15 minutes. The Fresh Blast will enter the air vents, penetrate hard and soft surfaces and remove odors on a molecular level. As a quicker option, spray the Turtle Wax Power Out! Odor-X Spray directly into the vents using the Jet-stream setting.

On rare occasions that this doesn’t solve the problem, especially if it’s an older car or the driver is a heavy smoker, we recommend replacing the air filter within your AC system.

HOW TO DEODORIZE YOUR CAR FAST

• Turtle Wax Odor products are specifically designed as a complete all-in-one auto interior deep penetrating odor eradicator. It is perfect for taking care of old or concentrated odors without the need to focus on any one car interior area at a time.
• The Turtle Wax Odor-X Fresh Blast aerosol foggers have been tested in both cool and hot conditions and returned excellent results in both cases, hence the process can be undertaken in any conditions, perfect if you’re looking to remove odor while on the go or from a rental vehicle.
• The exclusive aerosol formula contains a combination of malodor eliminating chemistries, combined to neutralize deeply absorbed odors in fabric, carpet, headliners and in automotive ventilation systems, which provides a quick way to eradicate smoke smells out of multiple interior surfaces at the same time.
• However, to get the best results, it is advised to also clean the interior surfaces in order to remove the source. When using a cleaning product that is suitable for multiple surfaces, this won’t add much time to the odor removal process.

“Perfect product so glad I got it very fresh clean scent that blasts odors away and lasts”

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HOW TO GET CIGARETTE SMELL OUT OF A CAR WITH LEATHER SEATS

Cigarette smell tends to linger and is quite difficult to remove from most interior surfaces, however, it becomes even more difficult when trying to tackle smoke odor that has permeated leather car interior surfaces.

Due to this, we would recommend using a specialized leather cleaner, such as Turtle Wax Power Out! Leather, which also has a detachable brush that allows deeper penetration of the surface.

• Step 1: Spray a light layer of the foam on the leather car seats or other areas that need deodorizing.
• Step 2: Remove the brush attachment by pressing the button on the of the brush. Rub the brush in back and forth motions, one section at a time.
• Step 3: Immediately wipe off any excess with a clean and dry cotton or microfiber towel.
• Step 4: Repeat the application if necessary.

SUMMARY

While cigarette smoke odors are difficult to remove from most surfaces in both household and automotive areas, due to the concentration of the smell in cars it becomes a bigger challenge.

That is why we recommend using specialized smoke odor remover products rather than more general odor removers or household items, which have been extensively tested in a laboratory environment and have shown superior odor reduction that lasts up to 30 days, hence provide much better and longer-lasting results.

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