How long does it take for the smell of cigarette smoke to air out of a car?
open driver side window half or all the way. if you have a backseat crack open back window this will help keep ash out. Most importantly turn off A/C or heater. If you must leave A/C on DO NOT PUT ON MAX OR RECYCLE THE AIR INSIDE. Smoke will get into the A/C vent system and reek like an old smoked out P.O.S. Also the fabreez is a good idea, but don't go overboard. Best thing is the fabreeze air freshener that fits in your A/C vents. Just put the air on high on your way home and mom won't smell a thing. make sure you wipe off any excess ashes in the car. I smoked for 15 years. Was once like you. Started at 15 now 30 and in the process of quitting. Haven't smoked for 1 month now. I wish I wouldn't have started though It's a ***** to quit and eventually takes over your life. Plus you will end up smelling like s**t. Everybody will know and you won't even realize it. You can do what you want but trust me smoking will make you an outcast one day. just saying.
How can I get rid of the smell of cigarette smoke from my room/clothes as well?
I'm sorry to hear that you're living in a house full of smokers when you are not a smoker yourself. That must be extremely frustrating. Well, my suggestion is first, go out and get a door stopper to put under the door which is supposed to prevent air from going in and out and in essence will stop any smoke from creeping into your room if you shut the door. Keep your door shut as often as possible. Second, keep everything you don't want to smell in your room including sheets, clothing, and porous surface that smoke can permeate. Third, along with these small changes that you can make, I suggest bringing the problem to your parents. Explain to the them that their smoking in the house is having a negative effect on your well-being in a physical and emotional sense. It is disrupting your everyday life and maybe you can try to come to some sort of middle ground. They could have a designated room or rooms that are not close to yours to smoke in, and maybe you bringing this to their attention could even possibly bring up a discussion about them quitting. It's not healthy to smoke cigarettes at all, especially in a closed in area such as a house where there is not much ventilation. I wish you the best of luck!
How can I remove cigarette smoke from the vinyl seats in my truck?
Fantastik works great on smoke
How can I eliminate cigarette smoke smell from an entire house?
check this out!. this website is really helpful. The carpets hold most of the odors: Sprinkle lots of Baking Soda all over the carpets monthly. Allow it to sit on the carpet all day or over the weekend for two days if possible, it's harmless to pets and children. Then vacuum it with a rented or borrowed Kirby vacuum cleaner or similar industrial type(regular vacuums merely beat the carpet and have little effect-I know because I sold them over two years ago and saw what came out of carpet, I will not own a home with carpet, only wood floors because carpet is extremely unsanitary-ask any allergist or MD!) If they left fabric furniture you'll need to dust it with the baking soda and vacuum it with the Kirby type vacuum weekly for about 3 months. The walls and cathedral ceilings, rent or borrow a Kirby type vacuum and borrow a ladder to first vacuum the surfaces. Take a bucket, fill it with water and a small amount of Chlorox, put gloves on, use a large sponge and squeeze it out until damp to wipe the surfaces, you'll be shocked at the brown soot that comes off!. If you're dealing with stained wood, you might want to consider sanding it and then restaining. Aerate the home daily or after work by leaving the sliding glass doors, windows, front door, and bedroom/bathroom doors open and run some fans throughout the house. For a nice fragrance, you can rub natural scented oils of Patchouli, Lavender, Sandalwood etc. on the fan grating so the fans distribute the favorable odor. Did you know that Chlorox, Baking Soda, Ammonia, White Vinegar, and ordinary soap flakes will do the same thing as commercial brands of cleaners at a fraction of the cost if used in varying needed strengths? That's all! It's worked for us, we do the baking soda on the carpets now about 2 times per month!
How do you remove the smell of cigarettes from a cloth upholstery car?
You have to replace the cabin air filter. A google search for the year, make and model of the car will show you where it is and how to replace it.Then you have to clean everything. Shampoo the seats and floor, wipe down all of the vinyl/plastic, clean all of the glass.Don’t use air fresheners to cover the smell, it just makes it worse.
Is there a way to get cigarette smoke off your walls without painting?
The best way to cut thru the nicotine stains is to use the cleaner "Simple Green" full strength on it. I paint for a living,and this is the method I use: spray simple green on and let it soak about 3 minutes...then wipe it clean with a wet sponge.Each section I do about 4ft square at a time,so the stains don't dry,then you gotta start over again. This is the easiest way of cleaning with the least amount of elbow grease. Also, try a product called "Kilz" it comes as a primer nowadays,don't have to add it to paint.It's never a good idea trying to paint over dirt buildup...painting is 95% preparation,and 5% actual applying of the paint.
Is it possible to completely get rid of smoke smell in a used car that smells of smoke?
Some people claim they can remove it through the use of an ionizer but in reality it is much more complex than that. The smell of cigarettes on a car comes mostly from the vents of the AC system. Tar deposits on the walls of the plastic ducts and stick to it like a coating of oil. The only real way to completely remove the odor would be to remove the plastic ducts, clean them or replace them. Of course no one does that because it requires for the dash to come completely off and takes a ton of labor that the average gear head cannot do. So, to get that done you would have to take it to a mechanic who will in turn charge you a fortune to change the parts.Certain surfaces like seats, dash and to a point the carpeting can be cleaned more or less satisfactory to the nose but the stale-cigarette smell coming from the AC cannot. Some people are more susceptible to smells than others so it also depends on the person but I found out myself that the smell really stays so as long as the tar-impregnated air ducts remain in the car. I don’t care what everyone else says, I have tried everything and none of it lasted, the smell always came back. The one thing I never did but many do is to mask the smell with other smells (hence those little pine trees they sell at gas stations). I have always found out that compounding the smells does not fix the situation.