I use Murphy's Oil Soap on everything inside my car except the carpet and windows. If you have cloth seats, wouldn't use it on those. Works great, removes smells and leaves leather looking good too. Inside, as others said, washing machine is your friend. Vinegar is a cheap miracle cleaner.
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That stuff works well for about a month before you begin to smell the cigarette again, but all it's doing is masking the smell. I can assure you that it's not removing any of that old cigarette stink from the seat cushions.
And before you use something like Ozium, be sure to replace your cabin filter. I would say that probably 90% of the people out there aren't even aware that your car has a separate air filter for the interior AC/Heat system. It sits getting gunked up for years, and then you go through all of the trouble ridding your car of the smell, only to be blasted in the face with stale ashtray the first time you turn the heat on.
Any clues for where the cabin filter is likely located? I'm definitely part of the 90%.
That just make the car smell like nice flowers from Phillip Morris
Depends on the car.
For instance, in most Toyota/Lexus vehicles it's located behind the glove box. You disconnect the little shock on the right side, then there are a couple of plastic latch points that you pull on, and the glove box will open all the way so you can get behind it, and the filter is right there.
In many Fords it's located under the plastic piece between the windshield and the hood. You open the hood, remove a couple of the screws from the front of that plastic piece, and pull it out.
Check youtube and I can almost guarantee you'll find a video showing how to replace the cabin filter in your car.
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Great thread - I just embarked on car, house, garage, clothes full cleaning. Useful info.
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