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New car smells of smoke

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  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,933 Forumite
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    Vomit is the worst.
  • vickssinex
    vickssinex Posts: 173 Forumite
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    rca779 wrote: »
    Just bought a second hand car and it really smells badly of smoke. What is the best way to get rid of this?
    Is it just a case of buying plenty of air freshners or is there a better way?

    It's not the smell you need to get rid of, it's the car. You'll never shift it. Once it gets into the seats you'll smell it on your clothes.
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    Spilled milk on luggage are mat. Ended up soaking it in dettol . Did the job and the dettol smell went quite quickly.

    Only had one smokers car and it never really went, just 3 lots of febreze all over.

    Vinegar soaked (heavily) cloth, in bowl, left overnight (or a few successive nights) also works I have been told.
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

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