Detailing help

[Chris Wh1]

I just bought a used truck today, nice truck, really clean on the outside, but the interior in kinda scrungy lookin, and it has a REALLY bad smoke smell like the guy smoked 2 packs a day in the truck. Any ideas on what I can use to get the smell out? And any ideas on how to brighten up the interior?

Thanks in advance,
Chris

 

[strikeeagle]

Why would you buy anything from a smoker that couldn't be boiled in solvent for several months???

 

[j-lantern]

Fabreze all the fabric surfaces. Everything, from behind the seats to under them to rugs. Windex the windows, armor-all car cleaner for everthing-seats, rugs, dash, etc... Don't use it on clear plastic unless you've heavily diluted it. For a car that's disgusting, I start with a toothbrush and just go nuts on all the plastic/vinyl surfaces. Blue Coral rug cleaner is also pretty good, if you've got a nylon brush you can use. Spend a few hours cleaning it, let everything dry and sink in, walk away from it, and then go back, see what needs to be done, and clean everything again.

Not a prof. detailer, but I've cleaned up some nasty cars-one I seriously used a gardening trowel to get all the crap out of.

 

[jy211]

I'd just get a new carpet kit and and have a new headliner put in....then take the seats and shampoo them several times....I'd also leave the windows cracked so some fresh air blows through....also see if you can get a fragrance for the a/c ducts...and keep the a/c on outside air.....

 

[Dan Buick Man]

Ozone machine.

 

[GN One Day...]

Originally posted by jy211
I'd just get a new carpet kit and and have a new headliner put in....then take the seats and shampoo them several times....I'd also leave the windows cracked so some fresh air blows through....also see if you can get a fragrance for the a/c ducts...and keep the a/c on outside air.....

There you go. The headliner usually gets ignored and that's where a lot of it is. Just get new carpet too. Get some a/c vent cleaner that you spray in the vents too. That helps with a lot of car odors. Like this:

http://www.properautocare.com/wuracheatsys.html

 

[rhunt]

Smoke Odors

There is a product called Ozium sp? that works Also get a back of regular charcoal and open it up inside the cab and that should help.

Roger