I quit smoking 3 months ago.  The fact that I used to smoke in my car, and the fact that the previous owner did as well, means I can still smell it in my car.  Not to mention the dead hookers in the trunk, but that's another thread.


I need some suggestions on some good air fresheners that are strong and last awhile.  I realize the smoke smell will probably never fully go away, but I can settle for covering it up really well.

You will need to run stuff through your vents.  I can't remember the name of the product.

Some dude is saying to try vinegar?????

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Buy from Amazon.

My wife got me some Yankee Candle air freshened thing....looks like a small plastic version of one of their candles.

I jammed it in the floor vent, truck smells awesome.

Ozone.

Ozium spray in all the ducts.

this is expensive, but i love einszett car detailing products - Germans make good stuff i buy a lot of stuff from autogeek.net, awesome customer service too.

You can take some regular charcoal (not the kind with lighter fluid in it), put it in a pie pan and slide it up under the seat and it'll do wonders for soaking up the smell.  Also, a bar of Coast or Irish Spring bath soap will go a long way as well.  Tear the end flap off a box and toss it up under the seat.  Or a dryer sheet under each seat works fairly well.

Smoke smell is something that'll likely never go away completely, but it can be made better.

Eat chili (with beans) and pickled eggs, and wash them down with beer.

You will no longer notice the stale smoke odor.

NO "air freshener" is going to remove the smoke smell from your vehicle, "air fresheners" are just a bunch of chemicals to overpower other scents/odors and are generally quite unhealthy things to be exposed to.  Most air fresheners, scented candles and stuff like that are more toxic than the cigarette smoke, so why get rid of the cigs and then expose yourself to something worse?

The best and only solution to your problem, and it will work, is to get an ozone generator and run it in your vehicle for a few hours.  They're usually available for rent at places that rent other kinds of tools, or else from companies that do fire and water damage remediation or that sort of thing.  Anyway, you put it in the vehicle, turn it on, and close up the vehicle.  Depending on the strength of the unit, maybe let it run an hour or so, then pull the plug... let the car sit sealed up for a few more hours, then open it up and let it air out for several hours.  After that your vehicle should have NO odors, of smoke or anything else.  I've used ozone on cars, houses, offices etc, this is a staple of the professional remediation folks as well.

DO NOT get in the vehicle or breathe in the high intensity ozone during or soon after the machine has been running.  Ozone is extremely reactive (thats how it works) and will dissipate rapidly, but is dangerous in high concentrations.

Not possible!
Cigarette smoke smell in a car is FOREVER, sell the thing and start all over (just like your health)!

This.

Start with cleaning the inside of your car. Vacuum the hell out of everything. Then wipe down all surfaces, clean the glass,  replace the in cabin air filter and then ozone that bitch.

Then sell it to someone who smokes!  

get a pitbul, take it everywhere with you, get a dumbass friend to feed it some peperoni. you will never even notice the smoke smell.

This.  I found out about it from the driver of a limo.

If you still want a freshner, I like Bath and Body works ones.  Inserts are cheap (3 for $5 when on sale) and you get to choose your hanger they go in.
The one in my car is Cotton scented.

Wash the interior with fluorosulfuric acid. Also, spray it in all the air ducts.

You need to vacuum and shampoo the shit out of your interior first off.

California Scents, the original kind, not the gel ones, will overpower any smell.

Open can of sardines. Only if you`re single, `cause if you got a wife ............well, you know, the fishy smell.
If you are single, you buddies will be impressed.

Congrats on quitting smoking, keep up the good work!!  Its been 5 years for me, the urge never really goes away though just watch the trigger moments for when you used to smoke. Couple deep breaths help the urge go away.

As for the smell in the car, it never really goes away but it will diminish over time, I kept a box of baking soda under the seat for a long time.  Anyways I still smell it in mine on hot days coming back after the windows have been rolled up for awhile, for thatI keep a travel size of febreeze in the glove box.

I quit smoking as well. I've been using  Refresh air fresheners. Clip one on each vent replace when necessary.I go through about a four pack every two weeks. I cleaned the hell out of my interior I use Renuzit on the carpets but it only takes the smell away for a few days. One of the reasons why I never want to go back to smoking. Seems like everything thing I own smells like an ash tray.
http://www.refreshyourcar.com/air-freshener-vent-sticks.php

I would look in to getting it professionally detailed.  They can probably clean it out better and may have some experience dealing with that specific issue.

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Thanks for all the replies.  Gonna look into the suggestions.  Sounds like Ozone is pretty unanimous for the initial treatment.  I didn't even think about the air vents, and how the smells is really gunked in there.

fill the car with empty White Castle boxes ,......

The Camel Snus shit they give away at bars makes a pretty good air freshner in the car. Just pop the top and put it in the cupholder.

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Come back to this thread and let us all know how the ozone worked.

Good luck.

Ozium is your friend.

What I came to recommend.