Comments on: Smelling like smoke?

By: @laurej1

@laurej1 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:09:27 +0000

As a professional upholsterer, I have found that pulling the seats and scrubbing them with Tide or heavy duty laundry detergent, and scrubbing the carpet , too, is the only way to truly get rid of the smell. Otherwise, it comes back when the vehicle is closed up for a while. The smoke and dirt get trapped under the seats where you can't clean properly with the seats installed. My recent post Canvas Seam Repair Tutorial

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:49:59 +0000

Get a couple of those refrigerator packs of Arm & Hammer baking soda, open them up and stick them under the seats. Since I often wolf down breakfast in the car on the way to work, I leave one under my car seat all the time to absorb any lingering food odors. If your car really stinks, you might also want to scatter baking soda onto all the carpets, let it sit for a day or two and vacuum it up.

By: Nashville is Talking » Front and Back, Side to Side

Nashville is Talking » Front and Back, Side to Side — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:29:36 +0000

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