# Smokers

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/smokers/15416>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 16, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smokers/15416 "2008-06-16T17:03:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![snorgaard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@snorgaard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/snorgaard)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smokers/15416/1 "2008-06-16T17:03:47Z")

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I have purchased a new car and it was previously owned my someone who smoked! We have tried everything to get the smell out. Does anyone have a suggestion? thanks

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smokers/15416/2 "2008-06-16T17:07:36Z")

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Try some pet odor remover. You’ll have to spray every fabric surface, including the headliner and the carpeting under the seats. Also, clean all the hard surfaces (windows, dash, etc.).

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smokers/15416/3 "2008-06-16T17:46:18Z")

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This would have been a good question before you bought the car.

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smokers/15416/4 "2008-06-16T18:02:13Z")

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Adding to the privious, buy a couple of boxes of baking soda for the fridge and place them in the car.

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**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smokers/15416/5 "2008-06-16T18:03:01Z")

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Airwick and Oust both have Tobacco neutralizing sprays, and there is a powder as well that you can buy. I don’t know if they work well, but they seem to sell really well at my grocery store, so I suspect they aren’t completely useless (we go through about a case or two a week, roughly.) I don’t think they are very expensive (maybe $3 per aerosol can) so it’s worth a shot. Especially if you shop in Perth, Ont.