First, grab a vacuum cleaner and suck all the tobacco residue out of the seats, upholstery, fittings and ashtrays. For leather seats, you can also use a brush attachment for the vacuum cleaner. Remove the floor mats, tap them carefully and make sure that your car is completely free of tobacco.
Then take a microfiber cloth and cockpit spray and clean the steering wheel and all surfaces of the cockpit. To get to particularly difficult areas, you will need a soft brush.
The unpleasant odors from cigarette smoke settle particularly on upholstered surfaces. In most cases, odours can be neutralized with upholstery and leather cleaners. Apply these to the upholstery surfaces and the headlining and spread the cleaner carefully with a sponge. After a few minutes, you can remove the residue with a microfiber cloth.
Nicotine also settles on the windows and leaves behind a thin yellow film. You can remove this with a simple glass cleaner and a microfiber cloth. That way, the nicotine smell doesn't stand a chance.
Simple household remedies can also help with a very slight cigarette odor. You can place the following odour-neutralizing substances in your vehicle for 24 hours to neutralize the odours:
During these 24 hours, the substances act on the stubborn odours and neutralize them. You can also spray your car with Febreze or Sonax products, this could also help to bind the odors.
If the unpleasant odors are still present, you can take your vehicle to a professional reconditioner.
There, the upholstery surfaces are cleaned with professional machines and your car is given an ozone treatment. This treatment is particularly effective and in most cases the smell of smoke disappears completely or is only minimally perceptible. After this treatment, your car is aired out for 24 hours and returned to you completely clean.
