Smoke and leather

[YoungRestorer]

Hi all,

Just bought a used polo with a custom leather interior (!) very comfy etc. but the original owner smoked and, as such, the whole interior smells of cigarette smoke! Is it possible to get rid of this smell with a product or something or is a full professional valet necessary? Will it wear off over time?

Thanks

Edited by YoungRestorer on Saturday 29th December 22:51

[AMST09]

A mate had to have a complete steam clean not sure about the leather though

[Six Fiend]

Leather cleaner - Gliptone and then conditioner worked on my BMW.

Headlining and all plastics given a thorough wash then febreeze.

Carpets done with a Vax then febreezed.

Helps to do it all in some sunny weather!

You'd never have known it had been smoked in after that (and I'm mega fussy)

[Effortless]

Ask your local valeting company about "bombs".

They are aerosol cans with deodouriser, sit them in the footwell, press the nozzle (which is on a ratchet system, so doesn't release), and close the door.

Leave it to fumigate for a couple of hours, and the smell should be greatly improved.

We used to have to do this with monotonous regularity in the early 2000's with our 5 and 7 series part exchanges, invariably owned by heavy smoker chairmen!! As a life long non-smoker, taking in PX's from heavy smokers was always unpleasant, I used to hate the stench!!

Alternatively, the smell will go at some point, but may take a while.

HTH,
Effortless.

[0llie]

My Cooper needed a good scrub with Autoglym Interior cleaner on roof lining, seats with leather cleaner, plus cleaning all little nooks and crannies you'd never ordinarily think of.

You would never guess the car had been smoked in if cleaned properly

[YoungRestorer]

Thanks guys, I guess I'll stock up on product and scrub away myself

[Yiliterate]

Sounds like it would be easier if you just started smoking yourself...more relaxing too!

[rocketdogbert]

Effortless said:

Alternatively, the smell will go at some point, but may take a while.

HTH,
Effortless.

I've owned my car for 3.5 years, it's 5 years old now, still smells from the heavy smoker who owned it from new, and it's worse when it's damp.

John