Smoke Removal In A Car - Tools & Chemicals Needed For Amazing Results!
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- SCOTT WITH DALLAS PAINT CORRECTION & AUTO DETAILING IN PLANO TEXAS SHOWS THE TOOLS AND CHEMICALS NEEDED TO REMOVE CIGARETTE SMOKE FROM A CAR LIKE A PRO
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SUMMARY, FROM VIDEO AND RESPONSES TO COMMENTS:
1. Use a leafblower to blow out the AC vents. This may shoot ash out of the other vents.
2. Scrub every surface in the car and vacuum.
3. Use Superclean, diluted 4 parts water to 1 part Superclean. Scrub every surface in the car.
4. Use Tide Cold Water Clean, diluted 4 parts distilled water to 1 part detergent. Use this on all fabrics in the car, including the headliner. Should be damp. Let sit 10-15 minutes.
5. Pull out every seatbelt all the way and clip them so they remain fully out.
6. Steam clean every surface in the car, including the seatbelt.
7. Use mirofiber towels to mop up liquid, then let it all dry on its own.
8. Use Intercon Activate Plus on all surfaces in the car.
Other tips: use tons of microfiber towels. Once it's dirty, saturated, wet, slightly soiled, move on to the next one. You must work very clean throughout this process.
Spray some superclean on a magic eraser, to clean the insides of the windows.
Clean the trunk the same way as the main body of the car.
Spray a little Intercon Activate Plus into the vents and leaf blow them, to force the cleaner into the passages.
Replace your cabin air filter.
Use Citrol 266 diluted 10 to 1 to clean rubber seals and gaskets around door, etc.
amazing, thanks for the effort!
This comment deserves more love! Thank you.
thanks for summarizing it. Very helpful.
Dallas. You are truly a awesome guy. I am seriously learning a lot from you bro. Thank you for the videos.
I'm recently a new followers and so far you are on point with your info. I just wanted to say thank you for sharing. Because of you and your vids I'm beginning to tweak my processes.
This is the video I was looking for.I appreciate the thorough approach.I can tell you spent alot of time with trial and error eliminating what doeesn't work in order to save time.This should be the number one video for smoke removal because an ozone generator doesn't always remove all the smell.
Best video I've seen in years. Absolute genius. Definitely the best detailing video.
I love Dallas! I wish I still lived there. This was a great video. I learned so much. I have been doing the cleaning wrong. Now I can get that smoke out from the previous owner. (He used a lot of air freshener) It is so bad when I left a jacket in overnight I had to wash it I gave my dog a ride and he came out smelling like an ashtray. lol THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY DETAILED VIDEO!
Thank you. Lots of info no useless chatter And NO MUSIC. Just bought a used car for a good price but smells like smoke I knew I had a job ahead but now I know more of what to do and how to do it thank you again don’t worry about the length of the video it was all information
Great video. Hats off to you for your dedication and professionalism.
Thank you for sharing.
Finally someone who cleans seatbelts!!!
Thanks for this Scott. Lots of your videos have been really helpful. I wouldn't have known where to start without them. This one pulling it all together was really helpful in getting me past the research and actually ordering the products I need. Thank you so much!
I took your advice and use citral to remove smoke smell from my truck. So far so good it’s the next day and I cannot smell any smoke. This is a great product I’ve been trying so many other things for years now and I finally remove the smoke smell from my truck thank you I’m so happy!
Did the smell come back
I wish you were in the Pensacola area... I need someone like you. I can’t seem to find anyone with your work ethic. Outstanding performance! Wow!
I’m “ocd” and a perfectionist... high standards. I can appreciate and don’t mind paying money for jobs performed by individuals as yourself.
Thanks for sharing love you Scott
Great video Scott! Great tips for smoke removal.
I respect your Professionalism sir
When you think you're good. Always ways to get better. Great video sir. Subscribed.
Scott,You are the best! Love all your videos but this one really hit home.
I
have been trying to quit this nasty habit for 2 years. one of the
techniques I have been using to quit has been the love for my car an
attention to detail that I have always had.
I am an enthusiast of a 14 old car that has never been smoked in. The 2 years I have owned it I have never smoked in it.
This
video just shed some serious light on not only what it does to your car
but what it does to your body. The amount of time and money people will
spend on smoking and getting rid of that stench in our cars Is
reversible in a car, but not in your body!
To anyone watching his
videos, he Is genuine or "transparent" and in his world and ours will
help us all to keep our cars clean!! thanks Scott.
Great video, definitely an additional set of steps to implement!
Props to you sir, a real professional. This sounds like a nightmare job. Like you said, I’m sure you charge well!
Just bought one of those rigid vacs and the small micro cleaning it with it. Worth every dime. That thing rocks. I have an 18gal crafstman that's so big I hated using it
You're a good guy mr. Bley.
Thanks Scott, great video. Do you dilute the Activate Plus in this process or use it at full strength?
Long video, but few wasted words. I tried your techniques, and I am very happy with the results. My search for good advice is over, you are now my car cleaning guru. Work clean!
What's does this service cost? Excellent vid 👍
"F"n AWESOME video as usual Scott! You would think in this day and age, we would have less and less smoke removal jobs with all the health guru's out there! But cigars are becoming more and more popular, filling in for those cigs! Job security for us I guess! Keep em comin' Mr Bley!!! 👍🏻
Apex Detail You're awesome as well!
Apex Detail if i use Tide for fabrics and i dont use steamer after,i will have problems with residu???
Hey scott, love the video and tips! My girlfriend recently purchased a 2015 ford escape prior owner was a smoker.. going to follow your guide when the weather here in Minnesota cooperates a little.. with the Activate Plus do you just spray it and let it sit or wipe it off as well? Thanks again!
Hi Scott! Great video again! Have some ques and I hope you have the time to enlighten us, your subscribers.
If your customer is told you that he/she is a smoker, do you still give warranty? if yes, for how many days?
Is this enzyme chemical thing will not stain any cloth if it gets contact?
How do you know if you need to clean/replace air filter
and
Do you use an air purifier equipment/spray after all these steps of cleaning?
More success for you scott!
This car is literally treated as a hazmat area.
i never would've came up with the leaf blower in the vents idea this is genius 😄
Great video as always
I watched the video and did exactly what you said to an 11 year old smokers car. You forgot to mention under the seats must be cleaned and the meguires fogger you had on the ground! That’s the final piece to the puzzle. Other than that, the car was completely removed of smoke! Just like you said ! They never came back with a complaint of smoke! 😁
Hey Scott, Good morning to you and your family, Hope your day is going well. Would you be able to use a air compressor with a blow gun instead of the leaf blower?
HI. I have used Resolve oxi to clean seats that had smoke and grease but I couldn't suck the product back out properly and some faint grease stains remain. Perhaps my vacuum is not up to this use? Should I try steam extraction next? Or please suggest my best option. Thanks
Hi, great video on removing smoke. Curious how much you charge for a job like this and how much the supplies cost if you were to do it yourself?
Scott, you talk a lot, redundantly mostly lolz, but I learn a lot in EVERY one of your vids!!
I also really appreciate the fact that you are basically giving complete knowledge as a course for FREE!!!
Hi Scott, sorry to be long winded...
My sister bought a 2011 Chrysler 200 last year. I did a quick once over interior clean for her when she bought it. Today she asked me to clean it again, so I vacuumed it out and cleaned all the interior cloth seats and door panels with super clean 4:1. When I got to the dash itself it has almost like a black tar on it that literally took about 6 microfiber rags and super clean before it began to finally come off. The rags were completely black but after soaking them in a bucket with super clean for a few hours they washed up clean. I am thinking that the black tar on the dash was due to the fact I used a petroleum/silicon dash dressing last year and she smoked in the car everyday for a year without cleaning it and they somehow mixed together to form a tar, plus in the summer sun it probably baked into itself. Have you ever seen anything like this before? I was almost paranoid I was rubbing off dash paint or the dash material itself.
Thank You
Great video. If the windows are tinted, could using the magic eraser scratch them?
Wow. I'm not sure if this is over think or just showcasing years of great experience. You'd be a great teacher on mobile detailing
you have to treat smoke odors like a hazmat situation if you want to be successful in removing it the first time every time:)..i guarantee my smoke removal so i don't like coming back and doing it for free and its only happened 2 or 3 times in my life:)
Please Scott or if anyone knows....if i use Tide.on fabrics and i dont use steamer after the Tide, i will have problems with residu?????
How do you clean residue from inside the vent system?
I recently had my car detailed and they used this process called Nuvinair to remove the weed and pet smell from the previous owner. That stuff is great, worked like a charm.
Does the big red Citrol work the same with a higher ratio, I can't find Citrol 266 in my country. Thank you!
Really good tips !
what are you using now that Tide coldwater has been discontinued ?
Does it have to be Tide cold water? Is there any benefit to using the cold water over your average detergent?
Love you Scott
Do you out a carbon air filter also? To circulate clean air
Amazing idea of distilled water and laundry detergent!!! why didnt i think of that?? lol
Hey Scott, other then a leaf blower, how could I get rid of nicotine and tar from the internal evaporator/AC system.
Damn that must take you like 3 hours. I love this video though. One of my favorite ones. Really good information you are sharing
longer than 3 hours for sure
@@MrBod4life he says in the video its a 4hr job.
scott wonderful video, question for you. you mentioned
air leaf blow everything including the hvac vents
then
vaccum everything including the headliner
then
spray the chemical super clean diluted 4:1
then
spray the chemical tide liquid laundry cold water clean diluted 4:1
then
steam clean everything
then
vaccum everything including the headliner
then
spray the chemical Intercon cleaner activate plus (for up to moderate meaning up to a 5 scale organic smells like cigs)
then
spray the chemical citrol 266 diluted 10:1 (for the rubber seals kills organic smells like cigs)
then
use magic easers sprayed with super clean on the inside of all the windows
however, you didnt mention what to you use when the car is an out right 10 on your bad cigs smell scale? thank you once again for taking the time to make and post your videos.
What chemicals do you use for a heavy smell of smoke?
Scott, I need some pro help. I have a 2013 F150 Lariat, leather interior, and got a great deal because the PO was a smoker. I've had it for about 6 months and have done lots to clean it up (steam clean, ozone machine etc.) and it still mildly smells like cigarette smoke. The dealership ran a cleaner on the HVAC system and I smell no smell from any vent, I've done multiple cleanups on the interior carpet and plastics, seatbelts etc. (per your video) and the remainder of the smell is coming from the headliner. I recently vacuumed and then sprayed the headliner fabric with 4:1 Tide cold water, used my steamer (McCulloch MC1385) to help penetrate the fabric and fibers, and that helped until it dried out, and the smell came back. I've also dropped the headliner and sprayed the metal, back of the headliner and parts inside with a 10:1 mix of water and detergent, but maybe I didn't do a good enough job. Citrol? Activate Plus? Thoughts and suggestions would be very helpful - thank you!
Jesus just buy a new headliner man the money you spent on that hvac probably could’ve payed for a whole new interior
What to use for a chain smoker truck??? It has been smoked in for years heavy smoker.
A leaf blower won't cause damage? What do you use with worse cases?
I hope there's video how you do it Scott
Thanks for sharing. I watch all your videos. Where are you able to get intercon?
i pick it up at a local janitorial supply house in the dallas area...many are telling me its hard to find online:(...but I'm working with my supplier who may open a channel for others to buy online and direct from him..i will keep you posted
I tried going to your website in a few different web browsers and it won't open. It always says it's not a secure connection.
I'm exhausted just listening to this!!
hahaha
What do you steam?
Top notch vid but 2 questions:
1. what to use that is actually scent free instead of citral & Tide laundry detergent? I'm looking to eliminate, not cover up odor. Nobody wants to smell perfume or citrus PLUS cigarettes. Of course, the more natural the better.
2. Do you actually do detailing?? Your website is just products, no service.
good stuff, respect.
Scott. You mentioned the cabin air filter as a source but what about the air ducts in the dash and the return ducs for recirc mode? I mean smokers smoke builds a film over time and in the case of this car 3 years is a long time for even the thinnest film build up? I remember seeing some kind of foaming agent that was injected thru the vents that would try to clean if I can use that word. I would say that if a source of continued smoke persists air ducts could be another potential source. My 2 cents.
very good point!..and I'm so sorry i didn't bring it up in the video..yes i take my intercon activate plus and spray it down the vents then use a small blower to force the chemical deep into the vents...and yes i told the customer today to replace cabin air filter and that was done as well:)
Is it necessary to change the cabin air filter or just clean it? Thorough Scott thanks for another great tutorial.
Exactly this.
Smoke permeates. Yes, soft surfaces are impacted, but so are cabin filters, cabin air channels, even behind the door panels. This is why ClO2 or Ozone is necessary as a last step. As an air fluid, it can get to places (like behind the door panel) that he's NOT going.
Yes, he's right about everything he mentioned, but it's not enough. Not nearly. It's no disrespect to him, but it is a fact.
Thank you
Can you post a list of the chemicals that you use?
Scott great video. Do you throw out the microfiber towels or to you wash them and reuse them later?
Erik Crawley I would like to know this too
would like to see the part with the leeves blower in the vents ...
does soap res. attract dirt and smells. cause you didnt rinse .
In response to someone else's question-- The best way to capture ash from the vents is to put pantyhose over it. A knee high would work best.
Scott
What steamer do you use? What do you scrub carpets and headliner with? The towels or brush? If a brush what kind? Thank you for your help
Christie Kahlig-Davis he uses a mcculloch 1375 steamer (pictured in the video) and he also made a video on how to clean headliners. You can use a dual action polisher with a microfiber pad on it and just agitate that way to save yourself some time and hard labor or you can use a brush and mop up with a microfiber towel afterwards.
Any other name for Tide cold water clean.
Wondering why you don't try ozone on this. Love the whole process you shared here including blowing out the vents. Great stuff. Just wanted your take on finishing up with an ozone generator and why you don't like it.
Thanks for great stuff Scott.
I also wonder this. I'm running an ozone generator right now for the 1st time. I guess I'm about to see if it works! (I cleaned the car really well beforehand).
@@TurboV8boi I've found a couple things that help me get good results with ozone: works best in a dry environment and when machine is getting fresh air. Hope it worked well for you.
@@shimmerdetail1 I ran it for a few hours (window cracked about 1"), let it sit for about 30 minutes, then opened all of the doors for about an hour and it seems like it did a really good job. Happy so far for sure. But still though, thanks a lot for the tips and technique you use. I didnt really think about the door handles or the seat belts, so i at least clipped them into the buckle while the ozone ran.
The thing is that an ozone machine is still just removing the symptom (the smell) while leaving behind all the ash, tar, and residue. Scott's method is actually cleaning and removing it all.
Now for most people just removing the smell is good enough, but others may want to remove any trace of it to the extent possible.
@@AoDAzrael do both and get the best of both worlds 😁
as someone who has done more smoke removals and even mildew/mold smell, nothing beats the ozone generator for 24 hours. NOTHING! scrub all you want, vacuum, there will always be a small residual of smoke!
fastfed f and yet my largest customer base Is people who used other detailers who use ozone machines and I get called in after to truly fix the problem.
So I disagree from my experience but I understand what you're saying
Ozone generators don't always work, I've had 2 cars that were so bad with cigarette smoke that it did even touch the smell . Tried 2 treatment's or ozone for 24 hours. Didn't work. I did something similar to Scott's and it killed most of the smell.
Good man!
Hey Scott my name is Wisteven would you come to New Jersey sir?
I swear I could listen to Scott read the phone book and find it interesting.
You said you use other chemicals instead of Intercon for severe smoke smells. Can you share what you use? I've tried ZorbX and was pretty good.
I'm not Scott but he uses the Citrol at 10:1 dilution that he mentions in this video for the rubber seals instead of the enzyme.
When you the microfiber towel just once, are they thrown away after the job or washed for the next?
They should be washed. Ammo NYC has a great video for the right way to wash them.
awesome lots of great tip that i would never of thought of, like behind door handles, vents, glass, etc. but i don't see the point of not using ozone too, its zero effort compared to all this.
Scott love the long videos, you covers everything! Absolutely no need to apologize. just tell viewers to watch on 2x speed and you lose the accent.
Do you have a video removing weed/ cannibus odors?
I also replace the cabin filter
@Scott, Where Can i purchase Intercon active plus. Can you give me the link you purchase from? Seems hard to find a distributor for this product and don't know who to go to. Thanks. Awesome video as always !!
hmmm..i know many others have told me its hard to find and you can't buy without going through a dealer...but I'm working with my supplier to perhaps allow you guys to buy direct from him..i will keep you posted
@Scott, Thanks so much Scott, that would be awesome if you could help us out and ask your distributor to extend ordering to us Dallas Paint Correction fans :-) Please keep me informed if He can.
could you please tell me where to find intercon activate plus?
hmmm...good question..you need to buy through a distributor ...i find it at a local janitorial supply house
Ok well how much do u charge
What about a mildew smell
Have you tried an ozonator? A decent one with plates will cost around $125, but they kill all odors.
a deep cleaning is needed before using any ozone machine because the source of the odor has to be removed first before the ozone machine even has a chance to work..i would say about 70% of my clients call me after they used someone else with a ozone machine and yet i remove the odor vs the other guys...go figure:)...but i will definitely look into the machine you talked about..thanks my friend:)
Would metro sidekick be strong enough to clear vents?
great question..wow i like this question...well i have found if its a small car and the vent system is compact than yes..but large suvs with multiple vent systems it gets difficult for the metro sidekick...so i just have that cheap leaf blower and i think i paid 39 dollars for and it works great:)
Scott, Where do you get the Intercon Active Plus from? I went to their site and for the life of me can t find it. I have a vehicle coming into my shop that needs the full smoke and pet odor treatment.
Thank you.
Great Videos please keep them coming.
Ok, I found it. it is a foodservice product
www.interconchemical.com/products/food-service-specialties/activate-plus.htm
now the trick will be to figure out how to buy it.
Do you do anything special to catch the ash that comes out of the vents? I was thinking putting a damp rag over the vents you aren't blowing air into, would be a good trick. So it doesn't settle somewhere else.
thats a cool idea!..yes i try to catch the ash in small plastic bags but its also the first thing i do before a very deep cleaning so even if some ash blew into the car i will get it during the deep cleaning cycle...but i love how your mind works:)...thanks for the comment and support
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing .......detail into detailing...!!!!!!!
How much could it cost for a damn big job like that? Should take hoursss and driving crazy for a guy who Dont smoke 😱
@@lester2143 maybe like 225
@@mathieuguill4945 I would think about $300.
I love the new car smell, why anyone would smoke in a new car is beyond me!!
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Hello dear Scott, please tell me can.i.use Tide deluted with water as an apc for light to medium dirt, to maintain my used car interior plastic vinil fabric. Etc??? I came up this idea combining this video to the video witch you use.purple power as apc but is not recommented for fabrics
Can i use Tide as apc??? In my world??? Greating from Athens Greece
Which Intercon cleaner are you using?
its called activate plus..thanks for the comment:)
@@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343 : Scott, I'm semi-self quarantined, and I'm watching your videos. I've been a lawyer for over 30 years now. But I love to clean and see IMMEDIATE amazing results. : ) Immediacy and satisfaction of muscular action as compared to brain-hurting thought, exercising judgment, advising clients, and lots of hard work behind the scenes finally evolving into a courtroom drama with the hope of victory. And when victory is achieved it is often short-lived because there is yet another mountain to climb. And so it begins. What a joyous thing you bring to people. A nasty vehicle brought back to a new life. Gives us hope. Thanks for what you do. I hope you still find moments of great joy and purpose in your work. I do, but often I'm the only one who really knows what a bitch of a job it was to do right. And I can sleep at night. I have a feeling you can identify with that.
Scott, I thought you said in a previous video that Citrol 10/1 was used to clean out smoke smells into the carpet, etc.
Atleast I thought that's what you said.
Trent Hallmark i only use citrol when it's a level 8-10 and 10 being extremely bad!..but you can use citrol if you like but i don't always use it unless smoke smell is really serious
Thanks Scott, if 10/1 is used on EXTREME smells. I will dilute down to 20/1 and that should be a lot lighter and less harmful.
Scott Bley good job
I would think a vacuum attachment on the A/C vent’s, remove the filter and inject a cleaner into the A/C intake and when finished install a new charcoal filter in car.
what happend to your work leaf blower i see a toro know?
i use the worx leaf blower to dry a car...i use this smaller leaf blower for smaller jobs...why?
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing thanks for the reply i just wondered it the works had broken down since im buying one for car drying purposes.
why dont you use ozone treatments anymore? greetings form Greece
I wondered that too. Seems much easier and gets inside the vents too.
Howard Stern? :D
How come you never adapted the Bona bottle/sprayer?
i did and i use them for my maintenance program...but when i need a high volume of product i still use the old bottles:(...the bona bottles are great but when I'm working on a really dirty car(which is rare these days:) or when i need to almost flood a panel with a lot of cleaner i use the old bottle and sprayer for smoke removal...dont worry i still love the bona bottles:)
I have a little business cleaning car there and there. I'm charging 40 to 50 for full inside clean vacuum. Leather and dash protection. And out side clean. Is that good or should I go more. Also how much more should I charge for wax
Ryan Kochnowich Depends on how Dirty the interior is. If you are taking 3-4 hours to clean an interior and charging only 40 bucks you are selling yourself short.
I agree with Gotallofthem1, if you are spending time really detailing the inside of a vehicle like scott does, AND cleanng the outside, you are selling yourself way short. You should be thinking along the lines of 100 and up for that work. If you are just vacuuming and doing a quick dusting, 50 is a starting point. I am like you, trying to get my business growing, but only do a few jobs here and there. I detail a neighbor's car after they get back from the beach with their golden retriever. That job, just the inside alone, starts at 100 and we discuss anything else he may want. I dont even touch the outside of his car (at his request, he parks under a tree all day and doesn't want to pay for that). Explain to your customers why they are paying what they're paying, and exactly what they are paying for.
As far as how much extra for waxing.... That depends on so many factors: Are you doing any paint correction? Are you just washing and hitting with a quick cleaner wax, or are you putting higher end expensive sealer like menzerna or something like that on there? Are you doing a light colored car, or a dark color like black? What is your customer looking for when you are done? Show quality shine, or just some protectant from the elements? These are things you need to get from them before you start. Good luck growing your business.