[devast8]

and I'm not talking about cig smoke but black smoke from a fire.

I just bought an old car for restoration / project and there was a fire in the back seat which burn about 1'X2' in the back seats. The whole car was smoked pretty bad. I will be stripping the whole interior and clean every inch, but my question what product or techniques could help me remove that nasty smell? I read somewhere to leave a bowl of vinegar in it for a couple of days. I'm also thinking buying some DG odor eliminator

Any idea and suggestion would be appreciated



here's some picture of the damage so it will give you an idea.

The actual damage:



look at the film on the window!

[Denzil]

If you're stripping down the entire interior, what parts will you be keeping. Are those the parts that you will be deodorizing?

Is this car a Toyota Celica?

[devast8]

I will be keeping everything. i will just strip for cleaning then re-assemble again. i will try to find a new carpet and seats.

you're close, it's is little cousin it's a 86 corolla gts

[richy]

I just bought some of this:
Duragloss Duragloss (Absorb-It Odor Eliminator)
The other thing that can help is to put a few bounce sheets in the car, changing them every few days..they absorb odours.

[Al-53]

The only way your going to get rid of the smoke odor since its in every nook and cranny is to rent a ozone generator...it will have to be left in the car for awhile...a day or 2 maybe....you can call some rental places to see if any one rents one....no cover scent is going to do it....

the odor is on very part of the interior..wire..ac ducts...headliner...seat foam...plastics....you name it the oder is there....you need to wash everything you can get a rag on plus extract every cloth piece except the headliner....and then ozone it...

little info to read Remove Smoke Odor Caused by California Wild Fires

this shows what a ozone machine will do

AL

[togwt]

I'd agree with Al-53 the acrid smoke from foam burning is very difficult to erase and an ozone is about the only way to go.

Let us know how you get on

[devast8]

a response from Al and togwt, what else can I ask lol

Thanks guys. I will check to rent a ozone, I'm not sure if there a place around here that rent that but i will check it out today. I already found a place that rent an extractor and a steamer so that will help cleanup.

If I can't find a place that rent a ozone, I will order this:
Autocare Odor Bomb - Neutral
Welcome to Goodspeed Motoring Online

and Wurth® Air Conditioning and Heating System Treatment

I also found this that might be good: Cigarette Smoke Remover

It's such a shame that it burned because this car is in mint mint condition. but I can't complain because I got it for pretty cheap because of that. There was a kleenex box on the lump over the differential and some punk passed and threw a cig stub in the kleenex box, starting the fire...

I'm starting stripping down the interior this weekend so it'll be a couple of weeks before I can let you guys how it came out.

thanks

[joep]

i agree with AL on this one...if your serious about this i would replace the seats ,headliners etc..during a fire heat will expand the pores in plastic and vinyl after the fire cools it wil trap the smoke odor..

[yukonon22]

ozium

[Denzil]

Originally Posted by devast8

I will be keeping everything. i will just strip for cleaning then re-assemble again. i will try to find a new carpet and seats.

you're close, it's is little cousin it's a 86 corolla gts

Aw, a Hachi Roku... lucky! I hope you're putting that LSD to some good use!