- What's up everybody, welcome back
to another episode of Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
As you saw by the title today we're gonna
be covering the topic of how to remove smoke ash
and cigarette odor from the interior of your vehicle.
This 2010 MazdaSpeed3 rolled into the shop,
and the owner obviously smokes.
And this is something that comes up
whether you're looking to purchase a vehicle,
or you recently purchased a vehicle,
or maybe you're selling a vehicle that has smoke odor.
This is something that deters from the actual value
of the vehicle because it may look great,
but as soon as you open the door you can smell
that heavy thick smell of cigarettes or cigars.
And today we're gonna show you how
to remove that so there's no trace,
there's no left behind residues, just a factory finish.
So to begin we need to obviously knock down
any of the ash that's in the vehicle.
Then I'm gonna show you how to properly remove
that odor so that there's no scent left behind.
And, also, one last trick on how to maintain
that smell of a fresh vehicle or your favorite scent.
So, let's get started.
Like I mentioned the owner is a smoker,
so we're gonna show you guys how to remove that odor scent.
Starting off here, we're gonna work away
from the windshield back because it's gonna save us
a lot of time, or we're not gonna have to clean up areas
we've already, you know, made a mess of.
The windshield might be hard to tell on camera,
but as any of you who have been in a smoker's car
or have a smoker's car you know that the cigarette ash
and the cigarette residue leaves this kind of haze
on the glass, and mirrors, and things like that.
So we're gonna use a little bit of streak-free glass cleaner
just to remove it from the mirror here,
you can use it on the glass.
You can also use it on the gauge cluster.
Safely remove anything without scratching the surface.
And let's do half so you guys can see
at home just what I'm talking about.
We'll buff off the excess.
And already we're making a difference
on the interior of this vehicle.
Since we're already on this side of the vehicle
I'll finish up that side of the glass in just a minute.
But now we're gonna move onto the dash,
and the steering wheel, as well as the console
using some Inner Clean, which you can use
to clean and protect any of your vinyl, rubber,
plastic, clear optical plastic, and even leather.
And this is just gonna simply spray
onto a towel or to the surface.
Then you wipe away dust, fingerprints,
in the case of this vehicle ash.
And this is also going to help remove any kind of odors.
Because like you see on the glass
here the smoke clings to anything,
and that is what's giving off the odor essentially.
It also clings to the fibers in the headliner and the seats.
But it's also clinging to vinyl,
plastic anything that's porous
because that's going to absorb any kind of material.
That's going to remove some of that odor
because it's gonna slowly chip away
at all of that scent that's in the vehicle.
Now, this isn't gonna mask anything,
but this is just gonna help to remove any of the particles
that are in here giving off that scent.
But, again, that's gonna give you that factory finish,
so they can last as long as they can.
Also, giving you just a better overall look.
As we all know, we spend most of our time on the interior,
so it might as well look its best and smell its best.
You got hand grease, you got suntan lotion,
cigarette hands, just nasty little elf hands,
all that kind of stuff on the steering wheel.
I'm gonna show you all those body oils
just coming off on the towel.
See what I mean?
Now, the towel and Inner Clean alone
are taking off a lot of the dust,
and also the ash, but there's also
some hard to reach areas, which is why
I'm gonna use one of the All in the Details brushes.
Just a very soft bristle that gets in-between the crevices,
such as the switches here, and also any kind of tight cracks
where it'd be hard to get a towel in there.
You also don't want to saturate
that heavily because then you can't dry it.
So a brush is gonna help you knock that out.
And then you can vacuum it up later or simply wipe it off.
Also, a commonly overlooked area is the door jambs here.
Even a smoker's car, the ash gets everywhere
because it really is just a mess.
And you can see here on the seal,
as well as between the door jams here we have
the ash that's just been sitting in there.
So, again, using some Inner Clean
we're just gonna spray the towel.
You can also use an all-purpose cleaner
or maybe even your favorite quick detail spray.
This is just gonna gently wipe it away.
And the reason why I've gone with Inner Clean
is because this is also gonna protect
the surface without changing the finish.
You can use this, again, on your vinyl, rubber, plastics
to help them resist any kind of harsh elements and UV rays.
And this is a lot better than just having them dry
so they don't start cracking or fading over time.
And then, also, just simply picks up
any kind of dust, and grease, and fingerprints
that are lying around the interior,
as well as some exterior parts of your vehicle.
We're gonna move on to cleaning the seats because,
again, this vehicle, it's a smoker's car.
So this is where a lot of the kind of ash and odor smell,
it sits in the fibers, and this is where
it gives you that really kind of dense heavy odor.
Also, the carpet, we need to vacuum it
because I don't know if you can tell on camera now,
but there's just a ton of ash on here.
So we're gonna work away, try to be methodical
by going from top to bottom, so we're not making
a mess or having to redo a lot of work.
But now, again, we're gonna use
either an all-purpose cleaner to clean up
some of the stains that are on the seat.
But, again, using just a little bit
of Inner Clean on the vinyl and leather
on these seats to make them look their best.
Alrighty guys, we're moving right along
with the detail on this MazdaSpeed3.
You saw that the Inner Clean removed
a lot of that loose dirt and debris
that was on the dashboard, as well
as the center console, and the seats.
But now we need to pick up the areas
that we've obviously missed, or the things that are heavier,
and also the carpet using a vacuum.
Also, this is gonna help to remove the embedded odors
and things that are sitting in the fibers of the seats.
And it's gonna make this vehicle look its best.
Now, a lot of you guys are probably wondering,
Nick, why aren't you using an ozone generator?
And that's because, one, I wanted
to show you guys an easy way to do this
at home if you don't have this machine.
If you do that's great, but also there are
some cons to having an ozone machine,
such as it's going to be harmful
if you should say leave some residue in there.
Because if you think about it ozone is actually
also a carcinogen, so we want to do this as gently
as possible, and also the most cost-efficient way.
This is going to remove as much of the kind of impurities
that are inside the vehicle as possible.
And we're going to make it look its best
on the budget that we're working with today.
We're gonna start by vacuuming off the seats because,
again, we're working from top to bottom
just like we do on the exterior of the vehicle
to drop as much of it onto the carpet.
Which is going to be, again,
the easiest place to clean it all up.
And then we're going to show you one last step
to revive the interior of this vehicle.
Now, if you wanted to take it a step further
and actually deep clean your seats using say
a carpet shampooer or something like that, and also
with your headliner and seat belts you can use a damp cloth.
And just kind help wipe away any of the residue
because on a car like this that has a light headliner
you'll see kind of a brown residue.
Again, that's just because of the smoke odor, and also
you know all those kind of things responding to the fibers.
I'll be using a damp microfiber towel
it's going to help wipe it away
without harming the adhesive that's on the headliner
because if you didn't know if you start scrubbing
on there or use some kind of aggressive cleaner that's
going to make it sag or it could ruin the texture overall.
And, again, with your seat belts
there's a kind of repellent on there,
a fire repellent if you will, that's kind of sensitive
to any kind of heavy-duty cleaners.
So, using a, again, damp microfiber cloth,
that's going to help clean it easily and gently.
So, let's begin with the vacuuming process,
then we can do our final step.
Then I'll give you guys that overall finished product.
Alrighty guys, we've made it to
the last step of our detail for today.
I'm gonna show you one easy process
to rejuvenate your AC system, also to help
kind of clean out your cabin filter.
Just by simply spraying a little bit
of your favorite air freshener
into the footwell, where it's gonna recirculate
into your AC system and blow out fresh cool air.
And that's going to also be eliminating odors,
depending on which air freshener you choose.
The owner personally requested JDM Squash Scent
because this is a JDM car, he kind of likes that scent,
kind of want to go with that theme.
So what we're gonna do is we're gonna turn the car on.
Turn the AC system to max cold, also to recirculate.
And just a few sprays into the footwell
that's going to help it circulate through the AC system.
And then you can also spray some underneath the seats
and a little bit in the back seat.
But you want to make sure it's going right
into the fibers of the carpet, rather than your floor mats,
or into the seat where it can stain.
So, the owner's on his way, I'm gonna wrap up this.
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As always, we'll see you guys next time
right here in the detail garage.
Oh, this car's equipped with a modern day anti-theft system.
So you make sure it's in neutral.
Alrighty, RJ, come on out.
You're all clear, come on out.
- Oh, thanks a bunch Nick.
- It smells great, next time we'll get the outside?
- Yeah dude it looks awesome, thank you so much.
- Hey, come by. - Will do.
Take it easy.