Hello, I recently purchased a used LC500 about six months ago. The previous owner smoked cigars, but the dealer masked it with a nearly insufferable cologne smell. Albeit the smell has has gotten better, I haven’t been able to get rid of it. I’ve tried (in order):
- steam cleaning/interior detail
- two car bombs
- wiping surfaces with white vinegar
- dryer sheets
- AC drain plug cleaning
- AC intake cleaning (in interior vents and exterior intake vents)
- spraying lysol thru AC intake
- spraying ozium thru AC intake
- Ozone treatment
Notably the interior is full of suede, specifically on the seats and headliner. The only thing(s) I haven’t tried yet are a bowl of charcoal or white vinegar. Is there anything else I should try?
It’s probably still on the carpets, especially if they used scent pads like you described. They may have thrown some under the seats, and even if you removed them, the smell is still sticking where they were sitting. I would remove the seats and do another steam clean. Good luck, dealers like that are the worst.
Thanks, right? Brief story of the experience. The day of sale, I brought up a detail service to the salesman, and he called over some guy and said “this guy right here, he does all the detailing for all of our cars. He does an amazing job, I don’t recommend anyone else” lmao, and it was some grungy dude who sprayed shine everywhere
Hahah. that’s hilarious and so typical.