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?
I bought a smokers car that made me nauseous driving it. It’s like the owner smoked with all the windows up. I did tons of cleaning - like vacuuming with a Dyson stick with the little rotating brush, spraying and wiping everything. I’ve done the bombs like ozium and meguiars, and bought an ozone machine off Amazon. The smell is so much better and have even gotten comments that it smells like a new car which to me is still slightly smokey. I want to use my upholstery cleaner on the carpet but I’ve been too lazy since the smell is mostly gone and doesn’t bother me anymore. Repeated two hour ozone treatments I think work the best out of any other methods I tried. People suck oziums ass but I think that shit sucks and only masks the smell and it smells terrible.