How to remove smoke stains

[Codey]

i bought a new car for getting to work and it has bad nicotine stains everywhere on the dash the seat the door panels do you guys know of any way to get it out the plastic is my biggest concern

ive tried mothers VLR mean green and sos pads it wont come out.

 

[bucket]

I got my '84 from a heavy smoker, I had to scrub everything down with Purple Power and Scott's shop towels. It took a few hours.

 

[Codey]

in case anyone want to know the best thing i found for taking out the stains was turtlewax oxy power out carpet cleaner it worked for everything the carpet the seats even the vinyl and door panels it cleaned it up real nice and made it look new if you have any smoke stains i recommend you use this.

p.s pics to come when i get my phone back from walmart.

 

[MrMarty51]

in case anyone want to know the best thing i found for taking out the stains was turtlewax oxy power out carpet cleaner it worked for everything the carpet the seats even the vinyl and door panels it cleaned it up real nice and made it look new if you have any smoke stains i recommend you use this.

p.s pics to come when i get my phone back from walmart.

Maybe I`ll give this stuff a try to get out that dirt that is embedded in the grain of the dash on My 93.

 

[Codey]

Heres some pics of what it can do to stains one the armrest with the middle cleaned the other is a stained piece of plastic before and after

 

[HotRodPC]

Made a huge difference on the plastic for certain. I wonder if it'll get the grime off my door panels. Might have to try some on the door panels on the C20.

 

[Codey]

about the only complaint i have is the nozzle can be a bit of pita at times because it doesnt shoot the foam out right

 

[J Knight]

Found it...thanks

 

[HotRodPC]

Found it...thanks

Cool. Do you think this might be easier to find, and make more sense in the Interior Category, or just leave it here?

 

[J Knight]

Cool. Do you think this might be easier to find, and make more sense in the Interior Category, or just leave it here?

Might be better in the interior I guess, that's where I tried digging around for it. I tried to find it this morning so my wife could pic this stuff up while shopping but for some reason I cant use the search feature on my phone. I had to wait til I got home to search on my pc.

 

[chengny]

This is how I clean the bench seats on my trucks. It seems like a huge deal, but not really. Pulling the bench out only takes 10 -30 minutes (depending on your seat belt situation). And allows for a good cleaning. Much better than just spraying some stuff on the fabric and rubbing it in:

1. Release the four seat frame mounting bolts

2. Find an assistant and slide the entire seat out of the truck

3. Use a shop-vac to thoroughly extract as much sand/dirt as you can from the seat

4. Hook up a garden hose and pre-soak the fabric

5. Using a good liquid laundry detergent and a variety of scrub brushes, shampoo the upholstery

6. When the cloth is clean, rinse the detergent away.

7. Keep rinsing until you have rinsed all the detergent (along with the stuff that caused the stains) away. This is step critical - any residual detergent will actually attract soils.

8. Blot dry with lots of clean towels

9. Reinstall the bench in the truck and keep the seat covered with clean towels for a couple of days - until the cloth is dry.

10. When the cloth is completely dry apply Scotchgard Auto Interior Fabric Protector.


BTW - while the bench is out of the truck - and the hose is hooked up - you have a perfect opportunity to blast away all the grime and grit that has accumulated on the slide rails. When clean, re-lubricate with white lithum spray-on grease.