I recently bought a 2013 CPO Escalade with 36k miles; the truck is perfect inside and out, but was a smoker truck. It had been maintained well and looks brand new. My dealer detailed it and used an ozone machine and knocked about 60 per cent of the smell. I took the risk of buying it because of the truck's mechanical and physical condition. It was a LOT of work, but I got rid of the smell completely (but it wasn't so bad that there were stains or accumulations).
I steamed the carpets and then shampooed them with a carpet extractor.
I carefully and lightly steamed the headliner and all other fabric.
I carefully shampooed the headliner using Blue Coral foam, being careful not to soak the fabric.
I cleaned all leather surfaces with Zaino Z-9 and Z-10
I cleaned all the interior window surfaces with glass cleaner
I used a soft brush and/or microfiber towel to clean all other surfaces with ACDelco cleaner, GM 88861401
I treated all the black plastic (dash top, doors, interior quarters) with 303 UV Protectant
I treated all the HVAC outlets (dash, floor) with ACDelco Vehicle Odor Eliminator, 88861431, per TSB # 00-00-89-027I
I treated the exterior HVAC air intake (fans on high, non-recirculate) and then the uptake vents on the driver and passenger sides under dash (recirculating) with Hi-Tech Total Release Odor Eliminator - Fresh Air. I used this sparingly and did several re-treatments because the smell of this stuff hangs around. But it really works. I made sure the rear fans were blowing and that the stuff went through them.
I threw away the floor mats and bought new OEM ones
After all that, there is no residual smoke smell. It's a lot of work and some detailers may not go to these extremes -- you have to clean everything and treat the HVAC. I would have used ozone as the next step, but did not need it.
I steamed the carpets and then shampooed them with a carpet extractor.
I carefully and lightly steamed the headliner and all other fabric.
I carefully shampooed the headliner using Blue Coral foam, being careful not to soak the fabric.
I cleaned all leather surfaces with Zaino Z-9 and Z-10
I cleaned all the interior window surfaces with glass cleaner
I used a soft brush and/or microfiber towel to clean all other surfaces with ACDelco cleaner, GM 88861401
I treated all the black plastic (dash top, doors, interior quarters) with 303 UV Protectant
I treated all the HVAC outlets (dash, floor) with ACDelco Vehicle Odor Eliminator, 88861431, per TSB # 00-00-89-027I
I treated the exterior HVAC air intake (fans on high, non-recirculate) and then the uptake vents on the driver and passenger sides under dash (recirculating) with Hi-Tech Total Release Odor Eliminator - Fresh Air. I used this sparingly and did several re-treatments because the smell of this stuff hangs around. But it really works. I made sure the rear fans were blowing and that the stuff went through them.
I threw away the floor mats and bought new OEM ones
After all that, there is no residual smoke smell. It's a lot of work and some detailers may not go to these extremes -- you have to clean everything and treat the HVAC. I would have used ozone as the next step, but did not need it.
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