Re: Holy smoke: can it be removed?

[Mark.Granoff@Software.com (Mark Granoff)]

At 06:36 PM 7/17/97 -0500, Leah and David Mueller wrote:
>...  Today by quite a surprise another quattro, this one a one
>owner turned up. The only hitch so far is the only hitch is the smoke smell.
>The seats in this one is cloth.  Can a good detailing cleaning by pros get
>that smell out?  Any experience with other methods?

So the seller is a smoker.

I was always advised never to buy a used car in which someone smoked. (If
you're a smoker too then I guess it doesn't matter). The reason was that
the smoke damages the interior, in addition to stinking it up.  Take a good
look at the headliner. Other than being dirty (because that's where a lot
of the smoke drifted to), check the physical condition of it.

A "good cleaning" may only mask the odor, and only temporarily at that.

-Mark
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