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?
Ozone treatment… you mean you used one of those electric O3 generators? I’ve had to do two 30 minute sessions with the AC on full, recycle and the AC air filter removed just to finish off smoking odors. Does the headliner smell?
Smelling different parts of the headliner, it doesn’t smell. The AC definitely has the cologne smell in it still, but I’d be surprised if that was making the entire car smell all the time. My best guess is around and underneath the seats, or deep in the suede of the seats themselves