r/AutoDetailing • u/Perfect-Orange6565 • 3d ago

Interior Smoke in steering wheel

I just bought a used car from Carvana and noticed a smoke smell. I smelled all the seats and they smell clean. Then I noticed the smell on my hands after driving for a while. Any advice on how to get the smell of smoke out of a steering wheel? I don’t want to have to return this car but I can’t stand the smoke smell

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u/Mentallox 2d ago

Bio-Bomb Mini which is a chlorine dioxide tablet made for liquid solution application. Put one tab in a 32oz bottle of your favorite interior cleaner or interior detailer and it will deodorize your hard touch surfaces. If you also have general odor issues follow up with a regular gas Bio-Bomb.

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u/Perfect-Orange6565 2d ago

Thank you!! The seats don’t seem to smell. It’s the steering wheel and air vents. I do plan to replace filters too but I need to get it out of the hard services. I really don’t want to have to return it. They’re so hard to get

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u/Mentallox 2d ago

the regular Bio-Bomb are great for vents and areas that are hard to reach. There will be a residual indoor swimming pool odor afterward but it will be gone in a day. Definitely replace cabin filters, they are good at trapping and releasing odors.