On 7/26/2007 9:47 AM JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 7/26/07 11:40:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > Andrew.Richards@NIKE.COM writes: > >> So.... Any tips on getting >> the smell of America's finest tobacco out of one's heating system? [...] >> Fabreeze has sort of worked on the >> upholstery, but once the heat is cranked on look out!! >> > [...] the best thing you can do > is just detail the hell out of the car.. clean everything as good as you > can.. removing the yellow nicotine film will get most of the smell out.. Yeah but not out of the ventilation system, which is what Andrew was asking about. I recall a similar call to Car Talk. The best that Click and Clack (the Tappet Brothers) could suggest was to use the car for a long time and eventually the smell will taper off. Or sell it.
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