Hello, my dear readers. It is Charis. How nice, isn’t it? Today I would love to share with you one of my intimate secrets – I had an affair with the driver! I am talking about the driver who serves to my employers, the old couple who live in the small mansion on Turkey Shore Rd., Ipswich. We had a short relationship which I am not going to tell you about in details (it was a great short romance) but I would like to express my hatred about his bad habit to smoke cigarettes! Oh, do I remember every time when I enter the car the disgusting smell of overripe smoke hitting my nose! That stink I could neither forget nor overcome! My hatred considerably gathered strength when I found out that he was responsible to clean the car outside, and I was the one to take of the dirt inside of it! Removing the cigarette stink was literally pissing me off every time I had to do this task. Don’t get me wrong – I love my job but this smoke… I don’t know if you have experienced sitting in such a smelly car but I am sure that in case you have, you will feel sorry for me. I am also sure that will read this article – either to laugh at my misfortune or to learn from it.

As a first step, establish the practice of maintaining good hygiene in your car. Remove all the garbage from inside as you have to make sure that trash could easily fall between cracks and small openings. You should also read the cleaning instructions for your car in case you haven’t lost them as my ex-companion. First of all, wipe the surfaces inside the car as you should be consistent with the material they are made of when it comes to their cleaning. After dusting, you should wash them or polish them in dependence with the material again – purchase a window cleaner, a leather polisher, an antistatic preparation, etc. Yes, it is pricey. When you are done with all those activities, use the vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt. Target the seats and the cushions as well. Then use a steam cleaner as you add some deodorizer in the water. Every scent is valuable in this case.

For precise removing of the smell, soak a few towels with a homemade preparation of warm water and the good old white vinegar. Put them in open plastic bags and leave them in your car as you make sure to close all the windows and doors.  Sprinkling baking soda is an additional method but it requires repeated use with the vacuum cleaner.

As a final step, spread some nice aromatic freshener. And stop smoking in your car. It is not a reason to leave your partner but makes a bad impression. Ha!