All those car fresheners aren't going to remove the smekk, they
just mask it. And once the air freshener runs out, it's square one
again.
The best and only remedy is; reduce humidity inside vehicle.
Humidity levels in Singapore is generally very high, usually above
60% at the lowest. In days like now, we're experiencing up to 80%
humidity levels. Therefore, the air inside your vehicle is more
than likely to be the same as oustide once you open the door. It
takes hours for humidity level to drop once you shut the door and
place two packs of 700ml Thirsty Hippo packs inside. And even this,
will only reduce humidty inside to around 50% or below. Obvisouly,
more dry packs you place inside car, the lower the humidty level
will become.
Smell comes from airborne bacteria, which collects in your aircon,
and the ducts. If humidty is low, these particles cannot adhere to
the walls of the aircon ducts, but the internal coils cannot be
helped apart from periodic cleaning or servicing.
Buying and installing a mini air-revitilizer helps remove particles
that're in the air inside your vehicle, trapping them inside the
fragrant solution in the revitalizer. Currently I use GoodAire's
Car Revitalizer which is simply working wonderfully well. Dust and
dirt particles are effectively trapped in the solution, and I
simply pour it away and mix up a new batch each day in
morning.
The 2 to 3 Thirsty Hippo packs ensure that the interior humidity is
kept low while driving and parking overnight. There's even NO
sticky feeling on my steering wheel. in the morning, everything
inside feels smooth and dry, and no smell. I can even still smell
the new car smell after one year of use!
These Thirsty Hippo dry packs lasts about 3 months, and is
relatively cheap. No smell can last long inside my vehicle. With
the air-revitilzer running, it can process away any odour in under
30 minutes. You can bring a fresh pack of Nasi Bryani in, and the
smell will disappear after about 15minutes. NO smell can linger -
even fart.
It's the the combination of the dry packs and
air-revitilizer.
One note of caution though: if you insist on smoking inside your
vehicle, NOTHING will work to remove the smell of stale ciggarette
smell. Cigarrette smoke contains chemicals that will stick to all
surfaces in minute quantities and assumulates over time. Those who
smok inside their vehicle, will find that their aircon becomes less
and less cooler over time, and a dreaful smell develops after 6
months.
I'm a smoker too, and I always step out of my vehicle to
puff.
