Remove Tobacco and Smoke Odor
Remove Tobacco and Smoke Odor
Whether in the home, vehicle, workplace or home of friends and family, everyone knows an odor they would like to have eliminated that is caused by tobacco products. Tobacco odor removal is a job that Nok-Out is strong enough to handle with ease. Nok-Out is a clear, odorless liquid, and is a safe and amazing odor destroyer for use in any area where odors occur. It is water based, mild enough to wash your hands in, is non-allergenic and non-staining. NOK-OUT quickly destroys odors caused by organic decay, tobacco smoke, fires, sweat, mold, bacteria, and fungi. Nok-Out leaves carpet, upholstery, cars, SUV’s, shoes, gym lockers, the air you breathe – you name it, smelling fresh! When everything else has failed, you can remove tobacco and smoke odor with Nok-Out!
Nok-Out is an Oxidizer
Any genuine deodorizer must come into direct contact with the source of the odor. Otherwise, it is only an air freshener. When Nok-Out comes into direct contact with the source of the odor, it oxidizes that smelly stuff, changing it into something that no longer has an odor. It can only do this, when it is in direct contact with that smelly stuff. With smoke odors, that sticky tarry stuff is likely to be on everything – curtains, carpets, walls, floors, blinds and so on. A professional treating this issue would bring a power sprayer called a ‘fogger’ that produces large quantities of vapor. The pro would spray liberally. Once the atmosphere becomes saturated, that vapor begins to condense on all surfaces, coating every single square inch of every surface in that room. This is a great way to apply! A cheaper, DIY alternative to the fogger is either a room humidifier or a common household vaporizer. They will do the same job as a fogger, but is much slower. (A vaporizer is much easier however, because you can usually set it to run overnight – when you wake up the next morning, it is done!)
The Procedures
1. To eliminate odor in a smoker’s room, add 16 ounces of Nok-Out to a gallon of water in a one-gallon vaporizer, and operate it in the room as needed (up to four hours at a time). This method works well in any area that has air borne odor problems. Nok-Out should be sprayed in the corners, cracks, baseboards, door-facings, before the humidifier is run, if the odors are persistent and old.
2. Spray the filter in your HVAC unit until it is damp. Or, just replace the filter.
3. Spray draperies, upholstered furniture with a fine mist of NOK-OUT (be sure you have tested a small corner of fabric before spraying the entire surface). The Fogmaster Jr. is a good applicator for this problem because it provides a very fine mist. You may also use a pump-up garden sprayer, or an airless paint sprayer that is clean. Use the fine spray setting. Nok-Out will evaporate at the same rate as water. Leave it to air dry.
4. Because Nok-Out is an all purpose cleaner, it has a bit of “soapiness” to it and may be used on all surfaces – floors, walls countertops. Spray, and walk away!
Closets and Clothing
5. In closets where smoking odors have collected on clothing, the clothing should be aired out, and the interior of closet sprayed with Nok-Out. Pay particular attention to corners, baseboards, and crevices of the closet where odor salts collect. Note: Always test clothing before spraying directly with full strength Nok-Out. If you have a lot of clothing, then you can wash the clothes in Nok-Out. See our “How-To” for doing laundry with Nok-Out.
Fire and Smoke Damage
This is a situation where you really need to spray everywhere, because the smoke went everywhere, and got on everything. The Fogmaster Jr is an excellent power sprayer, but there are many “foggers” out there that will work as well. An airless paint sprayer would do a good job here as well.
Whichever sprayer you use, the idea is the same – spray everywhere. The smoke went everywhere – Nok-Out also needs to go everywhere as well. Nok-Out has plenty of power to remove tobacco and smoke odor, and is not hard to apply. But it does need direct contact with ALL the smoke odor to do its job.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding how to apply Nok-Out, or SNiPER® check out our How To Articles or, call Ted Price toll free at 866.551.1927.