Ozone cleaning - anyone ever get it done?

The previous owner of the M6 was a smoker and any time the car is left sitting for a number of days I driven, particularly when left sitting in the sun there is still a faint smell of stale tobacco in the car. I hear that Ozone cleaning is the way forward but I also stumbled on a few posts that mention the treatment might stain the leather or carpets.

Anybody got first hand experience of the process? Any issues? Was it worth it?

I'm looking at these guys specifically anybody use them?

http://www.ozone-cork.com

No first hand experience with Ozone - but have heard good things.
Another option would be Bilt Hamber Citrus Air Bomb

Couldnt say if either would be more effective than the other though!

Had it done the other day got rid of the pong from the aircon other then that car was odour free so not sure on tobacco smells etc

Thanks Dave. That air bomb seems to be very similar to the Comma Air con cleaner aerosol that you set off in the car.
I used that when I got the car and to be fair it was effective for a good while but I was thinking about the Ozone cleaning as a more deep cleaning alternative.
I might pick up a Bilt Hamber one anyway with my next order, I need to restock on snow foam before I run out and also replenish my reserves of IronX too.

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Had it done the other day got rid of the pong from the aircon other then that car was odour free so not sure on tobacco smells etc

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Which doc have done, Ozone or Bilt Hamber bomb?

Ozone done by aircon specialist , done the bomb last year was short lived

The Bilt Hamber Air Bomb Gar?
Not had a need to use it personally, but a guy who bought a Landie, previous owner had dogs, said it did a great job!

Can't remember too long ago to be honest got it off micksgarages no odour in the car just when I knocked the aircon off could get a whiff bit of bacteria down in the condenser or something

It was Einszett air con bomb.

The Bilt Hamber one gives off a Citrus smell - if its as good as the rest of the Bilt Hamber range, Id assume its superb - they dont seem to let any products to market that isnt up to scratch. Group of lab-rats that spend their time creating world class products, and not enough time marketing them!

Too tired to make the call today, I'll decide which way to go tomorrow. I don't mind trying the ozone one as long as it doesn't ruin the interior.

Can't understand how it could do that can you send me a link to someone it happened too I'd be interested to see how , if this was the case surely a business wouldn't risk using it

The GF's E60 had this issue. The previous owner smoked.
I steam cleaned the interior, made no difference.
I then got the ozone treatment, although it wasn't marketed as such, it was some steam generator that's left in the car for an hour or so and seemly kills bacteria etc
it all but removed it. I am very sensitive to smells, and sometimes, if the car is left in direct sunlight for a day then I can still get a distant smell of it, but it disappears after a minute or so of active driving with the air system running.

Would I recommend it, yes, it can do no harm (although ive never heard of the damage it can cause). I may try one of those bombs soon though, just to keep the interior fresh.
I got the Air con system de-gassed, cleaned and re-gassed here locally recently but that shouldn't effect any interior smells.