Rodent prevention?

[Daryl]

NHOU® Keep the Mouse-Out

Treat your vehicle with natural peppermint oils for mice prevention. NHOU® Mouse-Out helps deter rodents while also protecting the surface from corrosion.

nhoilundercoating.com

Saw NHOU (New Hampshire Oil Undercoating) advertised on MavTV, then went to their website and actually happened upon a product that speaks to an earlier thread of mine. So I wanted to bring it up with you all and get some feedback.

1. Has anybody used this or something similar?
2. Does it work?
3. Does it last?
4. How’s the prep and application?

Thanks everyone, I appreciate any/all feedback based on your experience (or even experience from a friend, cousin, neighbor, etc!)

Once my knee replacement heels, I’m going to resume my Mickey Mouse leveling of 1/2 of the shop with the remaining bags of cement I have and HOPEFULLY get my Snake parked inside!

Cheers all and thanks again!

 

[cobrajeff96]

I can say that any off the shelf peppermint oil at just 1 part per 10 parts water in a spray bottle keeps away pests, but if the car is outside then you have to re-apply every few days. But nothing beats a good old fashioned mouse trap with some Peter Pan or Jiffy. Just wear latex gloves when resetting the trap!

 

[shovel]

I don't know how helpful this will be because I know it's not a possibility in every town or climate... we've got a lot of neighborhood cats who just roam around doing their thing. I'd prefer if they didn't #2 in my vegetable garden but other than that I never have rodents chewing up my cars so the kitties are welcome to do their biz where they need to.

As such I have never used an oil or other type of product for that purpose.

 

[GTamas]

Around our place it's less of a problem with mice, but rather with martens sometimes. Once I found the isolation of the A/C line chewed off on my daily driver. I had to thoroughly clean the engine bay and then I installed a system that has microwave sound to repell them and also some contact plates that zapp them if they touch them. Since then I had no problem.

I wouldn't put that in my Mustang, but I bought a battery operated microwave repeller that I put under the car if I have to leave the car outside for the night.

The daily driver Ford Mondeo is every night outside.

 

[badass98svt]

I see the Mouse Blocker stuff advertised on Saturday/Sunday mornings. I can't vouch for it myself.

Mouse Blocker – Protecting your vehicle

mouseblocker.com

 

[ttocs]

Ok cats suck we all know, how afraid of snakes are ya? there are SOOO many that could absolutely never hurt a person but will do a great job keeping the rodents down. Don't get me wrong they will probably make ya jump a little when you see them, but once you understand snakes a little bit they are not nearly as scary as we were raised to think.

 

[Daryl]

Rat/mice traps have been effective, especially a 3/4 full Home Depot 5-gal bucket of water.

 

[Daryl]

Gradually working on the Weekend Warrior cement job! No guides, no borders. Just pour and smooth out best I can with the backside of a shovel !

Top left corner I experimented with dry pour. Don’t like the rough. Will probably throw a thin coat of today’s version over it to disguise ;-)

Back to Home Depot again tomorrow for another 12 bags.

 

[Daryl]

To quote a phrase from Agent 86 in “Get Smart”… “missed it by THAT much”! One more trip to Home Depot & 2-4 more bags ought to do it. Making a total of 36 60-lb bags.

Yes, my back is sore!!

 

[Daryl]

Not sure why that one section is whiter, but then again I don’t really care! LOL

Except for etching 2024in the front left corner, I’m calling her done

 

[RAU03MACH]

i was going to say im confused
are you a rodent exterminator or construction worker

 

[Daryl]

i was going to say im confused
are you a rodent exterminator or construction worker

LOL, a little bit of both I guess! Have to wear a lot of different hats as need arises.
Like I mentioned, it ain’t purdy, just functional and… for less than $150 in cement. Soon I’ll be able to park it inside, out of the elements. I’m going to get a Rhino full zip-up car capsule ($379) as well. Used it before on my previous restomod and was very happy with it. A bit of a hassle, but worth the effort overall, IMO.

 

[RAU03MACH]

i have many different things going right now
cant tell what hat im wearing
something like dumbass or dumbfuck
i was fixing a water line in the yard my dumb ass had concrete near the hole i was almost going to dump it
and ya i did have a few beers on me

 

[Daryl]

So here’s the result: stop the recently sealed cement floor and zipped up in a fully enclosed capsule with 10 silica bags & peppermint spray to keep the critters out….

 

[RAU03MACH]

somthing living in that building that you dont want

 

[Daryl]

Rats. I live on a 10-acre avocado orchard. Rats gravitate towards the sanctuary of the shop to nest, etc. So I’m doing what I can to stem the flow!

 

[ju015dd]

i have many different things going right now
cant tell what hat im wearing
something like dumbass or dumbfuck
i was fixing a water line in the yard my dumb ass had concrete near the hole i was almost going to dump it
and ya i did have a few beers on me

I know that feeling. Lol

 

[ju015dd]

Rats. I live on a 10-acre avocado orchard. Rats gravitate towards the sanctuary of the shop to nest, etc. So I’m doing what I can to stem the flow!

Have you tried moth balls??

 

[ju015dd]

Yes they stink, but I have them under the hood of the truck and in the boat with good luck so far.

 

[RAU03MACH]

Dam we get wood chiggers