That's what I have. No mice, moles, lizards, birds. The cat eats everything. Before I had a cat, a rat built a nest on the intake of my 92 while I was driving the car everyday.
Mouse proofing
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Racer
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From: Upstate New York
Mouse proofing
Over the years the 68 has been stored in garages that invite mouse invasion and now that I have the interior out of the car I'm going to attempt to mouse proof it.
I took out all of the old fiber padding and replaced it with the foil backed shielding which will eliminate the smell as well as the other heat and sound benefits the foil provides. Carpet will be new too!
I also made wire cages that fit over each of the astrovent and vent ducts out of galvanized fence material that has a square pattern small enough to keep the mice out but still able to give good air flow.
The compartment where the heater core mounts also has a spot that needed a small section to be blocked off by the fence.
So time will tell if it works but I think I've found all the spots where the little beggers can get in the car!
I took out all of the old fiber padding and replaced it with the foil backed shielding which will eliminate the smell as well as the other heat and sound benefits the foil provides. Carpet will be new too!
I also made wire cages that fit over each of the astrovent and vent ducts out of galvanized fence material that has a square pattern small enough to keep the mice out but still able to give good air flow.
The compartment where the heater core mounts also has a spot that needed a small section to be blocked off by the fence.
So time will tell if it works but I think I've found all the spots where the little beggers can get in the car!
Melting Slicks
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I use dryer fabric towels inside the cars, they seem to not like the smell. I also put SOS pads into the exhaust pipes, never had a mouse issue with any of our cars.
First though, I'd try and seal the entry to your garage to keep them out or place a few mouse traps.
First though, I'd try and seal the entry to your garage to keep them out or place a few mouse traps.
Drifting
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From: Arlington texas
set up some traps around the car and put in some poison baits. When Winter is over your problem won't be so bad. Once you get the car moving and using it they won't be as apt to use it for a home. You can also put some moth ***** in it and that might run them out.
As you start working on it more, you will start disturbing their nests and they will look for something else to get in. I had the same problem when mine set up for a couple of years.
As you start working on it more, you will start disturbing their nests and they will look for something else to get in. I had the same problem when mine set up for a couple of years.
Drifting
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Melting Slicks
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Nothing against felines, I have one myself. Just a word of advice...close up the car with the cat around. I have a friend with a recently restored 69SS/RS Camaro in his garage. He kept it covered last winter, but had the windows down. The cat had been getting under the cover and jumping up into the back seat. You guessed it! He'd been sleeping there, shedding there, and yep 
in there all winter!
New carpet and upholstry came out, and went back in.
in there all winter!New carpet and upholstry came out, and went back in.
Pro
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Plus your car will smell good come spring time
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I have a few 5 gallons pails set up with about 8 inches of old antifreeze in em. Smear peanut butter above the antifreeze, they fall in, they die, and dont smell so bad. Also have chicken wire on top to keep the cats and dogs out of it.
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Burning Brakes
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Ever seen one of those inflating "bubble" things? Complete enclosure for the car. Ya drive onto it, zip it up over the top and plug in the blower. Things inflates like the boy in the bubble. You could probably even work a dehumidifier into the thing. Pretty extreme, but cool nonetheless.
Burning Brakes
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I've been using bars of "Irish Spring Soap" for years. Works like a charm, just break them in 1/2 and place them on floor, in glove box, up into the storage area. And again, the car smells great in the spring when you take it out of storage.
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mice turned one of my camaros into their private Hilton. Took mothballs and put them inside the plastic spray can caps and set them under the hood and in the interior, no more problems. Smells like mothballs though.... may try the Irish Spring method this fall.
Le Mans Master
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From: Glen Allen, VA
Dryer sheets and those disc mouse traps that you dont' have to touch anything didnt' do it for me. The only thing that got rid of them is poison. I used it as a last resort because as most have said, I didn't want a mouse to crawl under the dash and die, but I figured a dead stinky mouse is better than a live one eating up my car. No signs of any mice for a couple of months now. ENG 40, I wonder if you could really find all the places those buggers could get in? They're pretty good at finding the most out of the way places.
Racer
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- we think the squirrels were moving all the bars into the furthest corner of the attic from their nest!! 
And, yup, they're still up there . . . . .
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From: eville in
I had never heard of using Irish Spring to get rid of rodents until a couple of months ago. A family of squirrels moved into our attic just in time for winter, and a friend told us about the soap trick. We bought the "Sam's" size package of Irish Spring and chunked bars of soap all over the attic. It was quiet for a couple of days, but about the third day, we started hearing all this "thunking" noise - we think the squirrels were moving all the bars into the furthest corner of the attic from their nest!! And, yup, they're still up there . . . . .
- we think the squirrels were moving all the bars into the furthest corner of the attic from their nest!! And, yup, they're still up there . . . . .
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I hate to kill anything, but when it comes to my 'vette, I throw a bunch of d-con bait pellet packets all over the garage and in the car and engine compartment. I have had the packets chewed open in the garage but never in the car. Has worked for >10 years.