best way to remove mice pee
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Le Mans Master
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From: Texas-out west
best way to remove mice pee
found a few mice t**ds and pee on the seat of a 71 so what is best way to remove and/or sanatize standard seats, thanks.
can't figure out were they got in, ideas??
can't figure out were they got in, ideas??
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Oh wow. I hate hearing that. I'm Mouse Paranoid...
I lost a 10k mile 79 because of a mouse chewing on the electrical wires in the early 80's... The car burned up so fast they had to chop a hole in the hood to put it out.....
Knowing how I am, I'd inspect almost every wire in the car now... But the sad part is if you found it on the seat you'll find it else where too. They love the foam, they love the firewall pads, and they love that coating on the wires.
Good luck...
Willcox
I lost a 10k mile 79 because of a mouse chewing on the electrical wires in the early 80's... The car burned up so fast they had to chop a hole in the hood to put it out.....
Knowing how I am, I'd inspect almost every wire in the car now... But the sad part is if you found it on the seat you'll find it else where too. They love the foam, they love the firewall pads, and they love that coating on the wires.
Good luck...
Willcox
Drifting
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I had my 68 Camaro sitting outside for a few years before I restored it and when I took out the heater core the box on the firewall side was packed so tight with insulation I dont see how they could have moved around in there.
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Le Mans Master
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where did they find an entrance to the heater box/core area?? I want to limit any further entrance/damage until I can get a place indoors to store it and fix the damage. thanks.
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Hi LT-!,
There was a question similar to this on the DB a week or two ago.
The first question needs to be….. are the seat covers the originals or not?
It matters because the originals were 'breathable' with millions of tiny holes which will have let the pee proceed into the foam scrim sewn into the covers.
Hopefully they're replacement covers.
So Which?
Regards,
Alan
There was a question similar to this on the DB a week or two ago.
The first question needs to be….. are the seat covers the originals or not?
It matters because the originals were 'breathable' with millions of tiny holes which will have let the pee proceed into the foam scrim sewn into the covers.
Hopefully they're replacement covers.
So Which?
Regards,
Alan
Melting Slicks
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Cant guarantee mouse pee, but there's a product sold at pet stores that does wonders on dog and cat pee. "Natures Miracle", soak the area, cover with a slightly damp paper towel, allow to dry over night.
It has an enzyme in it that breaks down the color and smell, needs to be damp to work though. So I found allowing it to dry slower with the damp paper towel works a lot better.
BTW, just terminated a mouse a couple weeks ago in the garage. I usually put baits down but got lazy over the last couple years.
It has an enzyme in it that breaks down the color and smell, needs to be damp to work though. So I found allowing it to dry slower with the damp paper towel works a lot better.
BTW, just terminated a mouse a couple weeks ago in the garage. I usually put baits down but got lazy over the last couple years.
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Drifting
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From: Chardon Ohio
Cant guarantee mouse pee, but there's a product sold at pet stores that does wonders on dog and cat pee. "Natures Miracle", soak the area, cover with a slightly damp paper towel, allow to dry over night.
It has an enzyme in it that breaks down the color and smell, needs to be damp to work though. So I found allowing it to dry slower with the damp paper towel works a lot better.
BTW, just terminated a mouse a couple weeks ago in the garage. I usually put baits down but got lazy over the last couple years.
It has an enzyme in it that breaks down the color and smell, needs to be damp to work though. So I found allowing it to dry slower with the damp paper towel works a lot better.
BTW, just terminated a mouse a couple weeks ago in the garage. I usually put baits down but got lazy over the last couple years.
yeah Nature's Miracle at pet store is what we have used at home.
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I would use a shop vac and a wet solution, possibly dog/cat urine spray . . spray it on and suck it "right" up. Do it over and over again.Maybe let it sit there for seconds, 3,4,maybe 5 . . These steps work well when cleaning dirty cloth seats and carpet. I work on a 4" section at a time.
A few years ago my wife left a bag of grass seed near the car. When the spring came they loaded my entire center console up (1970) between the top cover and the trans hump. Many years ago they urinated quite a bit in the wiper bay. It took a lot of baking soda/water and shop vac. smelled for 3 months.
A few years ago my wife left a bag of grass seed near the car. When the spring came they loaded my entire center console up (1970) between the top cover and the trans hump. Many years ago they urinated quite a bit in the wiper bay. It took a lot of baking soda/water and shop vac. smelled for 3 months.
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Melting Slicks
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I found all of the firewall pads from my 71 down in the left fender void, with a full rat skeleton laying on top of it, talk about being kreeped out. Sadly, I have to dispose of all the carpet, and I've purchased a set of C5 leather seats to go in it. I'll hold on to the original seats, but they really smell bad, they would have to be completely rebuilt to ever be used again. I have no idea how to eliminate the smell of rat **** in a porous material. Burn it maybe? I'm hoping I can get it out of the fiberglass.
Safety Car
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Cats is the solution!
You need a cat, or better yet cats, as in, more than one cat. I have mousers and they FIXED the rodent problem. We have a simple business relation; I feed them cat food and they patrol and get rid of the vermim!
After I tried mouse traps, peanut butter, baited wires over buckets of water and more, mousers were the best and last solution. No more chewed wires, and mice nests and mice mess. Do a search, I want to say that a mouse can get in a dime sized hole or less or something ridiculous.
After I tried mouse traps, peanut butter, baited wires over buckets of water and more, mousers were the best and last solution. No more chewed wires, and mice nests and mice mess. Do a search, I want to say that a mouse can get in a dime sized hole or less or something ridiculous.
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Sadly, I don't have any tips on getting rid of it, but I agree with others, that there is probably more than you have seen.
I parted out an 84 that had sat outside for about a year and half. I pulled out about 8 mouse nests (about 5 of which were in the dash) and a snake skin. Every thing was sticky to the touch and smelled even after the interior was completely torn out, it was disgusting to say the least.
I hope yours goes better than that, but as Mr. Jinks says: "I hate them meeces to pieces"
I parted out an 84 that had sat outside for about a year and half. I pulled out about 8 mouse nests (about 5 of which were in the dash) and a snake skin. Every thing was sticky to the touch and smelled even after the interior was completely torn out, it was disgusting to say the least.
I hope yours goes better than that, but as Mr. Jinks says: "I hate them meeces to pieces"
Melting Slicks
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When they invaded my 69 one winter, I found a nest inside the rear portion of the center console. The real bad part was they had found some mouse poison and died in there - now, guess how I found them.... You think **** smell is tough to get rid of?
After that year, I always put a few paper cups filled with moth ***** and a few dryer sheets inside the car. Never had the problem again.
After that year, I always put a few paper cups filled with moth ***** and a few dryer sheets inside the car. Never had the problem again.
