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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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2 years ago I pulled my 33 plymouth streetrod out of unheated winter storage to find a hole eaten in the headline.A family of mice had made my 5 window coupe their home,nut storage area and latreen. I purchased a car capsule last summer and parked it in the exact same spot. 8 months later it's as clean and mold and rodent free as it was when I laid down the mat. I'm purchasing one for my Stingray this year now that it's completed. The CarCapsule comes HIGHLY recommended.
that sounds good,glad to hear the plymouth is better now!!
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by vintage-racer
2 years ago I pulled my 33 plymouth streetrod out of unheated winter storage to find a hole eaten in the headline.A family of mice had made my 5 window coupe their home,nut storage area and latreen. I purchased a car capsule last summer and parked it in the exact same spot. 8 months later it's as clean and mold and rodent free as it was when I laid down the mat. I'm purchasing one for my Stingray this year now that it's completed. The CarCapsule comes HIGHLY recommended.
OUCH! Gotta watch those mice. They have done a number on many, many vintage cars.
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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You could always throw a few of those moisture absorbing things into the capsule and interior. When they become fully absorded they're thrown into a microwave to evapotate/heat off the moisture then they're re-used.

The ones I've seen look like bags of sand but I cant find a link.

http://www.theruststore.com/Eva-Dry-...er-P131C6.aspx
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