Go Back   The Ford Barn > General Discussion > Early V8 (1932-53)

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-22-2020, 06:15 PM   #1
corvette8n
Senior Member
 
corvette8n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY
Posts: 2,931
Default A mouse repellent that works

https://youtu.be/IamADzLoE6I

Seems like this one works.
corvette8n is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 07:12 PM   #2
McMimmcs
Senior Member
 
McMimmcs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I believe It states in comments that the mice get used to smell in 1 1/2 to 2 weeks. If that is true it would require 12-15 treatments a winter. That would be a very significant expense at $5 a pouch or $20 a package.
McMimmcs is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 12-22-2020, 07:12 PM   #3
cas3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: sw minnesota
Posts: 4,541
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

well that was interesting to watch. why are the little bastards in there runnin around when there's no food? wonder how long the stuff lasts. i bought a similar smelling stuff once, no work.
cas3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 07:33 PM   #4
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,259
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

As I have posted many times before, the best thing to do is have your shop on a barren piece of ground (read : surrounded by parking lot or bare dirt) and DO NOT store anything edible in it. A bag of popcorn, an empty soda can, or (shudder) dog food will bring them in like a siren's call.

This has always worked for me.
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 07:46 PM   #5
GB SISSON
Senior Member
 
GB SISSON's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Orcas Island Washington
Posts: 4,844
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I had an employee that brought his dog with him to work every day. Great dog and great employee. But he lept a supply of dog food in a plastic container in the carport by the shop.... Where my perfect body '37 1.5 ton resided. It had the most perfect original headliner I had seen in 25 trucks....One day I noticed seat stuffing coming outa the cracks at the header over the windshield.... Then I found rust through and pulled the corner of the headliner down and was showered by star shaped dog kibbles. Thousands of them. After tearing out the headliner, I lost interest and sold it. I will admit as a log hauler I wanted juice brakes too. But it was SICKENING.
__________________
Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
GB SISSON is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 07:47 PM   #6
richard crow
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,763
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
get walk the plank trap got over 200 last year. up to 50 so far this year
richard crow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 07:54 PM   #7
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,259
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Quote:
Originally Posted by richard crow View Post
get walk the plank trap got over 200 last year. up to 50 so far this year
The more you catch, the more there are. The best method is to keep them out. I haven't seen a rodent (or even a turd) since I started my extreme regimen.
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 07:57 PM   #8
GB SISSON
Senior Member
 
GB SISSON's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Orcas Island Washington
Posts: 4,844
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I have a better cat now also.
__________________
Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)
GB SISSON is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 07:59 PM   #9
richard crow
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,763
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

the building i have it,s inposable to seal up
richard crow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 08:21 PM   #10
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,259
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Quote:
Originally Posted by richard crow View Post
the building i have it,s inposable to seal up
Cut the grass down, keep at least 6 feet of bare ground around the perimeter, and keep the edibles out.

I realize that it is difficult with an old building and my advice is aimed more towards the guys with new shops.

Just don't give 'em a reason to want to get in.
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 09:32 PM   #11
40cpe
Senior Member
 
40cpe's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Star, MS
Posts: 4,022
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

They bring their own food to my shop. I find stashes of acorns everywhere. And I keep Tomcat pellets out, too.
40cpe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2020, 11:55 PM   #12
35fordtn
Senior Member
 
35fordtn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: McMinnville, TN
Posts: 2,327
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

We had a massive mouse problem at our shop. Literally while on the phone with customers they would run across my desk. We saw them daily. We went to the local animal shelter and let my daughter pick out a kitten. That was 3 years ago, and the cat stays at the shop. I have not seen a single mouse since we’ve had her. It’s weird she doesn’t kill them but just her presence seems to keep them away.

Now, the cat had clawed up three office chairs, but somehow does not mess with the upholstery in my four cars at the main shop as i leave the windows down. She sleeps in the trunk of my 40 coupe ( I leave the lid open for her) and she doesn’t cause damage to the cars. Best damn $40 I’ve ever spent and she’s a great cat. Lucky I guess, and I am typically not a cat person
35fordtn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 12:32 AM   #13
cas3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: sw minnesota
Posts: 4,541
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

i have a cat that is a mass murderer. he's not in my shop, its tight, but in the storage barn critters dont stand a chance. he thinks its his job. on cold nasty days he may not want to go out, so i tease him, "taking the day off? "
cas3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 03:03 AM   #14
Fortunateson
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 511
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I've used peppermint oil with success spraying in the engine compartment so the little buggers don't eat the wiring.
Fortunateson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 03:46 AM   #15
aussie merc
Senior Member
 
aussie merc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: sydney australia
Posts: 1,025
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

if you think your going to keep them out YOUR DREAMING especially you guys that live where it snows you wouldn't believe the size of the mouse that can fit thru that tiny hole Some good advice here especially barren ground [no food no point in being there] combine that with a couple of permanent bait stations seems to keep them under control
aussie merc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 06:30 AM   #16
Big Shark
Senior Member
 
Big Shark's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 305
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I talked to an exterminator, and he said to use the bait boxes with the bigger block of bait in it. Place them at the openings of your building, garage doors, service doors, both inside and outside. Do not use the pellets. The mice can carry it to there home (usually in your seat or headliner) With the bigger blocks they have to chew off a piece , but can't take the whole thing.
Big Shark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 09:47 AM   #17
glennpm
Senior Member
 
glennpm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Wiscasset, Maine
Posts: 1,965
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

The "Tom Cat" brand works great. The bait stations can be refilled after you learn how to lift the tabs. I also use just thee bait in plastic cups where animals can't get at them. This stuff works quickly.


https://www.tomcatbrand.com/en-us/pr...osable-station
glennpm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 10:31 AM   #18
Wayne Schuenke
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Darien wi
Posts: 45
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I have been using the cinnamon pine cones that are everywhere during the christmas season seams to work well
Wayne Schuenke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 10:56 AM   #19
Jacques1960
Senior Member
 
Jacques1960's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Mount Desert, Maine
Posts: 504
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

+1 on peppermint oil.

Also, “Cab Fresh” botanical packets - 100% effective
__________________
No job’s done ‘til it’s all done
Jacques1960 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 06:00 PM   #20
Ggmac
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Lake worth Florida
Posts: 1,073
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Cats work ! Ive got 2 old shop cats , no rodents or lizards . They greet me every morning.
Tigger and Ralph .
Ggmac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 06:45 PM   #21
my4dv8
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 1,110
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I know we getting OT but we use an ultrasonic pest repellant . It wasn’t the budget model as they do not work. It simply sends ultra sonic signals through the wiring . Never had a pest since.
my4dv8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2020, 10:47 PM   #22
mhsprecher
Senior Member
 
mhsprecher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Takoma Park, MD
Posts: 2,811
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

How about old fashioned mouse traps? I have had good luck with them, baited with peanut butter. The ultrasonic device sounds interesting. No pun intended.
__________________
1924 Model T Coupe
1928 Model A Roadster
1930 Model A Town Sedan
1939 Deluxe Fordor
1945 pickup
1951 Custom convertible
mhsprecher is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 12-23-2020, 11:27 PM   #23
McMimmcs
Senior Member
 
McMimmcs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I bait the old fashioned trap with pepperoni. Good results.
McMimmcs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-24-2020, 08:17 AM   #24
WBrown
Junior Member
 
WBrown's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Skiatook, Ok
Posts: 26
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

No mice in my vehicles, however, we DO have a couple owls that hang around the place
__________________
Aim low--achieve your goals.
WBrown is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-24-2020, 08:31 AM   #25
Stretch Cab
Senior Member
 
Stretch Cab's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lexington, NC
Posts: 694
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Probably not politically correct but had a friend with a shop full of really old cars that used a mixture of oatmeal and cement. Rats loved the oatmeal but then it hardened. Never tried it since it makes me cringe just thinking about what would happen.
__________________
Let us live so that when we come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry. Mark Twain
Stretch Cab is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-24-2020, 08:39 AM   #26
richard crow
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,763
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
steve when i lived on a farm my father used to mix oat meal with plaster of paris & left a bowl of water next to it
richard crow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-24-2020, 03:04 PM   #27
Wat-0
Junior Member
 
Wat-0's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Keizer, Oregon
Posts: 29
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Mouse trap!
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Mouse Trap.jpg (64.3 KB, 129 views)
Wat-0 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-24-2020, 05:32 PM   #28
Cobra Joe
Member
 
Cobra Joe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Cape Cod, MA
Posts: 72
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I've used a soda bottle with antifreeze in it with good results. Make a small hole for the mice to get in and out and be sure to fix the bottle to something with duct tape so pets can't knock it over.
__________________
1957 Fairlane 500
1939 Ford Coupe
Cobra Joe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-25-2020, 12:09 PM   #29
richard crow
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,763
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

wat o what a great idea
richard crow is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-25-2020, 12:20 PM   #30
McMimmcs
Senior Member
 
McMimmcs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Posts: 2,296
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cobra Joe View Post
I've used a soda bottle with antifreeze in it with good results. Make a small hole for the mice to get in and out and be sure to fix the bottle to something with duct tape so pets can't knock it over.
Picture please!
McMimmcs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-25-2020, 01:39 PM   #31
Tom Foster
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 160
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I've used mothballs with good effect. Sprinkle some around, no mice, nice.
Tom Foster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-25-2020, 04:17 PM   #32
56markII
Member
 
56markII's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Sask. Canada
Posts: 64
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I have seen or smelled enough cars with mothballs and the smell of mothballs combined with the smell of mouse piss and smells like barf!
Mousetraps and peanut butter are cheap! I circle my cars with traps and never have a problem! When the mouse is caught, dump in trash and its gone. Cats are great BUT you better not have any antifreeze leaks! It tastes sweet and cats and dogs will lick it up and die a slow horrible death. Again use traps instead and I also don't use poison mouse treats because they don't die instantly, but instead make it back to your car, crawl into the interior and die.
56markII is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-26-2020, 11:10 PM   #33
MyFlattyFord
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 25
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Irish Spring Soap - one under the seat - one under the hood + one in the trunk
MyFlattyFord is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-26-2020, 11:33 PM   #34
alt63bird
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: outside Omaha, NE
Posts: 276
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

5-gallon bucket partially filled with antifreeze, one or two board 'ramps' up to the rim, a half-inch diameter wood dowel on metal pins just below the rim to create a 'rolling' log with peanut butter smeared on the center of the roller. Mice go up the ramps, try to get to the peanut butter, fall off into the bucket and drown. Need to rebait my trap tomorrow and scoop out the latest round of deceased varmints.
__________________
Alan H. Tast AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Technical Director/Past President-Editor-Publications Director, Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l. (VTCI)
http://www.vintagethunderbirdclub.net
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
35+ year member, Crown Victoria Ass'n.
alt63bird is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-27-2020, 09:54 AM   #35
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,259
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

In my neck of the woods, the mice consider "Irish Spring" to be one of the major food groups.
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-27-2020, 12:33 PM   #36
cas3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: sw minnesota
Posts: 4,541
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

yup...they eat mothballs too
cas3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-27-2020, 01:21 PM   #37
Epper1
Junior Member
 
Epper1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Sparks NV
Posts: 11
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Mothballs
Epper1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-27-2020, 09:05 PM   #38
MyFlattyFord
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 25
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I'd suggest to use Irish Spring Soap, one bar under the hood, one under the seat & one in the trunk - that'll keep the mice from nesting in your vehicle.
MyFlattyFord is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-27-2020, 11:09 PM   #39
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,259
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

It seems some folks post on threads without reading them.
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-28-2020, 01:29 PM   #40
G.M.
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Florida and Penna.
Posts: 4,471
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I had mice in the drawers of my tool box. Put
moth balls in the drawers and the mice built
their nest out of moth balls. G.M.
__________________
www.fordcollector.com
G.M. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-28-2020, 06:51 PM   #41
Lawson Cox
Senior Member
 
Lawson Cox's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia
Posts: 7,009
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

I haven't read all the postings but a ball bearing mouse trap is the best. Read that "Tom Cat".
__________________
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes.

It is better to be seen, than viewed.

"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".
Lawson Cox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-28-2020, 07:03 PM   #42
40cpe
Senior Member
 
40cpe's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Star, MS
Posts: 4,022
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Hey Lawson, I had to look that one up.
40cpe is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 12-30-2020, 11:32 AM   #43
woodiewagon46
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Long Island,NY
Posts: 1,551
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

One of the guys in our car club has a serious mouse issue. He purchased four 24" x 24" cookie pans. He jacked up the car and put a pan under each tire and filled the pans with waste motor oil. Well it didn't work. Somehow the mice still got into the car and made a mess of the interior. I don't believe they can be stopped, unless you get a couple of cats and leave them in your garage.
woodiewagon46 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2020, 12:35 PM   #44
cas3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: sw minnesota
Posts: 4,541
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

ever seen a mouse jump? they make an Olympic pole vaulter look silly
cas3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-01-2021, 05:37 PM   #45
OldFordPrick
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 10
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Fresh Cab Rodent Reppelant from Tractor Supply
OldFordPrick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-01-2021, 06:35 PM   #46
tubman
Senior Member
 
tubman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,259
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
I think the one thing that we can all take away from this is that nothing works forever. Give them little bastards enough time and the can get used to anything. If something works for you fine, keep using it. But if it seems that is staring to lose it's effectiveness, it's probably time to turn to something else.
tubman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-02-2021, 09:29 AM   #47
Gene1949
Senior Member
 
Gene1949's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Pahrump, NV
Posts: 372
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

antifreeze. Repelling them doesn't cure the problem, just prolongs it.
Gene1949 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-02-2021, 10:29 AM   #48
solidaxle
Senior Member
 
solidaxle's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: upstate NY
Posts: 475
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

You have to stay vigilant, I got lazy and didn't check the traps as often as I should have. The little varmints ate a hole in my convertible top that was up, off the floor on a lift for the winter. At my shop, I plugged all the holes that I could find and they still get in. I set traps around with peanut butter (mice crack) which works the best. It's usually one mouse a week at the same location. Mice seem to follow the same route as their predecessors have fatefully done. I feel no remorse for their demise and apparently they don't ether. It can be a bloody trap and it still doesn't stop them from going after the bait.
solidaxle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-02-2021, 05:08 PM   #49
cas3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: sw minnesota
Posts: 4,541
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

i have some moles here, the short tail things, they will eat they're buddy thats caught in the trap!
cas3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2021, 09:51 PM   #50
Steve Seidl
Senior Member
 
Steve Seidl's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Ham Lake,Minn
Posts: 118
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Sprinkle moth balls on floor of car.Its worked for 35 yrs for me.
Steve Seidl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2021, 12:20 AM   #51
Tinker
Senior Member
 
Tinker's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: MN
Posts: 7,053
Default Re: A mouse repellent that works

Mouse trap! An old ad for the game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCUdf6Ji23g
Tinker is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:12 AM.