If you spend time in an area where there are a lot of rats and their poop, you and your family could catch some unpleasant diseases. You might want to look into how to avoid contact with them.
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If you spend time in an area where there are a lot of rats and their poop, you and your family could catch some unpleasant diseases. You might want to look into how to avoid contact with them.
They don't come into the buildings when people are there (or stay hidden) and they do try to mitigate the issues.
The rats mostly hand around the dumpsters a good distance away, which is where I would place the wires.
This is why I have to wait till the 25th when my vacation ends and I am back in rat-infested Newark.
I have to mount wire onto heavier wood with a loop on it to give them easy access, without carrying the wires away.
Alright...
I have some WoolWax on order , and some Cosmoline from the last application.
I can swing somewhere and grab Fluid Film, but WoolWax is a more concentrated/thicker version.
I can start the rat test on the 25th.
I wish I had a way to record/stream it without spending on equipment to do so.
The degradation test will, as I said, take a long time unless anyone can think of a way to speed it up.
Making metal rust is easy with some peroxide, vinegar and salt.
Will be a pretty cool test. Interested in both results since I use WoolWax!
Thanks for calling those of us that apply this stuff annually insane.
Woolwax in my experience is still under the car after a year of use. I even have a nice solid dirt coating in some places because I never wash it off. It would be nice to not have to do it annually though. I really do not think it is necessary in most places to do it that often, but I am pretty OCD when it comes to rust lol.
Maybe I will look into other options eventually like you did... I always thought that putting all products on a piece of metal and placing it under the truck would be cool. I know people have done it before but I would like to see for myself.
Only one—a class of proteins found in urine and other secretions known as Mups, for major urinary proteins—elicited the same fear response as the whole predator scent in the mice. Most terrestrial vertebrates excrete Mups, and they are thought to play a role in intraspecies communication. The Scent That Makes Mice Run Scared | Science | AAAS
Go ahead and put cat piss derivatives on your car and see if other cats in the neighborhood don't contribute more. You won't have rats, but you will have plenty of cat piss.
Will be a pretty cool test. Interested in both results since I use WoolWax!
Thanks for calling those of us that apply this stuff annually insane.
Woolwax in my experience is still under the car after a year of use. I even have a nice solid dirt coating in some places because I never wash it off. It would be nice to not have to do it annually though. I really do not think it is necessary in most places to do it that often, but I am pretty OCD when it comes to rust lol.
Maybe I will look into other options eventually like you did... I always thought that putting all products on a piece of metal and placing it under the truck would be cool. I know people have done it before but I would like to see for myself.
That is for Fluid Film and a few other products.
I like WoolWax.
It is basically a thicker Fluid Film.
Did you find enough wire to complete your tests? I work at a dealer in Iowa and we get a ton of rodent chewed harnesses from the farmers. I could easily ship out a harness or parts of...
We generally cut the connectors off the ends and save those in case we need a connector down the road for a repair but the rest of the harness goes in the garbage.
Feel free to pm me and I can try to get you one.
We have actually ordered some of this tape from Honda for use. We have one customer that has had 4 engine harnesses replaced along with multiple other wire repairs in about 3 years. He has tried getting a cat, putting out traps, drier sheets, peppermint, etc
So far it has worked but the tape is expensive and gets costly to cover all the areas where the damn things can get in and chew on the wiring. I'm sure it is far cheaper than the deductibles he has paid but it may not be something i'd recommend unless you are really having problems with mice or rodents.
Did you find enough wire to complete your tests? I work at a dealer in Iowa and we get a ton of rodent chewed harnesses from the farmers. I could easily ship out a harness or parts of...
We generally cut the connectors off the ends and save those in case we need a connector down the road for a repair but the rest of the harness goes in the garbage.
Feel free to pm me and I can try to get you one.
I actually had a simple day turn into a long, drawn out day so I did not get to the junk yards to hunt.
That would be awesome if you can get me at least 5-10 feet, or more depending on if people recommend more products to try.
I only have PayPal though and I am not signing up for something else.
(NOTE for those reading that may make suggestions, This is coming from my pocket to buy these products, and I will look into the MSDS sheets and decide if it is worth it to buy. Most is all the same stuff, just rebranded)
Warfarin was first developed in 1948 through research and development of rodent (rat) poisons. Since warfarin is tasteless and odorless, it was effective when mixed with food to bait rodents. Rodents would return to the bait and continue to feed until lethal doses of the drug was consumed. https://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/dsd/...r/Warfarin.pdf
I have used quite a few.
The hands down best is the factory applied WaxOyl on my Land Rover and Dominion "No Drip".
It is a 99, and is my dedicated Winter vehicle... I run it year round, but it is my "go-to" snow vehicle as my '02 4Runner just cannot compete in my driveway.
I have used Fluid Film, and it just sucks.
Take one ride down the highway in heavy rain, at speed, and well, it sucks.
(Before I get critiqued by anyone for speeding in rain, you would need to know the facts behind it all)
On this '21, I used Cosmoline after testing products years ago.
She had like 250 miles on it when I did it.
Dominion "No Drip" works damn well, but rubs off on EVERYTHING when you are working. Clothes. Skin.
I have friends that bought into Ziebart and the repeat visits seem to work, but who has time to repeat the same thing over and over?
Some others use different services, like NH OIL SPRAY which seems to work, but they want annual inspections and reapplication.
So basically, I hunt stuff that can last a long while before I have to go tackle it again, if ever.
I have no issues with ANY of the products as much as it may seem like I do...
I just suggest products where you are not wasting time and money.
Say you get hurt or life takes a change and then life settles, then what?
(Granted you may have bigger things to worry about)
I just need this to last me for 16 years. I hate buying cars as they honestly are nothing but a waste of money. Sure I could have bought a Hyundai or Kia, but again, they are always in the shop especially if you want to keep the Hyundai warranty.
Toyota = Change fluids and battery and it starts every day. (With all my older stuff that is)
WaxOyl gets thick and wax like consistancy correct? You can still scrap off with finger nail? I have had no better results in my wheel wells with Woolwax or FF. They both wash out rather easily like you have commented. I feel FF has better wicking properties as its a little thinner. Over the summer it will drip out of door pinch seams. I am interested in finding something more durable for shocks..
WaxOyl gets thick and wax like consistancy correct? You can still scrap off with finger nail? I have had no better results in my wheel wells with Woolwax or FF. They both wash out rather easily like you have commented. I feel FF has better wicking properties as its a little thinner. Over the summer it will drip out of door pinch seams. I am interested in finding something more durable for shocks..
I am not 100% certain what grade Land Rover used, but WaxOyl Hardwax would be a good route to try for what you want. But, it is black, and I am not a fan of black products that are not factory applied. It covers too much, and shops use black to hide rust, hence why I am against sh!t that REQUIRES annual checkups & coatings.
Cavity waxes of which WaxOyl has as well, are for "protected" areas like inside doors and rockers. .
WoolWax will creep. It takes longer, but it does get to places.
Fluid Film never impressed me with anything.
Dominion NO DRIP would be a good candidate as well, but it is SLOPPY!
A guy on YotaTech worked for Boeing and swore by Boeshield, so I tried it back then when Fluid Film was getting big, and they both suck, TO ME.
(I HATE repeating something over and over and over)
Looking for a video...
Found it.
This kid had pretty much the same results as when I did this YEARS ago.
But I soaked mine in a bucket with rock salt and water.
Watch at 1.5 speed.
I found the video while I was looking for newer products to test.
(I think) only New Hampshire Oil Spray, StaBil, and CRC were new, to me.
I can't go through it right now to figure out if that was all.