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| [GMCnet] Evicting the mice from the GMC [message #287912] |
Sat, 26 September 2015 18:12  |
Advanced Concept Ener
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Bounce dryer throw-ins. Just buy a box and throw them in all the confined spaces. Engine compartment, under couch, generator, beds, drawers, closets, bathroom, LP gas etc. it will drive them out and keep them out.
Jon Darcy ACES
North Jersey 76 stretch, flares, 4 bag, Alcoa's, bunkhouse,MAC Dash
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| Re: [GMCnet] Evicting the mice from the GMC [message #287914 is a reply to message #287912] |
Sat, 26 September 2015 18:36  |
<rallymaster
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And then there's the GMCer that placed dryer sheets and electronic pest
repellers in his coach in October. When he returned in February, he found
the dryer sheets gathered around the electronic gizmos, and the mouse
nests were nice and warm all winter.
RonC
On Sat, 26 Sep 2015 19:12:07 -0400 Advanced Concept Energy Solutions
writes:
> Bounce dryer throw-ins. Just buy a box and throw them in all the
> confined spaces. Engine compartment, under couch, generator, beds,
> drawers, closets, bathroom, LP gas etc. it will drive them out and
> keep them out.
>
> Jon Darcy ACES
> North Jersey 76 stretch, flares, 4 bag, Alcoa's, bunkhouse,MAC Dash
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Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
78 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Evicting the mice from the GMC [message #287971 is a reply to message #287914] |
Mon, 28 September 2015 10:15 |
lqqkatjon
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Bounce has worked well for myself for years in my boats and cars. so far, has never had a problem.
I started using it by recommendation of my uncle who was a farmer, who used Bounce dryer sheets in his combines for a couple decades.
a friend of mine who has 4 classic cars he stores each winter, uses Bounce, and also cuts up a bar of irish spring bar soap with his pocket knife in the cars. he also claims no mice issues.
I think in Bob's case here, He needs a few of those bucket traps. and some good old fashion mouse traps with peanut butter set up. the mice in the bucket, will make him feel better that the job is getting done. and if he quits catching mice in the old fashion traps, and the peanut butter is no longer being eaten, he will know the job is complete.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] Evicting the mice from the GMC [message #287974 is a reply to message #287971] |
Mon, 28 September 2015 10:51 |
James Hupy
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I worked on a coach once a long time ago, and it had a battery powered
mouse trap. It worked like a bug zapper. I usually have baits in my shop
that are effective as well as a hungry cat that never comes into the shop.
That electric contraption killed 3 mice while the coach was being repaired.
They work very well. I used both downy and bounce dryer sheets in my
collector cars. They are a deterrent, but do little to reduce the mouse
population. Kinda like live capture of coyotes and sterilization and re
release. They still go back and kill more sheep. As far as the
I know, they don't mate with the sheep, they kill and eat them. Another
GREAT government program gone a bit askew. (Grin) Is this a great country
or what?
Jim Hupy
On Sep 28, 2015 8:35 AM, "Jon Roche" wrote:
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> Bounce has worked well for myself for years in my boats and cars. so
> far, has never had a problem.
>
> I started using it by recommendation of my uncle who was a farmer, who
> used Bounce dryer sheets in his combines for a couple decades.
>
> a friend of mine who has 4 classic cars he stores each winter, uses
> Bounce, and also cuts up a bar of irish spring bar soap with his pocket
> knife in
> the cars. he also claims no mice issues.
>
>
> I think in Bob's case here, He needs a few of those bucket traps. and
> some good old fashion mouse traps with peanut butter set up. the mice in
> the bucket, will make him feel better that the job is getting done. and
> if he quits catching mice in the old fashion traps, and the peanut butter is
> no longer being eaten, he will know the job is complete.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Evicting the mice from the GMC [message #288014 is a reply to message #287912] |
Tue, 29 September 2015 11:51 |
lqqkatjon
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can you send a picture of the flashing? having a hard time picturing that.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] Evicting the mice from the GMC [message #288092 is a reply to message #287912] |
Thu, 01 October 2015 11:03 |
lw8000
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Back when we first got our coach a few years ago, we had an entire family of mice that got in and we kept having to set traps to get them all. We eventually got them all, but it took a while, and new ones eventually made their way in. When we did some work behind the cabinets I would find insulation and other nuts and stuff so I think the key is keeping them out of the coach, as once behind the walls they could do some serious damage. I do like the idea of the flashing around the wheels, need to see that one! 
We ended up locating a few areas where we think they got in, and sealed them up with either aluminum sheeting, aluminum screen, or anything that mice cannot chew through as they can chew through wood and other soft materials if they want to bad enough. The areas we ended up sealing off are as follows, which I have a feeling are common areas on a lot of coaches:
- Gap around the main 3" toilet pipe through the plywood floor. Mice had chewed through the plastic flange that goes around this pipe (yes, we saw teeth marks), and there was about a 3/4" ring of empty space there. Once they got in there, they had easy access in to the walls from there. We cut a ring of sheet aluminum and slipped around the 3" pipe and screwed it to the plywood. We also packed in aluminum screen around the other two drain pipes between the black tank and plywood floor to prevent them getting to the other plastic flanges.
- Holes around the front wheel wells where the plywood had rotted out, mainly where the plywood meets the aluminum braces, I think the rotting was caused from leaks in the side panels from inside the coach. I patched it with fiberglass bondo and metal hardware cloth, and sealed up the patches with paint on the top and undercoating material on the bottom.
- Holes in the rear wheel wells where the air lines go through, there's some thick tar stuff packed around those holes which can be up to an inch in diameter. We re-packed in the tar stuff and I caulked the rest with Loctite PL S30 Black Sealant.
- Hole where the metal conduit from the generator goes in to the fiberglass wall to the inside of the coach. Caulked this really good with the same sealant. There was a pretty large gap there as well.
A LOT of work trying to find these areas, though. Probably only practical if you have to get access to these areas for another reason. But, after we got those areas sealed up, no new mice inside. We still leave at least a trap or two set over the winter here, just in case. I'm curious on other ways to keep them from getting in.
Chris S. -
77 Kingsley, 3.70 FD, mostly OEM -
S.E. Michigan
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| Re: [GMCnet] Evicting the mice from the GMC [message #288101 is a reply to message #288092] |
Thu, 01 October 2015 12:45 |
emerystora
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> On Oct 1, 2015, at 10:03 AM, Chris S. wrote:
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> Back when we first got our coach a few years ago, we had an entire family of mice that got in and we kept having to set traps to get them all. We
> eventually got them all, but it took a while, and new ones eventually made their way in. When we did some work behind the cabinets I would find
> insulation and other nuts and stuff so I think the key is keeping them out of the coach, as once behind the walls they could do some serious damage.
> I do like the idea of the flashing around the wheels, need to see that one! :)
>
> We ended up locating a few areas where we think they got in, and sealed them up with either aluminum sheeting, aluminum screen, or anything that mice
> cannot chew through as they can chew through wood and other soft materials if they want to bad enough. The areas we ended up sealing off are as
> follows, which I have a feeling are common areas on a lot of coaches:
>
> - Gap around the main 3" toilet pipe through the plywood floor. Mice had chewed through the plastic flange that goes around this pipe (yes, we saw
> teeth marks), and there was about a 3/4" ring of empty space there. Once they got in there, they had easy access in to the walls from there. We cut
> a ring of sheet aluminum and slipped around the 3" pipe and screwed it to the plywood. We also packed in aluminum screen around the other two drain
> pipes between the black tank and plywood floor to prevent them getting to the other plastic flanges.
> - Holes around the front wheel wells where the plywood had rotted out, mainly where the plywood meets the aluminum braces, I think the rotting was
> caused from leaks in the side panels from inside the coach. I patched it with fiberglass bondo and metal hardware cloth, and sealed up the patches
> with paint on the top and undercoating material on the bottom.
> - Holes in the rear wheel wells where the air lines go through, there's some thick tar stuff packed around those holes which can be up to an inch in
> diameter. We re-packed in the tar stuff and I caulked the rest with Loctite PL S30 Black Sealant.
> - Hole where the metal conduit from the generator goes in to the fiberglass wall to the inside of the coach. Caulked this really good with the same
> sealant. There was a pretty large gap there as well.
>
> A LOT of work trying to find these areas, though. Probably only practical if you have to get access to these areas for another reason. But, after we
> got those areas sealed up, no new mice inside. We still leave at least a trap or two set over the winter here, just in case. I'm curious on other
> ways to keep them from getting in.
> --
> Chris S. -
> 77 Kingsley mostly OEM -
> S.E. Michigan
A couple of other places are around the drain which goes from the kitchen sink to under the floor of the cabinet across from the bathroom. Also check under the two front covers under the windshield. At the walls of the motorhome and the back of the dash plate are holes which a mouse can get through. You can use foam spray in a can to close these up.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick,
CO
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