Exterminators Choice - 32 oz Rodent Defense Spray for Cars and Trucks - Non-Toxic Deterrent for Pest Control - Repels Mice and Rats - Vehicle Protection - Safe for Kids and Pets

Living in a desert community has one particular nuisance that for some can be entirely non-existent, but unfortunately for others, can be a persistent nuisance. $2k in repairs after an invading bushy tail renovates a car's warm engine compartment is a critical matter that not everyone can readily afford to repair. A car that refuses to start is a startling inconvenience and even risks being a huge expense before things are returned to normal. Possibly insurance will pay the bill to get everything running properly again, but it all just adds more complication that nobody wants. The engine wiring is most vulnerable and the most tedious and costly to replace. Rats teeth are designed to shred the plastic coating from wiring and can easily split vacuum lines and ignition cables. The last time my car was damaged by little furry intruders only took about 20 minutes, but the resultant costs made it a necessity to take some preventive measures.Engine compartment insulation is also a major target for these four-legged scoundrels who will tear it to shreds and then nest in it. Poison might help save the car stored out back that you are planning to restore some day. Primary defense for those with a gated yard is having pets who instinctively remain on sentinel duty for the entirety of their lives and are constantly alert in their search to root out unwanted little fur balls. Rodents can be a real plague in sparsely populated rural areas where not everyone has a garage or fenced-in yard to park their vehicle safely and may have to park where they become the center of attention for vermin and thieves alike. In that case sophisticated measures are needed since leaving the hood open is just an invitation for thievery, as any used car dealer knows.I needed some protection but anything less than blocking all intrusion into my car's engine compartment from the underside was out of the question. I can reach easily into my car's engine compared to the vast majority that are so stuffed with components that rats can easily find a comfy place to hide. It takes about five minutes but every opening gets plugged with my array of hole stuffers that work very well, also covering and blocking access to all the intricate wiring, and my efforts have kept all intruders out for the past several years.At one point I thought about using an inflatable shield to block entry from the underside to possibly simplify the protection process, but then saw an add for some spray-on rodent repellant. Comparing the cost and time and effort involved, I decided to first try the spray repellant. Not actually believing all the hype, the thought of leaving the wires unprotected overnight still persuaded me to keep some of my existing protections. I also added a noise alarm that supposedly drives rats away and then added some lights that would light up the engine compartment whenever movement was detected. Finally I set a couple of cameras in strategic places so I could watch all the action that was going on underneath my hood. As suspected, a rat found its way in but didn't hang around long enough to damage anything. I checked the cameras daily at first and discovered in each of several tries the rat was being persuaded to make a quick exit. The lights were working and the enclosed area wreaked of peppermint that apparently hides an odor that is intolerable to rodents. This repeated several times over the next three or four days until finally being visited by a grey squirrel. They are so big and awkward it knocked one camera over and then he was gone again as fast as he had arrived. That was the last intrusion and after a few weeks I could remove the cameras because the intruding vermin had finally decided this place was not going to have all the conveniences they were looking for. That was several months ago and there is no evidence of intrusion ever since. I have used both the spray and grinding noise maker separately in a couple of other places with complete success at eliminating rat infestations, so there is plenty of evidence to show these devices are doing their job as claimed. The engine compartment gets sprayed about once a month and the batteries for the grunge blaster are charged every two months, and of course the batteries for the lights won't need charging when there isn't any movement to set them off. No nests, no signs of intrusion, no split wires, and the costs and efforts involved are minor compared to the costs of damage that is possible when there is no protection at all.

I have found this effective and safe for vehicle engine and chassis use, as well as others listed below. I'd agree with label and recommend wearing gloves and eye protection- don't spray if it's breezy. While non-toxic, the oils used can irritate the skin, and unlike many of the interior intended organic sprays the EC Vehicle version has white pepper- all of which easily cleaned off with soap and cold water- and the eyes- flushing with cold water for 15 min helps. The real key to success is shaking the product before, during, during, during, during (get it?) use. It is mostly water with various essential oils. If you don't shake it constantly, you aren't getting the intended product. I have found this to be the case with ALL such peppermint.rosemary, etc oil products with a water base- and this is 99.4% water and vinegar). It is not enough to shake a bit at the beginning. Shake it vigorously, then keep shaking as you go. Heard the expression "oil and water don't mix"? I am guessing that is why individual results vary so much. I'll be the first to admit that shaking a gallon container, especially when full or near full is not easy but it must be done. Also- the sprayer has a hose that comes wound up. It a PITA to get it straightened enough for use. Why does this matter? Because when you insert into the jug, it curls up. When I get a new one I do my best to leave it out of the package in the sun and manually try to straighten it , then hang it from a hook with the sprayer at the bottom to keep it mostly straight. I also set the tube in the jug close to the bottom, and mark the tube at the lid-entry point with a permanent marker so I can see if it moves when I use it. I have had very good success with my pick-up (which required hours of mechanic labor to figure out a mouse had crawled inside the timing belt and derailed it), a Subaru (whose firewall insulation attracts mice who devour it), around a metal garage, around the base of hot tub, concrete block wall, wood shed, etc. It is the most effective organic repellent I have used for mice, rats, chipmunks. It isn't designed to kill, but repel. Living in rural places, these creatures are naturally in the environment. Keeping them out of places you don't want them is the best you can do- year round, so you have to use the spray once a month to be effective, more often if you live in a rainy area. I have used this while living on an island in the Puget Sound (wet), and in the mountains of Colorado (mostly dry at altitude 6-7 months a year, then extreme cold and snow). It's just not buy and spray- which many consumers expect. As for the price- per ounce, shipped, the gallon is a much better value- AS LONG AS YOU shake, shake, shake, shake. As for containers arriving partially full, my advice is only use Amazon for purchase and fulfillment. One other note: Check the contents when it arrives- and if it fit appears to have leaked or feels way too light to be a gallon (Amazon lists item weight at 8.74 pounds, which makes sense because a gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs) - save any packaging, take pictures, even weigh the jug or pour the contents into another gallon container and submit the request to Amazon. I have never had a problem getting Amazon to address any properly documented liquid item that arrived "light', but 3rd party sellers may be much slower to respond and much less likely to address. Amazon always shows who sells and fulfills, so pay attention and make sure you follow-up quickly if you have a bad shipment.

Rodents stay out of your outdoor areas including your motors for your autos, lawnmowers, and side by sides / 4 wheelers. They hate the smell of mint and won’t chew your electric cords or set up their nests.

Works great, I had rats eat my plug wires in my pickup but after spraying this on them it hasn't happened anymore.

the spray itself smells pretty strong but the spray nozzle along with the soft tube doesnt seem cooperate friendly