Exterminators ChoiceVehicle Defense Spray for Cars & Trucks - 32 oz - Anti-Squirrel Peppermint & Garlic Formula - Repels Mice & Rats - Safe for Kids & 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.

Recently my car was infested with rats (due to HOA in the large condo complex I live in not taking care of the garbage area) in the parking garage. Over 10 cars became infested with the rats inside and out. One car suffered $10,000 damage. I spent easily $650 to get the car fixed and purchase a number of repellents for future use. I got this Exterminators Choice Vehicle Protection One Gallon Rodent Repellent to preserve the car externally )My neighbor sprays all around my car and all of hers)…This Exterminators Choice Vehicle Protection One Gallon Rodent Repellent works perfectly in conjunction with …the Loraffe 2 Pack Under Hood Animal Repeller Battery Operated Rodent Repellent Ultrasonic Rat Deterrent that have been placed in the car after my RAV4 was detailed inside and repaired under the hood. I placed one Loraffe Animal Repeller Battery Operated Rodent Repellents in the back area of the car towards the side of the trunk. I placed the other in the front on the passenger side by the console. They both have fresh batteries and are FANTASTIC. What I love is that they do not go off unless there is movement within the car. So when I get into the care -- they both take charge and it becomes a light show disco with sirens going off. This is hysterical when in the car for a short drive to keep the car running and the battery alive. The Exterminators Choice Vehicle Protection One Gallon Rodent Repellent has been MAGNIFICENT in helping me to feel safe from infestation. The HOA also sealed the entry doors to the garbage area and had an exterminator out.I would recommend ALL of the above to any huge complex with similar issues. Be careful not to spray the peppermint oil outside of the area of your car (on the garage floor) as it might be slippery when wet. It works to spray just under the car on the pavement.

Seems fine. I sprayed around the wheel wells of both my vehicles and lightly around all obvious spots under the hoods (of cooled engines) due to squirrel activity. Squirrel created a $1000 repair bill in damage under the hood, so due to the reviews, I tried this stuff. Used it 3 times within the first week so far. I could not tell you if it works, or if the squirrels just haven't been around. I did make sure there were no inviting areas for the squirrels as well, - cleaned up all loose leaves, mulch, trimmed shrubs up from ground, etc.. I cannot give the product a full 5 star review, if only because of the basic ingredients involved in relation to how much you are being charged, and there are no instructions as to how much to use or how often. Seems as if this "could" be intentionally omitted to entice you into using it more frequently than you have to and repeat the expensive order. I would encourage the seller to relabel their product to include usage to prevent people like myself from thinking I'm being taken advantage of!! I do give a 4 star rating though, because the order was sent quickly, the packaging was good, the product seems to work so far, and it smells decent. Has a light peppermint smell to it, that does not seem to travel into the cabin - so that is a big plus. So far, for a vehicle application, I would spray all wheel wells with a damp coating (this is a rodents favorite access point), lightly damp-coat the hoses, wiring harnesses, plastic pieces & covers, hood insulation and firewall insulation especially, around the struts and access points from the wheel wells. And anywhere else under the hood or vehicle that makes you feel should be tackled - doesn't hurt. As I mentioned, I did this 3 times in the first week. Not sure when I will respray again from this point.....