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YOUR RESEARCHCritter-Free Storage?
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Use lot of those sheets
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I use the dryer sheets in the wheel wells in the engine compartment...I place dryer sheets in the exhaust openings and then cover the openings with socks...Actually I use a lot of those sheets!
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I use their indoor and keeps the critters out 100%.
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My mechanic recommended cotton ***** with peppermint oil.
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I think a lot of things may work IF changed/renewed regularly.
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Storing directly on the dirt floor will get you TONS of rust on rotors, chassis parts, and temperature changes will make everything sweat and corrode.
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Use 4x4's to keep the "floor" off the dirt (some water runoff under the sides of the barn), then throw a large tarp over the padded car cover (more for dust than anything).
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I use the dryer sheets in the wheel wells in the engine compartment...I place dryer sheets in the exhaust openings and then cover the openings with socks...Actually I use a lot of those sheets!
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Hi, All;
I need my garage space for a project for about 2 years, and wondering how to adequately protect my 996 if stored in a barn. No livestock, but dirt floor. Mostly concerned with a) critters getting under the car cover and b) keeping them from getting in places I don't want them. We've all heard the nightmares about rodents eating the wiring, etc. I've seen the big plastic "bubbles" that envelope the car but I don't have a way to keep it inflated, and I really don't see that keeping determined rodents out. I'll still want to drive the car, but at a reduced rate - something like every 2 weeks or so.
I've looked at self-storage places, but no convenient location has any available.
What solutions am I missing?
The carbag sounds close to just right for me. Unfortunately, critters are a bigger problem for me than insects. Think racoons, 'dillos, rats, mice, snakes, goats, etc. Ok; snakes probably wouldn't get thru the bag, and I could fence it off for the goats (neighbor's goats frequently scale the fences), but mostly concerned about rodents. The EVP sounds good for water penetration, but not much more.
Kind of a shot in the dark, but some apartment complexes will rent out indoor garage spaces for $50/mo. It's an added expense but I've done this in the past since it was under lock and key, temperature controlled, and easily accessible.
Other than that, the only thing I can think would be to make some kind of undercarriage cover with some pieces from home depot to cover main access points for rodents, since barn finds usually end up with chewed wires and engine bay nests.
Hadn't thought of apartment complexes renting space. I'll have to look into that.
While the carbag, carcapsule, etc seem like good solutions keep in mind that I will be driving the car on a regular basis - just not as regularly as I do now. 1/2 hr to de-bag it, stow the cover, then re-bag, takes some of the spontaneity out of it.
At this point, I'm thinking of building a somewhat solid platform out of exterior plywood; 5 4x8 sheets should cover the desired area. Use 4x4's to keep the "floor" off the dirt (some water runoff under the sides of the barn), then throw a large tarp over the padded car cover (more for dust than anything).
Still not critter-proof though....
if you are going to be driving it with some regular cadence, then try using dryer sheets in the foot wells.
I store several cars in a barn and simply cover them for dust and then put dryer sheets in the foot wells. I don't get rodents in the cars, even an open top TR6, even though there are mice in the barn. I was told mice do not like the small..... and it seems true.
I also use traps in the barn, but I am sure I do not get all the mice.......... still, no mice in cars for several years.........
I had rodent problems for awhile. Ate up my TPS wires and chewed one of my seats. My mechanic recommended cotton ***** with peppermint oil. After that no problems. They moved to the MB in the garage next to mine.
Storing directly on the dirt floor will get you TONS of rust on rotors, chassis parts, and temperature changes will make everything sweat and corrode. Amazing how disgusting a nice car will get in a few months of dirt-floored barn storage.
I made a platform out of pallets, laid plywood over that, parked on the platform with the car covered. Tons of mothballs around the car to deter mice, charcoal odor/moisture absorbers inside, and about 4 months of storage. The result was mice somehow got into the area where the cabin air filter is, left feces and stank all under the cowl cover and the car reaked inside. The rotors were somewhat rusty, but not terrible. After a few hours of soap & water, vacuuming, and a new cabin filter it's clean and fresh again.
Make sure to turn your fan OFF so the little flapper door behind the cabin filter closes completely. Keep the hood closed and latched. Good luck.
I use the dryer sheets in the wheel wells in the engine compartment...I place dryer sheets in the exhaust openings and then cover the openings with socks...Actually I use a lot of those sheets! seems to keep the rodents away!!
Yes, I found that the 911 makes a great mousetrap.
+2 on turning the heater to "off" and recirulator door to "on". The mice will find a way into your front trunk. They get in thru the wheel well liner and into the inner fender. You might be able to seal around trunk openings by packing with steel wool, but it'd just be easier to remove the front carpet, etc to keep it from getting ruined.
Oh, and never store with your top down...
Or, up for that matter...
