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How do you get rid of mouse smells??? #1577209 02/11/14 01:27 PM 02/11/14 01:27 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,506 Northern Pa G GLR OP master
GLR OP master G Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,506 Northern Pa	I have a new set of Carpeting that the customer brought me for his car. He had bought it awhile ago at Carlisle and he kept it in his garage for quite a few years. When I opened up the box mice had gotten into it, there doesn't look like the mice chewed the black carpeting , just a couple spots on the underside were the jute is was chewed. But there was a lot of mouse turds and it does smell from that and mouse pee...Do I tell him to through this away or is there away to clean this carpeting to remove the odor?????????

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: GLR] #1577210 02/11/14 01:36 PM 02/11/14 01:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,979 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 74,979 U.S.S.A.	You can try shamPOOing it .... Maybe Fabreeze , but they will probably only mask it for a short time ?

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: GLR] #1577211 02/11/14 01:48 PM 02/11/14 01:48 PM
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Commando1 master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL	Sealed in a bag with a commercial sized ionizer running for a week. No lie. Or a new one. Lot easier and cheaper.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: JohnRR] #1577212 02/11/14 01:51 PM 02/11/14 01:51 PM
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DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	shampoo it from the top side and scrub it down on the bottom side. just watch out because carpet tends to want to lose its shape when soaking wet like that.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: JohnRR] #1577213 02/11/14 01:55 PM 02/11/14 01:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,938 Spokane Valley, WA Big Bad Bee I Live Here
Big Bad Bee I Live Here Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,938 Spokane Valley, WA	I don't want to offer the easy/expensive fix but if it were mine I would toss it. Especially if you know that the urine is in the jute padding. You'll never get that out. Mice spread their pee and poo because they can't see in the dark and us it as a trail. You might get it to where you can't smell it but, you probably will on hot days or days running the heater. I hate that smell. No way I would do it. I’m listening.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: Big Bad Bee] #1577214 02/11/14 02:03 PM 02/11/14 02:03 PM
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nomore65BelvJim I Live Here Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 16,844 Phoenix - surface of the sun	Quote: I don't want to offer the easy/expensive fix but if it were mine I would toss it. Especially if you know that the urine is in the jute padding. You'll never get that out. Mice spread their pee and poo because they can't see in the dark and us it as a trail. You might get it to where you can't smell it but, you probably will on hot days or days running the heater. I hate that smell. No way I would do it. The wrangler knows mice Plus after several years rolled up the carpet will have lost some of its formed shape and be a PITA to fit.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: nomore65BelvJim] #1577215 02/11/14 02:22 PM 02/11/14 02:22 PM
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swapman top fuel Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,200 Sec.414,seat 12,White Sox Park	My father inlaw had a 1980 Mercedes and a 1995 Bronco in his barn. Both were infested with Mice. I pulled the interior of both and dropped the headliners. I tossed a lot of baby mice and many nests. The critters had ate the wire harness so the Bronco wouldn't run right. They had gotten into the heater and A/C. Bottom line it was a mess. Took a garden sprayer mixed with 50/50 water and bleach. Sprayed the gutted interiors for 2 weeks and let dry. New carpet, and problem was solved. Had a upholstery place call me and ask what to do about Mice turds an pee. I told them about the bleach. They tried it and gave me a Thank you check. They had tried everything to no avail.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: swapman] #1577216 02/11/14 03:25 PM 02/11/14 03:25 PM
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GLR OP master G Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,506 Northern Pa	Thank you everyone! I will tell the owner that it is his call but it is suggested that he replace the carpeting.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: GLR] #1577217 02/11/14 05:03 PM 02/11/14 05:03 PM
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IB-CUDA member I Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 34 So-Cal	frebreeze... worked in my boys 68 torino....

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: GLR] #1577218 02/11/14 05:44 PM 02/11/14 05:44 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,832 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Can... moparmike1 top fuel
moparmike1 top fuel Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,832 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Can...	Nature's Miracle is a product meant for cleaning up pet odors. It worked for me to get rid of the mice smell from a motorhome storage compartment. But considering this is a carpet not yet installed, I'd just buy another one and go with that. Mike.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: moparmike1] #1577219 02/11/14 05:55 PM 02/11/14 05:55 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,868 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,868 Ontario, Canada	Do you want to spend a few hours doing a job you don't want to do and then bill the customer more than new carpeting is worth ??

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: Stanton] #1577220 02/11/14 06:03 PM 02/11/14 06:03 PM
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GLR OP master G Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,506 Northern Pa	A friend of mine stopped in this afternoon and told me he had mice living in his car and it smelled real bad on the passenger side front floor pan area and he got some stain and odor remover from Walmart called Kid's and Pet's Odor remover and he said he vacuumed the whole floor and sprayed the floor with the Kid's and Pet's stuff and let it dry completely and he vacumed the floor again a couple days later and he said there was no more smell and even over this summer there wasn't any odor...so for $5.00 ...The customer wants me to try it. He said if it doesn't work he will just replace it then.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: GLR] #1577221 02/11/14 07:04 PM 02/11/14 07:04 PM
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dogdays I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	Guess it's his call, then. Be sure you get in writing if he says it's OK and you install it. Hate to have a comeback on that. Even between friends, it's good to have it in writing. R.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: dogdays] #1577222 02/11/14 08:36 PM 02/11/14 08:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,868 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,868 Ontario, Canada	$5 for cleaner, $60 or more for labor and smell or no smell, he still has mouse pissed carpets. I'd be handing the carpets to the customer and saying "bring them back when YOU'RE satisfied".

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: Stanton] #1577223 02/11/14 10:46 PM 02/11/14 10:46 PM
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Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: ] #1577224 02/12/14 12:01 AM 02/12/14 12:01 AM
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screamindriver master Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa.	I thought that was for spiders ??? I guess that would work for mice too..

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: screamindriver] #1577225 02/12/14 12:08 AM 02/12/14 12:08 AM
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GLR OP master G Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,506 Northern Pa	Yea...if it was my carpeting I would toss it/ burn it...not worth the trouble but this is one of those cases were the customer thinks he is saving money. I did actually only spend 5-10 min on the spraying of the stuff and letting it dry over night. Tomorrow I will see how it worked, I will have multiple people here at the shop tomorrow and ask them if they smell anything... if it works, great...if not Well I did what I was asked to do. Thank you to everyone that put in there 2 cents

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: GLR] #1577226 02/12/14 12:47 AM 02/12/14 12:47 AM
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Russ H. enthusiast R Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 371	Quote: I have a new set of Carpeting that the customer brought me for his car. He had bought it awhile ago at Carlisle and he kept it in his garage for quite a few years. When I opened up the box mice had gotten into it, there doesn't look like the mice chewed the black carpeting , just a couple spots on the underside were the jute is was chewed. But there was a lot of mouse turds and it does smell from that and mouse pee...Do I tell him to through this away or is there away to clean this carpeting to remove the odor????????? Look up Hantavirus then burn it!!!!!!

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #1577227 02/12/14 12:51 AM 02/12/14 12:51 AM
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MrNormsTA master Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,519 Buffalo, NY U.S.A.	Have a cat pee on it and you will forget about the mouse smells. Personally, I would toss it.

Re: How do you get rid of mouse smells??? [Re: nomore65BelvJim] #1577228 02/12/14 01:40 PM 02/12/14 01:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,938 Spokane Valley, WA Big Bad Bee I Live Here
Big Bad Bee I Live Here Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 10,938 Spokane Valley, WA	Quote: Quote: I don't want to offer the easy/expensive fix but if it were mine I would toss it. Especially if you know that the urine is in the jute padding. You'll never get that out. Mice spread their pee and poo because they can't see in the dark and us it as a trail. You might get it to where you can't smell it but, you probably will on hot days or days running the heater. I hate that smell. No way I would do it. The wrangler knows mice Plus after several years rolled up the carpet will have lost some of its formed shape and be a PITA to fit. Jim... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I should have qualified my professional opinion! I’m listening.

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