Neutralizing Mouse Urine odor in vehicle

I have the dash, steering column out, will replace the carpet, re-clean the seats, although they were behind the dash, so I think I've got it narrowed down to isolated soiled areas on some of the cab padding just under the windshield and the foam gaskets in the heating vent duct dampers etc. Will remove the heating ducts and enclosures to clean as well which is about as far as one could disassemble in the cab, certainly was the right thing to do, nest material, crap was everywhere. I will sanitize all before re-assembly, dash asssembly is getting replaced anyway, but for those tight crevice type areas or places where I can't just get, wondering if there is some product or homebrew that does neutralize the odor etc. Obviously I will clean to where nothing will reach which ought to help quite a bit, will replace the carpet too, amazing how that odor just stays put and is a beacon for other mice.

The only reason this one became so popular with these rodentious vermin, was due to the truck sitting for the same reason, had a run in with a boat trailer hitch after the gas pedal stuck, crunched the fender, missed the bumper, direct hit to the passenger floor board and the cab door post, my body guy was at a loss as what to do,required a new cab, which was not available, although salvage would have been fine, just have to switch the vin tag, and me knowing nothing about body work, let er sit, too busy was working away and before you know it they got in there, well I ended up filing a claim at the right time for it, they totalled it, but it was just sheet metal damage,at low speed, just a bad spot, so I bought it back for $100, and did not have to have a junk title for it. After settling the claim, I did a pretty decent job on the repair, it drove fine but that darned smell kept me out of that truck evne though I thought I had it cleaned out, so it sat again and the odor seemed to draw them in, still working away so baiting traps and or everything else I did still kept em coming back. Not a bad truck ran great, only sheet metal damage in a bad spot, not a lot of miles, new tires brakes and I could use it for my business and now after gutting the interior, NO more odor, grabbed a bottle of Natures Miracle, and with it stripped, I think I've got it this time. ALthough I'd bet with their keen sense of smell it would not be long again before they got in so I will have to keep em out.

The pH scale runs from 2 to 14 with 7 being neutral, 2 to <7 being acetic, and >7 to 14 being alkaline. The pH range of human urine is 4.8 to 8, with 6.4 being normal. The average pH of mouse urine is 5.3, acetic. How are we ever going to put a person on the moon if we can't even remember the pH of normal mouse urine?

All the best, Stan

I've raised voles and kept mice, and most would think that's weird, (the voles were actually really friendly) but you learn a lot about their habits, and same thing they did where I kept em as they did in the truck, used a place outside the nest to do their business, problem was I never found all those spots until now, hope the heck they never get in again, not too bad to take the interior down in this thing but I can see better things to do with ones time !!!

Soundguy

Soundguy

Pet stores sell products which neutralize urine and other organic based smells by enzyme action. I use such a product called Simple Solution. Another product named Nature's Miracle seems to be the best seller, if shelf space is any indication. You can buy either one in a spray bottle. The brand I buy can be sprayed in a stream or a mist. The product must contact the organic source to neutralize it. Good luck.

Stan