Those pack rat “mice “ are the worst! I use to keep my Dog food in the garage. Those pack rats filled my wife’s Ford Explorer exhaust pipe for weeks did not know. One day my wife was out shopping the Dog food caught on fire going up the highway! Not good. And that smell though
Sandblast Prime and paint. Or don’t bother doing anything else. After I painted my rims I used “Murphy’s oil soap tire bead sealer” That’s what we use in the auto field when mounting tires on aluminum rims. Seals good if it’s a problem slow leak
Prattico. I have a muscle car in my Garage I have the same fears of Mice! I put Fabric softener sheets in my shed and garage and attic . September best time to put out ! The mice come in and are ready to make “Bed” When they go to fluff up sheets and cannot get the Deadly chemical off their...
A Garden tractor basically sits in a variety of temperatures and Humidity or extreme heat. If your not going to make attempt to do it right. Don’t do it at all.