I just came across this posting and decided to add my 2 cents.
After being a Hoppe's #9 sniffer for 40 years I decided to give Ballistol a chance (after seeing a post that Hitchcock 45 put on You-tube). The smell is so annoying to me I only gave it one chance! I noticed that if I put rags that had gotten in contact with it, into my garbage bags, the local raccoons would not tear up my bags.
So each week I spray some into my garbage bags and "Voilą", I've never had another problems with the raccoons!!

but the stuff is not used on my gun cleaning bench!
Levi