Can Cats Damage Paintwork (Serious Question)

[tay]

Since buying my car brand new I've noticed a growing amount of scratches (always three or four lines close together) all over my car, but never been able to work out how the Feck they got there. Anyway to cut a long story short I was chatting to a bloke from over the road and he said that his cat loves to sit on my car at night. Didn't say anythin to him at the time but as soon as he told me it seemed like thats where these scratches are coming from ? So what I wanna know is can they scratch paintwork ?? If they can then that cat is gonna get it

[rob_cruiser]

Yeah Tay they can.
One of our neighbours cats used to sit on the bonnet of me Dad's car and used to scratch the paintwork when getting on and off (my Dad used to get well p****d off).
There isn't really a solution don't think.

[adamSRi]

There isn't really a solution don't think.

i know of a pretty damn good one...

[rob_cruiser]

LOL AdamSri. lmao
I was trying to stop meself from saying that in case there were any cat lovers who may be offended.
The cat died so that was that (nothing to do with me or my Dad, honest).
I've heard lion s**t does the job of deterring cats, but I doubt you would wanna rub s**t all over yer car.

[tay]

never mind rubbing it on my car i don't fancy getting near a lion to get some of its s**t

[rob_cruiser]

lmao lmao lmao lmao
Most zoos sell it now!

[tay]

might just have to invest one of them car covers - and get my two boxers too maul that f***ing cat

[rob_cruiser]

Good idea!
I hate it how dog owners are held totally responsible for their pets (which is quite right), yet cat owners are not. Dunno if you've ever noticed how cats **** in everyone else's garden but their own.

[novaste]

buy a ford streetka they know how to take care of cats there was video footage not so long ago on chit chat

[Mark T]

Get a warn away alarm.

That puts em off before they get close enough to jump up.

Generally they only use them for getting up on garages, fences etc, so leave a big gap

[Ivan M]

have the same problem with the next door neighbours cat, always jumping up on the car when i have cleaned it, coming in the house as soon as the doors/windows are open, i have been trying to give it a good soaking, considering buying a supersoaker to do the job properly
Ivanm

[tay]

Get a warn away alarm

Yeah thats sounds like a good idea - something like a toad or clifford I suppose. would this actually get triggered by something a small as a cat though ?

[tay]

have the same problem with the next door neighbours cat, always jumping up on the car when i have cleaned it, coming in the house as soon as the doors/windows are open, i have been trying to give it a good soaking, considering buying a supersoaker to do the job properly
Ivanm

Sod the supersoaker mate when I see it I'm gonna test out me new pressure washer

[dethstar]

you can get an ultrasonic emmitter that puts em off, its for gardens normally but not sure where you get one from.

[Haynzee]

my dads cat decided to climb all over my astra just after i had sprayed the bonnet and roof. Ruined it. It also liked to walk through puddles of thinners and paint residue. Told my dad about it, wouldnt listen, anyway about 2 weeks later it died of liver failure, from licking the paint and thinners off its feet.

Godd riddance, stupid little tw&t

[tank]

seems like everyone has the same problem!!! but not everyone has the same solution.i like the idea of the pressure washer myself,blast it with that a couple of times and hopefully the cat will get it to its head that if it comes near your car again you are goin to abuse it some more lol!!!!! lmao lmao
if this is dont work then gather tape its legs then leave it on its owners doorstep with a little note suggesting they control there cat!!!!lol
lmao lmao lmao lmao
on a serious note matey it mite be worth getting a ultrasonic emmitter like dethstar suggested,according to my dad the do the job!!!!.

[Andy K]

put some orange peal around the car

[BIG jts]

i had problems with cats ****ing on my front porch , i bought a can of anti cat **** you spray it near the item you want them to keep away from and they wont get within a ***kin hundred yards of it!!!! its clear and doesnt damage paint or plastic ect so you could give the car a blast!!!! try your local pet shop..

[tay]

put some orange peal around the car

Whys that then

[BIG jts]

cats like to mark there teritory, so this gear smells like another cat(i think) and they dont go near it....i sound like ***kin terry nutkin or something.....go buy some its £3.99 cant rember what its called just explain it to the pet shop.......good luck....u could bag him up and sell him to local chin takeaway

[Andy K]

Whys that then

They don't like the smell of oranges and it's cheaper than a can of spray.

[BIG jts]

if the oranges dont work u could always throw um at it

[tay]

Cheers for the help boys

[JohnnyDMonic]

fill some clear plastic bottles with water and leave them lying around near the car.

[Bodster]

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