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Silver Smudger
Original Poster
1,324 posts
36 months
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As the title - One of the local cats has decided that the roof of my car is a nice place to sit and catch the sun and I am really concerned about damage to the soft-top from its claws (as a former cat owner with many claw-holes in clothing) - Is there any cat- (and car-) safe product that will dissuade him and get him, and other local cats, to leave my car alone? I am hoping for some sort of spray that cats really don't like the smell of, but is undetectable / inoffensive to humans, or similar solutions - Not going to go to these lengths !
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Efbe
4,862 posts
35 months
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Big E 118
1,584 posts
38 months
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I bought one of those ultrasonic deterrents from Homebase and it worked amazingly well. The cat never set foot on my car again!
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Silver Smudger
Original Poster
1,324 posts
36 months
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Big E 118 said: I bought one of those ultrasonic deterrents from Homebase and it worked amazingly well. The cat never set foot on my car again! Do you mean one of these? Link Certainly cheaper than a new roof if it works, thank you.
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Silver Smudger
Original Poster
1,324 posts
36 months
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Efbe said: water pistol/hose yes, problem is that it happens when I am not watching the car...
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Big E 118
1,584 posts
38 months
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Silver Smudger said: Do you mean one of these? Link Certainly cheaper than a new roof if it works, thank you. Yep, that's the one.
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Efbe
4,862 posts
35 months
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Silver Smudger said: yes, problem is that it happens when I am not watching the car... it does only work if you see them, but I find getting them once usually puts them off coming back.
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sinizter
3,346 posts
55 months
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Pee on it ... The soft-top, not the cat. Apparently it keeps them away. 
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hman
4,806 posts
63 months
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blueheron
363 posts
14 months
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Citronella oil and mix a few drops with water in a glass pump bottle (50ml or so). Just shake and then squirt where the cat sits. They don't like the smell. Do not squirt it AT the cat!
Just be careful of rubber/plastic areas on the car. I had my mixture in a plastic pump bottle to begin with and it ate the thread/neck of the bottle!
Another option that apparently works (I haven't tried yet) is cayenne pepper and water mix.
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hman
4,806 posts
63 months
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ha ha ha - I think you should make that suggestion on the car detailling section of this forum and see how many seizures occur.
If it rots the rubber of a bottle imagine what it does to the wax coat/window rubbers/wipers/plastics LOOOOOOOOL
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Composite Guru
402 posts
72 months
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Chilli powder sprinkled on the ground around the car.
Cats paws are quite sensitive and they can feel the burning sensation though them. They only have to come around and get caught a couple of time then they get the message.
You obviously need to re-apply after rain but you can buy big cartons of the stuff from costco cheaply.
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sinizter
3,346 posts
55 months
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blueheron said: Citronella oil and mix a few drops with water in a glass pump bottle (50ml or so). Just shake and then squirt where the cat sits. They don't like the smell. Do not squirt it AT the cat!
Just be careful of rubber/plastic areas on the car. I had my mixture in a plastic pump bottle to begin with and it ate the thread/neck of the bottle!
Another option that apparently works (I haven't tried yet) is cayenne pepper and water mix. Would drops of said oil work on a lawn area ?
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hman
4,806 posts
63 months
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well the grass would be f  ked!
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sinizter
3,346 posts
55 months
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hman said: well the grass would be f ked! Really ? Just seems to be a lemongrass oil extract ...
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