Cat on bonnet

[The Black Flash]

LordHaveMurci said:

Don't think this is going quite the way the OP hoped it might

Seriously, have you tried squirting water from a water pistol or squeezy bottle at them, cats are none too fond of water & in small(ish) quantities it doesn't do them (or your car) any harm.

This. Waterpistols are the best ways to train cats. Harmless, but effective.

[otolith]

LordHaveMurci said:

Our kitten licked the lemon cheesecake pot out when I had finished with it last night, surprised me as I always thought cats hated citrus!

If I eat an orange near them, mine look at me as if I am some kind of pervert.

I've thought of putting a bit of citronella or lemon oil on the Elise soft top to deter the little ginger cat, but she's not well looked after by the folks down the street who own her, so I don't really begrudge her a soft place to sleep or a warm engine cover. The paw prints wash off, the cat hairs come off the roof with a lint roller, she doesn't scratch the paint. Silly to be too precious about these things.

[LordHaveMurci]

otolith said:

If I eat an orange near them, mine look at me as if I am some kind of pervert.

I've thought of putting a bit of citronella or lemon oil on the Elise soft top to deter the little ginger cat, but she's not well looked after by the folks down the street who own her, so I don't really begrudge her a soft place to sleep or a warm engine cover. The paw prints wash off, the cat hairs come off the roof with a lint roller, she doesn't scratch the paint. Silly to be too precious about these things.

Very true, of the three cars on our drive the fricking cat always makes a bee line for my 911, only really annoys me when she does it just after I've washed it!

[Captain Muppet]

P Nuts said:

also what car have you got? - if its your P&J and you're so protective of the paint, then build a garage!!!

He has a Toyota Corolla and a Renault Megane.

[MX7]

doogz said:

LordHaveMurci said:

MX7 said:

Anything that smells of citrus.

Our kitten licked the lemon cheesecake pot out when I had finished with it last night, surprised me as I always thought cats hated citrus!

My cat fecking loves lemonade.

Have you tried a slice of lemon?

If citrus doesn't work, you might need something that cats are scared of, so try smearing your car in dog poo.

[famfarrow]

pimpchez said:

Ever since next door moved in there two pussys have decided to call my bonnet there new bed , two the point that paw marks are always on my car .Now iv kept the bds out of the garden ,by using a combination of that cat killer you put on the grass and trying to shoot the fkers of the fence with the paintball gun .

But i cant think of anything i can put on the cars other than a big dog .
i cant see the drive from the living room either .


Any ideas ?

I presume you shoot paintballs at people driving in front of you who go through puddles that splash your P+J and Highways Maintenence for not clearing dirt off the road that makes its way onto your car. Better yet go out into your garden and shoot the ground for getting your car dirty.
Pathetic, how old are you?

[OdramaSwimLaden]

I had this problem with the next door neighbours cat and was advised that one smell of flea spray and they're off; it worked a treat.

• it was a good 15 years ago, so check the ingredients first on a hidden bit of paintwork**

[folos]

Ask the owner to inform his cat very politely that if he does not sitting on your car, then he won't be getting his treat of chicken cutoffs on Sunday. If he fails to stop sitting on your car after this, then his blanket will be moved out of his basket and he'll be forced to sleep on just the wicker. That'll teach the fker.

[JCW]

Use a hose with a spray trigger attachment and soak the cat every time it sits on the car; they soon get the message.

[wst]

Cats are superstitious animals. Draw an upside-down pentagram on the bonnet with some brake fluid. Cats don't like brake fluid or satan, so you should be ok.

[Motorrad]

I find the easiest way to deal with this problem is to just get on with my life and not bother about it. Rather than worrying about it so much I shoot my fence with a paintball gun etc etc.

[RevolveR]

You could plant some catnip somewhere else that might attract them. Probably a car cover is the best idea for now.

[Alucidnation]

Sorry, but this also gets on my tits.

Sick and tired of opening the door to find a carcass of some small creature that they have decided to rip apart and bring home.

I find it mildly amusing that there are many car fanatics on this site, and their attitude towards their cars is somewhat odd.

I fking hate cats and we have two of them.

[SWE6SPEED]

Wire your car to the lamp posts,
Just in case that doesn't work lay Anti personnel mines across your drive, and pay for a some private security to stand watch.
If that doesn't work then just hope that the great flood comes soon and pray that cat isn't on the Arc.

[J4CKO]

If you like I will come round and sit on your car, the cats wont seem half as bad.

Its annoying but in the scheme of things, not that big of a deal, they have soft feet, dont weigh much and to be honest, anything that startles them whilst on the car will cause more damage as they will engage perhaps the most effective traction control device known to man, seriously, have you ever seen a decent sized tabby do a full bore acceleration run with the launch control engaged on carpet, it is a sight to behold, like a fishy smelling group B rally car with fur, on a soft top I suspect it would require replacement after one go, ten punds of cat accelerating to 25 mph in under a second, or something, less effective on hard surfaces it seems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvUHW8Yl3lQ

[Howard-]

JulianHJ said:

OP, there's a fantastic cat deterrent on the market, available from most DIY shops. It's called Nitromors. Just apply liberally all over your car and hey presto, you won't be concerned about pesky moggies any more! I sincerely hope your neighbours assist you with this...

+1, this worked for me. Best thing to try OP

[V8A*ndy]

Everytime I arrive at my mums house one of her cats goes to the car and sprays it with his piss.

Does it with everyones car. Fecking stinks.

[DrDeAtH]

Sniper rifle... Shoot cats.... problem solved
Any marks/blood will polish out.

[Bisonhead]

J4CKO said:

If you like I will come round and sit on your car, the cats wont seem half as bad.

Its annoying but in the scheme of things, not that big of a deal, they have soft feet, dont weigh much and to be honest, anything that startles them whilst on the car will cause more damage as they will engage perhaps the most effective traction control device known to man, seriously, have you ever seen a decent sized tabby do a full bore acceleration run with the launch control engaged on carpet, it is a sight to behold, like a fishy smelling group B rally car with fur, on a soft top I suspect it would require replacement after one go, ten punds of cat accelerating to 25 mph in under a second, or something, less effective on hard surfaces it seems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvUHW8Yl3lQ

Perhaps the best video I have ever seen! Scatty cats and group b! AMAZING!

What noise does an urquattro make climbing up a set of curtains?

[Motorrad]

If the little furry fkers, I mean friends, are on the car at the time isn't a watery surprise likely to make them engage claws?

In years of car ownership I've found many paw prints on my cars but no scratches so what's the problem?


The bd neighbour's kids on the other hand.......it's worth risking a few scratches to set off the panic alarm when the little bds decide to sit on it. Or a supersoaker from the first floor window, then again they should know better and a cat is just an animal you cannot reason with or expect to know better.....