Cats on car….
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I now know I am not alone, we have two cats and they are making mess of my cars. I will try the pepper / catnip.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve heard pepper sprinkled liberally on the car will make cats eventually > give up & it’s much easier to obtain than bottled dogs piss. >> How about catnip? >> Ok, seriously. Catnip on something else nearby? Give them something >> they’ll like better than your car?
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One trick which has worked repeatedly for me is to prop your windshield wipers up so they stick straight out from your windshield (provided that they do that, and most GM products do). For some reason this has always kept cats off my truck. Good luck – Jonathan > How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked > for them please let me know. Thanks, > C. Willis
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I’ve heard pepper sprinkled liberally on the car will make cats eventually give up & it’s much easier to obtain than bottled dogs piss. Col – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Dog Piss in a spritzer bottle will keep cats away from anything it’s spritzed >on. The trick, of course is finding a dog that’ll piss in a bottle for you. > How about catnip? > Ok, seriously. Catnip on something else nearby? Give them something > they’ll like better than your car? > > How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have > worked > > for them please let me know. Thanks, > > C. > Willis
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Do you want to borrow my dog!
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Dog Piss in a spritzer bottle will keep cats away from anything it’s spritzed on. The trick, of course is finding a dog that’ll piss in a bottle for you. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > How about catnip? > Ok, seriously. Catnip on something else nearby? Give them something > they’ll like better than your car? > How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have > worked > for them please let me know. > Thanks, > C. > Willis
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A 12 gauge would work – might hurt the clear coat but it will get the cats off the car! Ha! I’m killing myself laughing…
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Get one of those crow scaring thingies which sounds like a shotgun which goes off every few minutes. Your neighbors will Luv U too. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> There’s a marine gizmo that keeps seagulls off the roofs of > boats. It’s a thin plastic dowel with two flags at the end > and a pivot in the center that it spins around on. The flags > catch the breeze and the dowel pokes whatever’s in the way. > You can mount the pivot to a big suction cup, or plastic coated > magnet for a cb antenna for quick removal… > How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and > this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not > hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have > worked > for them please let me know. > Thanks, > C. > Willis
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Hey, that reminds me of my vacation visit to Disney World. All the little booths had these rotating things on top that I figured must be for keeping off the birds. Sounds good for bird, but wonder if the cat would enjoy chasing it?? If the latter, mount it to your neighbor’s car ; ) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > There’s a marine gizmo that keeps seagulls off the roofs of > boats. It’s a thin plastic dowel with two flags at the end > and a pivot in the center that it spins around on. The flags > catch the breeze and the dowel pokes whatever’s in the way. > You can mount the pivot to a big suction cup, or plastic coated > magnet for a cb antenna for quick removal… > How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and > this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not > hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have > worked > for them please let me know. > Thanks, > C. > Willis
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There’s a marine gizmo that keeps seagulls off the roofs of boats. It’s a thin plastic dowel with two flags at the end and a pivot in the center that it spins around on. The flags catch the breeze and the dowel pokes whatever’s in the way. You can mount the pivot to a big suction cup, or plastic coated magnet for a cb antenna for quick removal… > How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked > for them please let me know. Thanks, > C. Willis
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Or, if you’re short on time, patience, or don’t have steady hands, good eyesight, or a decent pair of tweezers, just fill the zip-lock bag with whole moths… I hope someone is laughing as hard as I am. Oh I just kill me…. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> If the cats aren’t doing any damage, what’s the harm? If they are, > punch a few holes in a zip-lock bag, fill it with mothballs, and slip > it under one of your wipers.
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If the car is slick, cats will use their claws to stick. In other words, try another trick. Word!
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… Contact cement there arent nearly enough hood ornaments in the world
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> If the car is slick, cats will use their claws to stick. > In other words, try another trick. Word!
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> How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked > for them please let me know. Thanks, > C.
Willis If the cats aren’t doing any damage, what’s the harm? If they are, punch a few holes in a zip-lock bag, fill it with mothballs, and slip it under one of your wipers.
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Oh yeah, and put a Beware of Dog sign under the other wiper.
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> How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked > for them please let me know. > Thanks, > C. Willis
Try Zaino. Do the clay bar treatment first. Your finish will be so slick, if there is any slope at all on the hood or rear deck the cats will slide off. Won’t help for the roof if they get that far. Check out www.zainobros.com. — Please note NEW e-mail address! Cheers, Steve SSOA F00-1363 CCSD #204 00 Camaro SS Lt. Pewter, neutral leather, M6, Hurst, PEG2, ASR, defogger SLP chrome rims, D-D exhaust, Bilstein, Castrol, cover, mats, fobs BMR STB, SLP !CAGS, AAM diff cover, Zaino Dyno’d at 312 RWHP 321 FtLbs RWT 96 K1500 SWB Silverado 350 5 speed 3.73 axles Z71 G80 etc. The opinions expressed here are mine alone and do not represent those of my employer or any one else. "It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave…" Moody Blues
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Shoot them – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked > for them please let me know. > Thanks, > C. Willis
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No there’s a suggestion from a real cat lover. 
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Shoot them
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>How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this >winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there >anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the >clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked >for them please let me know.
I do remember seeing a "Training Mat" at a pet store a while back.. Simple thing, plugged into 110, transformed the voltage down to something harmless, and provided a mild shock when something stepped on the mat. Was designed for training pets to stay off furniture, or away from certain areas of a house, etc… I suspect that it would work just as effectively on your car, and after one zap it’s doubtfull the cat in question would return.. Might take a few nights, but the problem should solve itself, as cats tend to learn pretty quickly.. Probably an expensive option, though.. As for the repellant sprays, well, not only will they be utterly ineffective due to the airflow outside (Hell, most of them hardly work *inside*!), but there’s a possibility that they will harm your finish.. — Mark – Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Chevy Astro / GMC Safari Message Board! Click Below! http://pub37.ezboard.com/bchevyastroandgmcsafari
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> How can I keep cats off of my car
Sometime back, someone on the RV-talk mail list swore up and down that placing a broom propped up agains the car so that the handle stuck up above the hood would work. Never tried it myself. Some other people claimed to have tried it and said it worked. Paul in Portland OR
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About the only thing that I can recommend is a car cover. You can also thread wires through it and hook up a hot fence system if they still peersist. If the car is in a garage, you can also keep the cats out. — Bob May Remember that computers do exactly what you tell them to do, not what you think that you told them! Bob May
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How about catnip? Ok, seriously. Catnip on something else nearby? Give them something they’ll like better than your car? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this > winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there > anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the > clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked > for them please let me know. > Thanks, > C. Willis
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How can I keep cats off of my car? It is black and holds heat and this winter they just wont stay off the hood and roof and trunk. Is there anything I can put on the finish that they wont like but will not hurt the clearcoat of the car? If anyone has any ideas or remedies that have worked for them please let me know. Thanks, C. Willis
