How to keep cats off the bonnet of my car

tossy

I've never had this problem before but it seems a cat has taken to using my bonnet and occasionally roof as a place of rest.

Is there anything i can coat or spray the panels with to repel them ? So far it's only little dirty paw prints but obviously there's a big fear of having the paint scratched.

Any tips?

Cee-Jay-Cee

Train a dog to sit on the bonnet to keep the cat away.

minikin

Give it some handbrake when you're on a roundabout, that'll shake the hairy rat off.

CJhaughey

I've heard Lion piss is a great deterrent for errant cats.

Armchair Andy

Happened to me a long time ago where there was this cat who'd sit on the bonnet of the van. Constantly hunting him off it and came to an end when I didn't see him for a while.

Came home to see him mashed to pieces in my parking spot one day, he had taken to napping up inside the engine bay as there was cat fur all over the battery case. I had driven over him before he could escape.

theminstrel

Connect an electric fence to the car. One shock from that will keep him away

StereoSound

Isn't there Cat pellets you can buy that stop a cat coming near your plants to take a dump? You could put a few around the car on the ground.

tossy

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I do recall that there is a spray that you can use to ward them off.

* EDIT, seems to be a load of them on Amazon and ebay. Worth a shot!*

StereoSound wrote: »

Isn't there Cat pellets you can buy that stop a cat coming near your plants to take a dump? You could put a few around the car on the ground.

Thanks for the suggestion lads, i'll look into the spray and the plants thing too.

I am sure the other suggestions were funny inside the posters heads

9935452

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Doff-Pepper-Dust-Home-Garden-Animal-Cat-Dog-Repellent-225-Grams-/331828188200?hash=item4d42805428:g:eLUAAOSwz2lXCqiV

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Inspired-Pet-Scratch-No-More-500ml-Cat-and-Dog-Repellent-Spray-Deters-Pets-/351194700669?hash=item51c4d5db7d:g:e~YAAOxyXVBSLyub

The same happened to me with cats on the car. For some reason it was the drivers side wing and A pillar that got minor scratches on them

fancy pigeon

minikin wrote: »

Give it some handbrake when you're on a roundabout, that'll shake the hairy cat off.

Cat was spelled wrong... I have fixed this! Imagine mixing up rats and cats... You'd want to be blind :eek:

Tossy, I have a mirouku over and under try creosote or Jeyes (howa ya) fluid

tossy

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Cat was spelled wrong... I have fixed this! Imagine mixing up rats and cats... You'd want to be blind :eek:

Tossy, I have a mirouku over and under try creosote or Jeyes (howa ya) fluid

I thought about the over and under but my shot isn't great i'd do more damage to the bonnet than any cat lol.

I think Jeyes fluid might be very hard on the paint, that's my main concern with these spray on solutions.

fancy pigeon

tossy wrote: »

I thought about the over and under but my shot isn't great i'd do more damage to the bonnet than any cat lol.

I think Jeyes fluid might be very hard on the paint, that's my main concern with these spray on solutions.

Slug shot, be grand! Double ought buck if you want to be daring :D:D

Oh no, never on the car! Say in a plastic container or around the car, wouldn't put it on the paint

Cheensbo

Sure a little 4-10 wouldn't even mark the paint, do a nice job on a cat though :P

Have ya tried some nice slippery wax??

BrokenArrows

Just get a spray bottle of water. Anytime you see him there just a few quirts of water will send him running.
Eventually he will get the message.

wandatowell

Have gun will travel.

tossy

Cheensbo wrote: »

Have ya tried some nice slippery wax??

The last thing i want is the cat breaking out the nails for grip lol

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Just get a spray bottle of water. Anytime you see him there just a few quirts of water will send him running.
Eventually he will get the message.

I can't sit in wait,it's happening when i am in bed at night or in the morning after working nights.

Golfgorfield

I've had this problem before.
i have an airsoft gun.
I dont have this problem anymore.

Nidom

Birdseed on the bonnet works wonders.

bazz26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIkEfBdpEXA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qexEy55hQI

DanielGibbons

I came out to the Caddy one morning, to find some sticky fluid on the bottom of my windscreen.

Took a wet cloth and cleaned it off while I had the Caddy warming up (fan on full blast to clear the foggy windscreen)

Hopped into the van and the smell of cat's p*ss was unreal... the b*stard had pissed down into the cabin filter!

Had to stop using the fan until I got a chance to change the filter.

pa990

Plan A:

Get some cat repellent , something like this

http://www.deteracat.co.uk/cat-repellent-crystals.html

spread it around where you park the car, and even put some into a plastic cap and leave it sitting on the bonnet.


or Plan B

one of these
https://www.pet-bliss.ie/acatalog/Cat_Traps_Humane.html
combined with
any of these
http://www.glockmeister.com/9-mm/products/4/

tossy

DanielGibbons wrote: »

.. the b*stard had pissed down into the cabin filter!

Had to stop using the fan until I got a chance to change the filter.

Ah FFS!! Is this Daniel from Autostadt with the MK4 ?

pa990 wrote: »

Plan A:

Get some cat repellent , something like this

http://www.deteracat.co.uk/cat-repellent-crystals.html

spread it around where you park the car, and even put some into a plastic cap and leave it sitting on the bonnet.


or Plan B

one of these
https://www.pet-bliss.ie/acatalog/Cat_Traps_Humane.html
combined with
any of these
http://www.glockmeister.com/9-mm/products/4/

I presume i can get the replant stuff in an good pet shop or woodies ?

If the fooker pisses into my cabin filter i'll be definitely employing plan B lol

BetsyEllen

OP cats hate the scent of citrus.

Maybe dilute some Citronella or Orange/Lemon Oil with some water and spray on top of the car? Obviously you'd have to repeat any time it rains.

tossy

OSI wrote: »

I highly doubt a cat would piss in a cabin filter, they're usually incredibly private about doing their "business".

Why so serious ?

DanielGibbons

tossy wrote: »

Ah FFS!! Is this Daniel from Autostadt with the MK4 ?

If the fooker pisses into my cabin filter i'll be definitely employing plan B lol

That's me Who's this, I don't recognise the username??

OSI wrote: »

I highly doubt a cat would piss in a cabin filter, they're usually incredibly private about doing their "business".

I'm nearly sure it was a cat - I had the pawprints on the windscreen / bonnet too!
The smell was absolutely rotten

tossy

DanielGibbons wrote: »

That's me Who's this, I don't recognise the username??

Shane, from the wild Atlantic way run.

DanielGibbons

tossy wrote: »

Shane, from the wild Atlantic way run.

Ah ha! White S3, of course!

No wonder you want to keep the cat off it :eek:

tossy

DanielGibbons wrote: »

Ah ha! White S3, of course!

No wonder you want to keep the cat off it :eek:

I think white is the problem the paw prints are very noticeable.

listermint

OSI wrote: »

I highly doubt a cat would piss in a cabin filter, they're usually incredibly private about doing their "business".

Speak to many cats ?

Dord

Get Off spray works. You can get it in pet shops. I'm not sure how it would be with the paint work so perhaps just spray it around the area.
Alternatively, put an expensive cat bed on your bonnet. The cat will be sure to avoid it! :P

Isambard

park vertically, polish bonnet first

jimbis

The best cat deterant ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbkLjjlMV8