CAT!!! Jumps on my car at night and leaves deep scratches in clear coat! AAHH

[Reizvoll]

i come out every morning to find dirty pawprints on my waxed weekly baby, and in the past week his nails have grown. when he jumps off the edge above the passenger and driver doors he leaves DEEP scratches in the clearcoat!!!!

I AM SO PISSED OFF

DEAR CAT,

IF I FIND YOU I WILL OFFICIALLY EARN THE RANK OF CAT KILLER!!!

I am camping out with a hose to scare him off tonight, who knows of any other bright ideas to get this cat to stay away.

he's costing me major dough, my paint was PERFECT AAAAARRRGHHHHH!!!!!

do they make cat repellant? maybe soak a towel on top of a tarp on top of the car???

[E36BMW3series]

Put poison in some food and put it on the hood of your car

[Reizvoll]

or antifreeze... i'm not inhumane though really, i just want the cat to go jump on other people's cars. on another forum they told me cats hate mint, so i put a bottle of listirine in a spray bottle and sprayed a 2 foot perimeter vampire style around the car... we'll see if it works...

[thegman1234]

There's an ongoing topic on GolfMKV about the same thing. A lot of sickos are telling him to kill the cat. There are other options, try a pet shop for some repelling products, or if it's a stray you can call a shelter.

[kornkid8600]

car cover for now

[CoupeChick]

As if the cat understands what he's doing when he jumps up on the car. Although I'd be pretty pissed too, I bet a professional detailer can wetsand those scratches out of your clear.

Don't sink to animal cruelty. That's just weak.

[E36BMW3series]

I park in the garage so I don't have to worry about this problem. It's apparently a cat that no one will take care of. I would not spend my money to prevent a cat from "vandalizing" my car. (I say vandalizing because if a person was scratching it that's what you would call it)

Anyways, I have a bottle of anti-freeze and some other good junk in my garage, so it doesn't cost me anything.

There are enough cats, I don't really care about outside cats. Dogs are different, other animals are different. Cats IMO fall close to the mouse/rabbit category. Who really cares, if they are pestering you, take care of em.

[Reizvoll]

really am suprised at the number of peeps telling me to off the cat.

[apollo322]

Buy some wolf urine and sprinkle it around the perimeter of your garage. The cat won't get within 15 feet of your garage ever again.

PS: If you choose to ignore this advice and off the cat instead I'll sleep fine tonight.

[The_Stig]

Catnip + your neighbor's car + several days in a row = no more cat problem

[twojze34]

get a foosa!

[mijbr90190]

haha. my cat gets on my dads car, but it has a cloth top. So now all the cat hair sticks to the roof

[Black Stig]

Dig a mote around your car with a draw bridge to get out.

[LinearX]

They actually sell spray repellent you can buy that sticks to surfaces for a while.

[twojze34]

place some chicken wire around the tree...or go on a stakeout with two highly hydrated super soakers...cats detest water and try to avoid it.

[Stück]

Its just a 95 325i, who cares?

Cat is just looking for someplace warm to lay down.

[exproject]

Its just a 95 325i, who cares?

Cat is just looking for someplace warm to lay down.

QFT. Live and let live.

[thirtyhourpunch]

I feel your pain, I had the same issue with numerous cats, tried everything. Turpentine/ ammonia(cats are supposed to hate the smell), bb gun, calling their mom a hoe, nothing worked until I bought a trap; trapped the little a**holes and condemned them to a life in the wilderness. After capture, I took them out to the country(30 plus miles) flipped them off and set them free by a farm. Coyote food? I don't know, but hey cats have 9 lives and claws!
If you resort to a trap(Harbour freight has them cheap), make sure you put the food under the actually trap trigger; otherwise they will eat the food without setting off the trap.
Good luck!

i come out every morning to find dirty pawprints on my waxed weekly baby, and in the past week his nails have grown. when he jumps off the edge above the passenger and driver doors he leaves DEEP scratches in the clearcoat!!!!

I AM SO PISSED OFF

DEAR CAT,

IF I FIND YOU I WILL OFFICIALLY EARN THE RANK OF CAT KILLER!!!

I am camping out with a hose to scare him off tonight, who knows of any other bright ideas to get this cat to stay away.

he's costing me major dough, my paint was PERFECT AAAAARRRGHHHHH!!!!!

do they make cat repellant? maybe soak a towel on top of a tarp on top of the car???

[montaillou]

Lots of budding psychos in this thread.

If you're gonna trap it, drop it off at the Humane Society at least.

I don't think a car cover is a very good solution as the cover will be loose and the cat might very well dig in for better traction should it jump up.

I'm experiencing a similiar problem, though with no real good solution.

[Reizvoll]

Its just a 95 325i, who cares?

ahem... my 95 has 63,000 miles and not a single scratch, ding or stain. this is no ordinary 95 a**hoe

[epmedia]

Just google cat repellent.

Here's something?

http://www.cat-repellant.info

Robert

[Stück]

ahem... my 95 has 63,000 miles and not a single scratch, ding or stain. this is no ordinary 95 a**hoe

Its got scratches now, its a e36 325i, who cares.

[epmedia]

Its got scratches now, its a e36 325i, who cares.

EDIT: btw: I dig your rotating sig...

Anybody would care if they take care of their car, and appreciate their car, silly.

You should see how my boy responds to water-spots on his '84 Supra, or how my daughter repsonds to tree sap on her '94 325i, or how my youngest son responds to whatever on his neon, or how I respond to parking lot dings on my '78 320i. ---- It's all the same, you care about the car and the efforts you put into it, to keep it well maintained and perty .

Take care, Robert

[AngryWhopper]

You should have a car cover on it

[E34Kevin]

Bleach should work. just put it around your car, they won't cross it...unless its a naughty kitty. My cats know better hehe