Cat Scratches On Car
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Cat Scratches On Car
My cat still walks on my car with his muddy little paws. 
I was wondering if the scratches left behind from where he had walked at just surface scratches that are easy to get out or more of a serious problem. The scraches look very fine and not too deep. The car is Berlina Black so it shows EVERYTHING 
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Please supply any suggestions on keeping the cat off of the car as well as the best way to get the scratches out.
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Mike
2004 Berlina Black S2000
2004 Obsidian Black G35 Coupe 6MT
2001 Grand Prix White S2000 w/hardtop
I was wondering if the scratches left behind from where he had walked at just surface scratches that are easy to get out or more of a serious problem. The scraches look very fine and not too deep. The car is Berlina Black so it shows EVERYTHING . Please supply any suggestions on keeping the cat off of the car as well as the best way to get the scratches out.
Thanks,
Mike
2004 Berlina Black S2000
2004 Obsidian Black G35 Coupe 6MT
2001 Grand Prix White S2000 w/hardtop
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Mike, If you figure out a way to keep the cat's off please let me know I have two outdoor cats and one will without question hop up on the hood to enjoy the warmth - I have the same scratches and it kills me everytime I see them.
The cats belong to my late mother so killing them is out of the question. I park in my backyard now at night for security reasons but during the day I put my hood up if I park in my driveway and that works but I only do that if I plan on hopping right back in the car!
You might want to post your question in the "wash and wax " forum regarding the scratches!
The cats belong to my late mother so killing them is out of the question. I park in my backyard now at night for security reasons but during the day I put my hood up if I park in my driveway and that works but I only do that if I plan on hopping right back in the car!
You might want to post your question in the "wash and wax " forum regarding the scratches!
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I had this same problem with my Mustang. When I bought my S2000, I got a Clifford G5 850 Alarm with proximity sensor, and now when the cats get within paw's distance of my car, it chirps at them and they leave it alone. It may take a few times for them to realize it's you car, but once they do, they won't come near it. I haven't had a car under or over my S2000 since I got it installed. I also check when I hear the chirp and if I see a cat, I make it go away, thus associating the chirp with danger and trouble, so they tend to stay away now. Can't say the same about the wife's civic though!
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Originally posted by S2kRod
I had this same problem with my Mustang. When I bought my S2000, I got a Clifford G5 850 Alarm with proximity sensor, and now when the cats get within paw's distance of my car, it chirps at them and they leave it alone. It may take a few times for them to realize it's you car, but once they do, they won't come near it. I haven't had a car under or over my S2000 since I got it installed. I also check when I hear the chirp and if I see a cat, I make it go away, thus associating the chirp with danger and trouble, so they tend to stay away now. Can't say the same about the wife's civic though!
I had this same problem with my Mustang. When I bought my S2000, I got a Clifford G5 850 Alarm with proximity sensor, and now when the cats get within paw's distance of my car, it chirps at them and they leave it alone. It may take a few times for them to realize it's you car, but once they do, they won't come near it. I haven't had a car under or over my S2000 since I got it installed. I also check when I hear the chirp and if I see a cat, I make it go away, thus associating the chirp with danger and trouble, so they tend to stay away now. Can't say the same about the wife's civic though!
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As Skip Ferrari suggested, a car cover is one way.
This option isn't necessarily cheap but I've heard it works very well. Try http://www.properpet.com/scatmat.htm
Good luck & Drive Safe,
Steve R.
This option isn't necessarily cheap but I've heard it works very well. Try http://www.properpet.com/scatmat.htm
Good luck & Drive Safe,
Steve R.
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Scat Mats are the only things that work - they are commercially available, but I made my own. My car is covered, and I have scat mats on the hood, top, and trunk. The cats never get up on the car, and we have seven outdoor cats.
De-clawing is painful and cruel for an outdoor cat - it leaves them defenseless and unable to climb a tree to evade a predator. Plus, the rear ones are almost never done, and when the cat is on yur roof and startled, it digs in with the rears to leap.
http://www.arcatapet.com/scatmat.cfm
Mine uses a 9v power source from a step down transformer (wal-wart) connected to the hi-voltage xformer on the scat mat - they can be connected in series so only 1 xformer is needed, and there are lo, mde, hi settings, allowing you to adjust for the voltage that works (my big male cat slept on the mats on Lo - he got a wakeup call from Medium.
De-clawing is painful and cruel for an outdoor cat - it leaves them defenseless and unable to climb a tree to evade a predator. Plus, the rear ones are almost never done, and when the cat is on yur roof and startled, it digs in with the rears to leap.
http://www.arcatapet.com/scatmat.cfm
Mine uses a 9v power source from a step down transformer (wal-wart) connected to the hi-voltage xformer on the scat mat - they can be connected in series so only 1 xformer is needed, and there are lo, mde, hi settings, allowing you to adjust for the voltage that works (my big male cat slept on the mats on Lo - he got a wakeup call from Medium.
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Question for those who've used the ScatMat:
Do you have to keep putting the unit, or a dummy unit, on the car even after the critters have learned their lessons or do they pretty much keep off after the fact?
Just wondering!
Drive Safe,
Steve R.
Do you have to keep putting the unit, or a dummy unit, on the car even after the critters have learned their lessons or do they pretty much keep off after the fact?
Just wondering!
Drive Safe,
Steve R.