DaddyCee Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Hi All. I am wondering if anyone has a similar problem with their soft top. I have a local cat that has decided that my roof make an excellent place to sleep each night and so I am waking to copious amounts of fur that I am having to brush off each morning with a lint roller. Now this is working fine, but I am concerned that this little blighter might start to claw the roof material and you know where that could lead. So are there any suggestions (other than the obvious) of how to prevent / stop this? I have thought of: a) protective covering for the roof only (do they make such an item)? a supersoaker c) a high pitched noise maker that can be placed near the car somewhere on my drive Cheers, DC. Quote
TT350 Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Open each door, throw a large black bin liner over the top of the roof so that it drapes over each side and close each door trapping the excess lengths of bin liner inside. If you make sure the whole roof is covered the cat won't want to sleep on the bin liner. 2 Quote
DaddyCee Posted June 20, 2017 Author Posted June 20, 2017 Open each door, throw a large black bin liner over the top of the roof so that it drapes over each side and close each door trapping the excess lengths of bin liner inside. If you make sure the whole roof is covered the cat won't want to sleep on the bin liner. good suggestion, i will try that as a cost effective option. Quote
Ekona Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Black pepper sprinkled lightly on the roof for a few days. Won't harm roof nor cat, cat won't stay there at all. 1 Quote
Jay84 Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Just up the game a little..... We've all seen batman, we know where escalation leads. You'll either find a Lion, or it'll go down the route of the old lady that swallowed a fly. I like the bag and pepper ideas, and i'd love to see someone sprinkle pepper on their roof. My granddad has a statue of a cat with marble eyes in his garden as he's convinced it scares off other cats. 1 Quote
Exec Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Maybe an item like a beanbag soaked with some firm of cat repellant and just lay it on the roof when you park. Maybe in a piece of bin liner if it's well saturated as not to stain the roof. Iv never had that problem before but I have a coupe! Neighbors cat likes to lay in my flowerbeds. Quote
DaddyCee Posted June 29, 2017 Author Posted June 29, 2017 Black pepper sprinkled lightly on the roof for a few days. Won't harm roof nor cat, cat won't stay there at all. Thanks for the suggestion. It's a pain having to cover the roof each night. Look at the brazen thing last night, it was still daylight!! https://i.imgur.com/xVLWlyG.jpg Quote
Jay84 Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 He's a furry bugger . Crazy idea: You could get a cat. Cats are really territorial. Quote
DaddyCee Posted June 29, 2017 Author Posted June 29, 2017 We had 3 cats, sadly all gone now. I am looking to move shortly, so it will hopefully not follow me 10 - 20 miles down the road. lol. 1 Quote
ilogikal1 Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Well moving's a bit extreme, but if it works... 2 Quote
TT350 Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Cats have a strong sense of smell. Some pungent essential oils will get rid of the freeloader. Quote
Humpy Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 If you have a zoo nearby, contact them and see if you can get some tiger poo. You won't see the cat again or any other cat come to think of it for a good mile or two 😂 Sent from my E6853 using Tapatalk Quote
TT350 Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) If you have a zoo nearby, contact them and see if you can get some tiger poo. You won't see the cat again or any other cat come to think of it for a good mile or two 😂 Sent from my E6853 using Tapatalk That myth was busted in a Myth Busters episode. Edited June 29, 2017 by TT350 Quote
jumping350 Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) probably no help to you now but I have a microwave sensor on my alarm and ive watched the cats tiptoe up the bonnet only to get up the windscreen to the roof and get a nice loud warning siren which they promptly jump off at this point they have got round this a couple of times though Edited June 29, 2017 by jumping350 1 Quote
DaddyCee Posted June 30, 2017 Author Posted June 30, 2017 I know they seem to have some ingenious ways to get their own way. Luckily it was persistently raining in Bristol last night so no feline fur to roll off with my lint roller this morning. Still need to try the black pepper trick. Quote
Watola123 Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 There are stuff out there you can buy to scare away cats, I believe there is a product out there that goes by your garage that gives off a noise that only cats can here! Also herd or of putting lemons or something under the car Sorry couldn't help more Quote
Jay84 Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 They use them to keep teens away from shops in rougher areas too as its a frequency you lose as you age. 1 Quote
Aashenfox Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 I had no idea that those high frequency things worked on young humans. Thanks for the info. By the way though, they absolutely SHAFT the local wildlife too, so use those frequency emitter things with care. Poor bats and owls, etc. Quote
Jay84 Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Yeah my rough neighbourhood had them...maybe still does and I'm just old now Edited June 30, 2017 by Jay84 Quote
docwra Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 I had no idea that those high frequency things worked on young humans. Thanks for the info. Some older ones as well, remember working in a garden next to one, I was going out of my mind by the end of the day. Some city McDonalds have them too, fortunately I hate McDonalds. 1 Quote
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