Interesting Deterrent For Those F*ing Annoying Cats
While this is slightly long, there's a cat deterrent solution near the end!
While I feel uncomfortable mentioning this due to the obvious identity/origin of the cats I refer to, I feel the topic or fact is interesting enough to post, as well as the fact that the problem is hopefully one that is resolving itselft or diminishing due to an unexpected deterrent device...
I took exception to the fact that numerous cats were first walking through the mud and then all over the paintwork of my new car. As you would know, applying directional pressure to a mix of sand and water while on a highly polished (or any) surface would obviously cause at least fine scratches, and over time more noticable damage. These mud-prints were from the tip of the bonnet to the spoiler on the boot. I hurriedly tried to find a solution that would deter the cats from ruining my car. The steps were as follows:
1) I bought a very soft and protective $208.00 car cover, which I fitted every time I came home and which I removed before I left (of course). The first fitting took me (honestly and literally) 25 minutes. Removing was faster, but subsequent fittings took about 15 minutes each (I only have one working arm). Not only that, but I stored it in my "bike" shed, which meant a walk across the muddy lawn twice each time I used the car. When I found that any strong wind blew the cover off, I gave up and stored the cover permanently.
2) I decided againt a pellet gun, and though that some high pitched & loud noise would deter them. This in fact worked, but it had a few hiccups. I bought a PIR (passive infra-red) sensor alarm which was armed/disarmed by remote. The PIR covered the car and set off a 130dB siren when triggered. This worked perfectly, no more prints. However, since it was a cheap to mid priced item from Dick Smith, it stopped working shortly afterwards. When I setup the new replaced item, everything was fine for a few weeks. One rainy day though, it decided to not respond to the remote and since I was in a hurry and annoyed at being deafened by the siren, I kicked the unit into enough pieces to stop the siren from wailing.
3) I now have my current item in place, a more expensive (but still from Dick Smith) PIR Sensor, however this one is operated using a keypad (enter security code to disarm, etc...) Anyway, I've found that it may not be the actual siren that puts the cats off, but rather the infra-red beams themselves! I think this because the very night of the slaughter of the second PIR sensor, the little bastards played "stuck-in-the-mud" on my car!. They might be able to see or sense the beams or something. Anyway, hope someone found this info useful, or got a laugh at my inane and stupid carry-on!
Dave.
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Originally Posted by StoneChucker
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