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I’m pretty obsessive about my vehicles. Detailing is one of my hobbies. My new Maverick is a daily driver that’s is kept in my carport. Have a garage but it’s full of my collection. Recently had some cats coming around at night (caught it on my Ring camera) that are getting on the tonneau, top, and hood. Even PISSING ON MY WINDSHIELD! I’m gonna try repellent and mothballs. Anybody got any surefire methods short of lethal means that have worked????
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You titled this thread with "neighbor cats. Depending on your relationship with the neighbors, I would consider a live trap. Return the same cat twice and warn them that the third time the cat goes to a shelter. Other possibility is to keep the cat a day or two and see if owner's come looking for it. No real easy answer. A repellant would be good if you can find one that works. You may also consider a feisty dog, but dogs will do to wheels what the cats are doing to your windshield!! :)

Edit: Maybe you can rig motion detector to play a predator scream of something like a mountain lion to scare them off. However, most animals get wise after several occurrences.
 

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They are cats. Turn on the sprinkler or hose whenever they are near. That should make them think twice.
 

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22? Or possibly play the Eagles, that is supposed to kill kittens....
 

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Buy tarpaulins for all four sides. Mount them on rings like a shower curtain and keep your truck dry and clean to boot.
 

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Don't know if the cats ever go inside the neighbors house, but I have heard it usually works if you trap them and spray them liberally with skunk essence. The neighbors will keep the cats indoors from then on. If not after the first time it happens, then for sure after the second.
 
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Motion detector sprinkler works pretty well.
I was going to suggest .22 but this is actually the best idea. I did this to get the cats out of my yard and a racoon pooping by ac.
 

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Cayenne Pepper sprinkled around maybe….works with the mailbox.
 

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Time to put that laser to work.
 
 




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