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From: greg@utcsri.UUCP (Gregory Smith)
Newsgroups: net.pets,net.auto
Subject: cats sitting on cars
Message-ID: <2389@utcsri.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Mar-86 17:01:51 EST
Article-I.D.: utcsri.2389
Posted: Sun Mar 23 17:01:51 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 23-Mar-86 17:25:24 EST
References: <10877@amdcad.UUCP> <726@ihlpl.UUCP>
Reply-To: greg@utcsri.UUCP (Gregory Smith)
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
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Summary: 

In article <726@ihlpl.UUCP> chrise@ihlpl.UUCP (Chris Edmonds) writes:
>> My neighbor's cat likes to sit on the hood of my new car.  
>> I am concerned about him scratching the paint.
>Well, a better question is whether a cat's claws can scratch a car or
>not.  I never actually experimented with a cat, but I know MY claws
>(same basic chemistry) can't damage factory paint.

I don't think they can. What about those dirty tracks they leave, though?
They pick up dirt on their feet and this contains grit which _can_ scratch.
Especially after it has rained and it is muddy.
No animosity towards kitties intended - we have two cats, which don't sit
on cars much, so I can't say. But I do think that a cat which made a frequent
habit of car-sitting could degrade your paint noticeably  - esp. when jumping
from the hood to the roof.





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Greg Smith     University of Toronto       ..!decvax!utzoo!utcsri!greg