Cat Scratches On Conservatory Roof?

Frank99

Noticed a neighbours cat run across glass roof slipping and leaving this scratch about an inch long, i have given up trying to scare them off because by the time i get the door open they are gone.
Does anybody know of a service for putting a patterned film up on the inside of the glass which can hide any marks that you get with plain tinted glass, i ask this because my old roof was patterned and although light, the floral pattern was able to disguise and marks of blemishes on the outer glass.
I know you can purchase film of Ebay etc but i will probably leave air bubbles if i do it myself!

TELLIT01

Do you not think you might be over reacting slightly to very small scratches on the roof? How much time do you spend looking up at them. To get film applied isn't going to be cheap as applying it to the underside of a sloping roof isn't going to be an easy job.

Typhoon2000

Is that glass or polycarbonate? I would surprise if a cats claws would mark glass like that. Regardless, I would just leave it alone.

Owain_Moneysaver

Signwriters apply vinyl film, as do car window tinters. Some glaziers will as well, especially the ones that do commercial work.

Frank99

Glass so called self cleaning etc.

Shaun_of_the_Dead

Typhoon2000 wrote: »

Is that glass or polycarbonate? I would surprise if a cats claws would mark glass like that. Regardless, I would just leave it alone.

I stand to be corrected but I can't see how the claws would come into contact with the roof. Don't they retract when they walk?

MovingForwards

Cats have five claws, where's the other claw marks where it's tried to grip and not slip?

Just ignore it as no doubt you will have other marks, chips etc.

worldtraveller

For those people that continue to believe that cat's don't scratch anything, sorry, but it's rubbish! On any slippery surface, where they can't get traction (such as my car bonnet & roof), they protract their claws! That's where the damage occurs!

worldtraveller

MovingForwards wrote: »

Just ignore it as no doubt you will have other marks, chips etc.

Why should anyone have to ignore it! I don't have other marks & chips on my car, unless caused by anything other than the odd stone chip from the road. Why should I put up with regular paintwork scratches from local cat's jumping up on my car?!

What would you do if a cat, or cat's, continually scratched your car, or, say, maybe your front door paintwork? Just ignore it?

missprice

worldtraveller wrote: »

For those people that continue to believe that cat's don't scratch anything, sorry, but it's rubbish! On any slippery surface, where they can't get traction (such as my car bonnet & roof), they protract their claws! That's where the damage occurs!

Claws being the right word, this is one scratch from a? Claw. Cats cannot only let one claw out at a time. Also with pp, really not something to worry about.

worldtraveller wrote: »

Why should anyone have to ignore it! I don't have other marks & chips on my car, unless caused by anything other than the odd stone chip from the road. Why should I put up with regular paintwork scratches from local cat's jumping up on my car?!

What would you do if a cat, or cat's, continually scratched your car, or, say, maybe your front door paintwork? Just ignore it?

My bloody dog continually tries to chase my cat across my car, one side is covered in scratches from dog claws, way worse than cat claws. I'm not precious about my car so I do nothing.hth

MovingForwards

worldtraveller wrote: »

Why should anyone have to ignore it! I don't have other marks & chips on my car, unless caused by anything other than the odd stone chip from the road. Why should I put up with regular paintwork scratches from local cat's jumping up on my car?!

What would you do if a cat, or cat's, continually scratched your car, or, say, maybe your front door paintwork? Just ignore it?

I've had it happen, there were several lines of cat claws down my car where it slipped and couldn't grip, hence my comment that isn't a cat scratch.

Also, I've also had a neighbour put nail varnish on my car. Another neighbour threw stones, repeatedly hitting my windows, or do you want me to say about the time the neighbour broke a guard protecting people from burning themselves. Or the time someone wrote my car off and drove off?

Its part and parcel of life.

If your car is on your drive, put a blanket on, then a car cover to protect it.