{"id":36518,"date":"2017-10-23T19:41:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=36518"},"modified":"2018-12-04T09:35:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T00:35:10","slug":"2017-10-23-194143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/en\/entry\/2017-10-23-194143\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat Paw Prints on Our Panamera\u2019s Hood\u2026 So We Installed a Cat Deterrent Right Away!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One Day, on the Hood<\/h3>\n

Yesterday\u2019s typhoon was intense\u2014the wind was especially fierce. It\u2019s been years since our area issued an evacuation advisory, so I was really surprised. I expect things to remain difficult north of the Kanto region until tomorrow, and I hope the typhoon passes with as little damage as possible.<\/p>\n

Then, the other day, I got an email from my husband, who had already left for work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are cat paw prints all over the Panamera Turbo\u2019s hood! Gently dust them off with the duster we use for the Panamera!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWait, that can happen?\u201d I thought. But when I went to look, there they were: cat paw prints. More than ten of them, in fact. I tried to remove the dirt with the duster as he\u2019d asked, but it was dirty with sand and dust, so I ended up smearing more grime onto the hood\u2014and the cat paw prints were still there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And Then It Got Worse\u2026<\/h3>\n

I wasn\u2019t sure what to do, so I tried rubbing the marks off with a cloth. They came off, but I left faint scratches across the hood.<\/p>\n

Oh no\u2026 (\u30fc_\u30fc)<\/span><\/p>\n

When my husband got home that evening, he told me, \u201cNever wipe dirt off a car with a dry cloth.<\/strong> First, use a damp cloth to loosen the dirt.\u201d<\/strong> I\u2019m sorry\u2026 I really am.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the scratches were only in the coating, and my husband was able to wipe them away that same day. The hood looked good as new. What a relief\u2026<\/p>\n

Back to those paw prints: this never happened with our previous Panamera, apparently because it was white. (It was Carrara White.)<\/span> Our current Panamera Turbo is navy blue, and the theory is that when sunlight warms the hood, a cat comes over to bask in the warmth.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext thing you know, the cat will be sharpening its claws on it! If it does, I won\u2019t let it get away with that\u2014I\u2019ll pick it off with a machine gun!\u201d<\/p>\n

My husband rarely shows his feelings, but he was visibly angry and worked up. And who could blame him? We\u2019d bought the car new, and it had only been about ten days. If a cat had scratched up the hood, we\u2019d have been furious.<\/p>\n

We Bought a Cat Deterrent<\/h3>\n

So my husband did some research online and promptly bought a cat deterrent. Here it is.<\/p>\n

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