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Cat walked through paint all over brand new drive!

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Cramberry · 21/04/2024 20:02

Dh was painting garden furniture on our front lawn. When he came in for lunch he did not account for our cat jumping on table (never does this). We are now left with a trail of painted paw prints on our 2 month drive!

What can we do?? White spirit did NOTHING.

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BoobyDazzler · 22/04/2024 08:07

A pressure washer will sort it

DuchesseNemours · 22/04/2024 08:06

How many more times is the OP going to have to explain she has cleaned the cats paws already🙄

Sasqwatch · 22/04/2024 08:05

maudelovesharold · 21/04/2024 20:10

I’d be more worried about the cat licking its paws to try and get the paint off, tbh!

This

Get your priorities right OP 🙄

GreyTonkinese · 22/04/2024 08:01

Power washing or chem washing didn't shift ours at all. I have checked with my husband and he says he used Jif and a scouring pad rather than steel wool or a wire brush.

FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 22/04/2024 06:36

Poor cat he was just exploring his environment.

I think a pressure wash too but paintstripper covered in cling film might soften it enough to scrape off.

GreyTonkinese · 22/04/2024 05:02

When some painting contractors didn't predict our brick steps very well from spots of paint falling, I used a paint scraper on the worst bits and my husband used an abrasive cream cleaner - do you have Jif in the UK - and a brush with elbow grease. I have some vague memory of steel wool or a wire brush. I'd do a small bit and see how it goes.

AgentJohnson · 22/04/2024 04:56

Contact the people who laid the paving for advice.

Ilovetolurk · 22/04/2024 04:46

coxesorangepippin · 22/04/2024 01:50

Looks more like a raccoon paw than a cat's, to be fair

Definitely kitty. We don’t have much in the way of raccoons here in Yorkshire Grin

Catsmere · 22/04/2024 04:33

Treaclewell · 21/04/2024 21:02

You do realise that this is historically mandatory for either a dog or cat to "improve" human work in this way. Any museum at a Roman villa or similar will have tiles on display which have been marked when wet in this way. It's imperative.

Yes! And on Time Team they had a WWII spigot mortar that had dog paw prints in the cement.

MistyGreenAndBlue · 22/04/2024 04:28

😸

Cat walked through paint all over brand new drive!
OrderOfTheKookaburra · 22/04/2024 01:53

Try looking for a graffiti removal kit.

My builders managed to absolutely cover the road in paint when we first moved in, and it was removed by graffiti remivalists.

coxesorangepippin · 22/04/2024 01:50

Looks more like a raccoon paw than a cat's, to be fair

coxesorangepippin · 22/04/2024 01:49

Piss paw planning to be fair

^

😅😅😺

RogueFemale · 22/04/2024 01:30

EatCrow · 22/04/2024 01:29

OPs already stated she’s cleaned the cats paws. They’re now dyed a sage colour. ☺️

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Excellent news!

EatCrow · 22/04/2024 01:29

RogueFemale · 22/04/2024 01:27

I'd be more worried about cleaning the cat's paws to ensure no harm to cat.

OPs already stated she’s cleaned the cats paws. They’re now dyed a sage colour. ☺️

RogueFemale · 22/04/2024 01:27

I'd be more worried about cleaning the cat's paws to ensure no harm to cat.

EatCrow · 22/04/2024 01:24

BeachHutsAndDeckchairs · 21/04/2024 23:11

I always thought you couldn't see claws on cat prints?

There are cat prints in the concrete on the path under the corner of the cladding on our house. They've been there since before we moved in so we have no idea when they were made but every time I see them I always wonder about the cat that left them.

There are cat prints on ancient manuscripts and Roman tiles too so they've been doing this sort of thing for millennia!

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I love this. I’m imagining OPs cat calmly looking on understanding that it’s simply a cat thing to do.

EatCrow · 22/04/2024 01:21

Grimchmas · 21/04/2024 22:52

Fill in the missing bits so they look like proper paw prints 🐾

Yes! 😁

Jimmyneutronsforehead · 22/04/2024 01:14

Gonna need to see the culprit

SabreIsMyFave · 21/04/2024 23:41

We need a picture of the paint paw prints on your driveway @Cramberry

PuneorPlayonWords · 21/04/2024 23:37

I've a lovely paint paw on my desk from when the painter left my office window open. I don't own a cat. It was next door's arsehole come to check out what was occurring 😼

BeachHutsAndDeckchairs · 21/04/2024 23:11

Ilovetolurk · 21/04/2024 20:48

If it makes you feel any better OP this was my reskimmed window ledge improved by the cat.

I always thought you couldn't see claws on cat prints?

There are cat prints in the concrete on the path under the corner of the cladding on our house. They've been there since before we moved in so we have no idea when they were made but every time I see them I always wonder about the cat that left them.

There are cat prints on ancient manuscripts and Roman tiles too so they've been doing this sort of thing for millennia!

Infracat · 21/04/2024 23:04

Jetwash will sort this.

TinyYellow · 21/04/2024 23:00

At least it was your own cat. I have permanent paw prints in the concrete of my garage floor and scratches on my car because of other people’s pain in the arse cats.