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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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Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 21/04/2024 22:55

Nitromors.

Grimchmas · 21/04/2024 22:52

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

OneBadKitty · 21/04/2024 22:47

Nail polish remover

deClutterBugz · 21/04/2024 22:14

Jet wash will get most off, the rest will fade over time.

HappiestSleeping · 21/04/2024 22:08

The important thing to know here is what type of paint it was, and whether the paving is permeable?

SoupDragon · 21/04/2024 22:06

I think a jet washer would shift it. It would also shift the sand that's down between the pavers though.

ArcaneWireless · 21/04/2024 22:04

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 love your window ledge.

JustJoinedRightNow · 21/04/2024 22:03

Ah ok thanks OP. Sorry your new drive got wrecked. Hope your cat is ok with the paint on his paws.

Fabellini · 21/04/2024 22:01

Our cat walked across our newly painted fence and then onto the wheelie bins. I was quite sad when we moved house and had to leave our unique bins behind.
I do understand that bins aren’t as big a deal as a newly paved drive though!

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Cramberry · 21/04/2024 21:59

JustJoinedRightNow · 21/04/2024 21:21

That rack of paving looks superimposed on there - do you mean that's what your new drive is made from? I'm confused

yes I was showing what the drive is made of

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minimadgirl · 21/04/2024 21:59

It will wear off eventually.

Don't worry when they did the base for our garage in the only 5 minutes my husband dared leave it to go to the toilet , a sodding peacock walked across it. Lovely bird prints across it and marks from where it's tail brushed across it.
It makes me smile everytime I walk in there.
However slightly less publicly noticeable than cat prints across a driveway.

LeaveTheClocksAlone · 21/04/2024 21:45

We need a photo of both the drive and Lord Puss 🐾

Tulipvase · 21/04/2024 21:45

ChedderGorgeous · 21/04/2024 20:04

Piss paw planning to be fair

Haha 😂

Dareisayiseethesunshine · 21/04/2024 21:43

My ddog had a pink eyebrow a few weeks ago. I left it on... Can't imagine picking it off would have gone down well.

EatCrow · 21/04/2024 21:22

JustJoinedRightNow · 21/04/2024 21:20

I don't quite understand what I'm looking at in this photo.

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I think the OP has a cat with oblong shaped paws that are now sage coloured.

JustJoinedRightNow · 21/04/2024 21:21

That rack of paving looks superimposed on there - do you mean that's what your new drive is made from? I'm confused

JustJoinedRightNow · 21/04/2024 21:20

Cramberry · 21/04/2024 20:08

Drive looks like this.

If the cat managed to get the entire paw maybe I would leave. But for some reason they mark are just random oblongs.

I don't quite understand what I'm looking at in this photo.

EatCrow · 21/04/2024 21:19

Cramberry · 21/04/2024 21:13

We found him whilst his paws were still wipeable. Managed to get off with warm soapy water. Fur between paws is sage though.

Would love a pic OP! Is sage a good look on him?

Jasmin1971 · 21/04/2024 21:18

I'd be more concerned about my cat's paws and if he needed them cleaning so he doesn't come to any harm from the paint

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Cramberry · 21/04/2024 21:13

We found him whilst his paws were still wipeable. Managed to get off with warm soapy water. Fur between paws is sage though.

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Growlybear83 · 21/04/2024 21:02

Elieza · 21/04/2024 20:12

My first thought was poor cat I hope he doesn't lick the paint off and that it wiped off when he jumped onto the grass.

Yes that was my first thought too. I would be very worried if my cat had paint on his paws.

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.

LostittoBostik · 21/04/2024 21:01

Ha ha! We're going to need a picture

MrsMoastyToasty · 21/04/2024 20:55

One of cats walked in engine oil (goodness knows where); walked through the entire house and jumped onto our bed for a snooze. The bedding was only fit for the dustbin.

shoppingshamed · 21/04/2024 20:53

Sorry, I thought that was the ops photo