Cat pee on canopy

[tsalnukt 1]

For one reason or another one of our canopiies got peed on by one of our DZ cats. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the smell out of the canopy??

[phoenixlpr 0]

Have you tried cat blood?

[wildWilly 0]

1. wash it with water only.
2. don't elave your gear where it can get peed on.
3. KILL the cat.

Willy

growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

[amstalder 0]

A friend of mine had his canopy peed on by his cat. Literally, he had to jump the smell out of it, even after washing it multiple times. I think he said it took close to a year to get the smell out.

[councilman24 36]

Burn it.

About the only way. At least with F-111. Haven't had to deal with it with ZP. I would hope that it wouldn't absorb as much. But all bets are off with lines.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[skydiver30960 0]

Did the pee dry before you found it?

My rigging days are far behind me but IIRC getting the pee out while it is still wet is much easier than once it dries. Something about the uric acid crystallizing, no? Other riggers? Bueller? Bueller?

Elvisio "bomp bomp, chicka chicka" Rodriguez

[regulator 0]

Perhaps if you peed on the canopy yourself, that could somehow alter the effects...give it a try and let me know what happens.

[piisfish 135]

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Burn it.

the canopy ?
the cat ?
both ?

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[stratostar 5]

I was going to say the same thing, burn it. Even with ZP that shit will still come back even with a wash or two, hot aug. day sweat'n your A off and you lay down to get the air out, it will stink like cat piss!

Did you know that a cat will land on all four feet, even from 10K.

you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo

[buff 0]

I remember something like:

Every time you go low, God kills a cat.

Jump it alot and go low every time

It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude.
If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough.
That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama

[jim_32766 0]

What is the "dealing with cat pee" surcharge from the packers?? Probably going cost you $20 per pack job now.

On the other hand, if you pack yourself, you and the canopy will soon smell the same, and you won't notice it any more.

The meaning of life . . . is to make life have meaning.

[NovaTTT 1]

About 8 years ago a cat pissed on the rig of a guy I know. It's been jumped a lot since then.

When it's hot and humid it stinks like hell.

That's my experience - YMMV

"Even in a world where perfection is unattainable, there's still a difference between excellence and mediocrity." Gary73

[councilman24 36]

The canopy. Wasn't the cat's fault. At least they bury their shit.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[Chris-Ottawa 0]

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Did you know that a cat will land on all four feet, even from 10K.

I challenge this theory...and let me tell you, when I take up a challenge I am always right (unless proved wrong by painfully horrific, yet satisfying video).

Stupid cats...

If the DZO won't let you test the "landing on feet" theory from the aircraft, I'd be pleasantly satisfied with a remotely ignited, av-gas filled fire pit, baited with heaps of cat nip. Wait for it...wait for it...NOW! Whoosh...MEOW!!!! Whoosh...Whoosh...silence.

"When once you have tasted flight..."

[Amazon 7]

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For one reason or another one of our canopiies got peed on by one of our DZ cats. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the smell out of the canopy??

Seems there are lots of less than usefull reply's here...
Try this

[Southern_Man 0]

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Did you know that a cat will land on all four feet, even from 10K.

Toast always lands jelly side down. If you duct tape a piece of toast to a cat does it hover in the air in cosmic indecision?

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

[regulator 0]

They should have named their products Urine Luck

[countzero 7]

i'vw used a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and water. to get dried cat urine out of a couch before and off a vinyl car seat another time. i used a black light to be sure i got it all, it glows greenish-yellow. i can't remember the exact ratio for the mixture but i think it can be found online.

diamonds are a dawgs best friend

[jsaxton 0]

I'd be afraid that that stuff would take the calendar off the fabric. better test on a small swatch first.

[stratostar 5]

I don;t know, let's test it, you hold the cat and toast with jelly and I'll tape.... what's his name, the canook guy, will video........

you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo

[airtwardo 6]

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I don;t know, let's test it, you hold the cat and toast with jelly and I'll tape.... what's his name, the canook guy, will video........

Duct tape doesn't work, gotta use a nail gun.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[ZigZagMarquis 8]

Repeated rinsing in fresh water and a through drying is about the best you can do.

If you can get to it before it dries, the better off you'll be.

Take more precautions in the future to keep gear and cats separate.

Personally, I wouldn't try any of the "piss-off" products suggested up thread, but over to y'all.

If it got on the container / reserve, now things become a bit more dicey. Again, repeated douching in fresh water and a through drying is about it, but you're also at the mercy of your rigger if he or she will consider the container / reserve "air worthy" afterwards. Search the forums, there's probably been discussion of it around here already, maybe.

I'm not a big fan of cats and this thread seems to have elicited the predictable responses from those who feel similar... but I've got a Remington 870 pump-action cat catcher y'all can borrow...

[bclark 0]

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Toast always lands jelly side down. If you duct tape a piece of toast to a cat does it hover in the air in cosmic indecision?

I am laughing my fucking ass off visualizing this in my mind. Thank you. Thank you very much.

[Andy0689 0]

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Did you know that a cat will land on all four feet, even from 10K.

Has anyone ever tested this? I had a friend with a SF HALO team back in the late 80s who said that a guy on his team took his wife's cat along on a jump. Flew on his back after exit and unzipped his jumpsuit to let the cat out. As soon as he did, the cat freaked and started clawing all over his face so he threw it and was never able to regain a hold of it. He says it did get stable belly down and remained that way all the way down. Don't know if it was a BS story but it was funny the way he told it.

Andy
I'll believe it when I see it on YouTube!

[stratostar 5]

I can not confirm nor deny any such actions or operations ever took place.

you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo