Bird Poo

[daniel.b.]

well i walked out the front today to discover some bird poo on my car, i wiped it off with a damp rag, but no matter how i wiped and scrubbed i couldnt seem to get it off. i think the poo actually burnt through my clear coat. im fuming because i only got the car sprayed 2 weeks ago

anyone got suggestions on how to go about fixing this??

[Pax-Ottomanica]

Well if the poo had been staying there for a while during summer season, i hear that it really bakes the paint under it..

[KURAUN]

Yeh probably has gone through the clear coat cause its fresh paint, maybe go get the bonnet rubbed back and spray more clear.

Nick

[eMsta]

high pressure water hose? That gets rid of bird poo no questions asked....

[grim32]

Due to it being fresh paint bird crap will mark it pretty easily in only a short time due to the acids in it( bat crap is a whole lot worse ). Paint actually takes 30 days for all the solvents to evaporate.

A few things to keep in mind are

1. Dont polish your new paint job within the first month.

2. No stickers, badges or moulds for the first month.

3. Wash any bird or bat crap off asap

4. After a month has passed polish it every 3-6 months.

Just like anything else on your car the paint work has to be kept maintained too. My car and a mates car that i painted a number of years ago still look as good as the day they were painted.

If the crap has marked the paint usually a light sand with 1500-2000 wet and dry followed by a quick buff will fix the problem.

[Hillzy]

I left bird crap on my car for like 2 days and it stained it! It's slowly coming off though after each wash. I hate birds!!!

[MotoMan]

Bird crap needs to come off while its still steaming!..

It will eat your paint so quickly...

Thats why my car lives in the garage