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I have a problem with magpies landing on the roof/sunroof of my car and literally sliding down my windscreen like its some kind of ride..

they have started leaving small scratches on the paint work between the sunroof and windscreen of car and also started to peck away at my sunroof mouldings..

I replaced all my wiper blades today due to they have grabbed ahold of them and ripped them so they resemble long worms..

Does anyone know of any kind of product i could apply to the area to stop them in the mean time while i work out how much it will be to replace the rubber around the sunroof?

someone told me just spray some poison on it.. but then again I dont know if it would dis-colour the rubber area or if it would damage it...

:D

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Bitter agent might work. We bought it from the vet to spray on my dog's wounds after an operation so he wouldn't pick on the stitches. I accidentally got some in my face and it tastes RANK. We have also sprayed it on furniture after he started biting the leather couch and it didn't discolour anything.... perhaps try it on something inconspicuous first like on your tyre sidewall before you put it on your sunroof rubber. In any case the rubber's already chewed so you got nothing to lose if you discolour it...

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lol well all these ideas are good but lol i dunno how ima get a scarecrow to stick to the roof! :D

lol maybe conbine and make an electric scarecrow!!

im thinking car cover might be the best bet - problem is at the moment its parked on a street in a quiet suburb and no were else to park due to garage is full

otherwise it would be garaged :)

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Yeah also even though a car cover is a good idea, I never bothered to put one on my bike let alone a car, who can be stuffed! Maybe just a little cover for the roof that you can lock in with the doors? Quick and easy and will probably do the job

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  bluejeans said:
lol well all these ideas are good but lol i dunno how ima get a scarecrow to stick to the roof! :D

lol maybe conbine and make an electric scarecrow!!

im thinking car cover might be the best bet - problem is at the moment its parked on a street in a quiet suburb and no were else to park due to garage is full

otherwise it would be garaged :)

Drop by springfield road, i can share my garage, i just need help to move some stuff =D

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yeah thats exactly what i was thinking for tonight Charlie, get a tarp / blanket of some sort and run it from passenger side window over top of car and in drivers side window hoping it keeps them off it :D

bloody drama's! :)

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  xALmoN said:
Drop by springfield road, i can share my garage, i just need help to move some stuff =D

lol mate id definatly help you clear that out - pity its a bit of a walk from there to mine lol :D

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