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Old May 3, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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Unhappy BIRD $hit stains

I washed my OB G yesterday because at work a bird took a HUGE sheit on my hood. Yesterday was actually a warm day and it was pretty caked on. When I washed and dried the car I noticed that there was still a shadow from the BIRD $HIT , it seems that it dulled out the paint that it touched/or ate at the clear coat..HELP does anybody have any ideas.
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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I've had those happen to me on other cars. I'm sorry but as far as I know, there's no way to entirely remove them. Maybe someone else can chime in, but I've tried lots of products to remove them (aside from removing clear coat and paint). Nowadays, I carry a bottle of water and sponge in my trunk at all times to deal with these incidents.

The bird poop has acid in it and coupled with sun, will react with the clear coat/paint in a very damaging way.
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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I've had those happen to me on other cars. I'm sorry but as far as I know, there's no way to entirely remove them. Maybe someone else can chime in, but I've tried lots of products to remove them (aside from removing clear coat and paint). Nowadays, I carry a bottle of water and sponge in my trunk at all times to deal with these incidents.

The bird poop has acid in it and coupled with sun, will react with the clear coat/paint in a very damaging way.
Thats what I was afraid of I used to own a black civic and had the same problems. I already tried waxing too doesnt work. I used to use a black wax that kind of covered the stain but I dont want to cover it I want the stain gone. Damn BIRD $HIT!!!
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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Only thing you can try is a polish with some sort of abrasive in it. You probably wont get rid of it completely, but may lighten it up so only you can find it!
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel1
Only thing you can try is a polish with some sort of abrasive in it. You probably wont get rid of it completely, but may lighten it up so only you can find it!
what kind and where can I buy it, if you please
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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The only thing I can think of is to clay bar it, apply some scratch remover, and polish/wax over it.
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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i think i mastered the art of not getting bird crap on my car, don't park under trees
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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i think i mastered the art of not getting bird crap on my car, don't park under trees
Yeah, I started carrying a bottle of Meguiars and paper towels just for those types of incidents....
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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Have you tried a type of "cleaner wax"?

As long as it is mildly abrasive, you should be ok. I have even used Turtle Wax cleaner wax to some success with the after effects of seagull crap.
 
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Old May 5, 2005 | 12:45 AM
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bird droppings are highly acidic and will etch into the clearcoat. The only way to remove this is to take it to a pro-detailer and machine buff it; however, if it is deep enough, wet-sanding will be necessary.
 
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