iamdrkman

I have bird crap stains on my paint that a good washing won't remove...HELP

El Cid Acura

Go to Advanced Auto parts and purchase their "turtle Wax" Bug and tar. Don't be too aggressive with the remover, but it should do the job on the paint and removing the gift that our airborne friends left for you.
Very Respectfully
Benjamin Kim

nujunglist

when in doubt...go with a flamethrower.

MisterMehoff

have you taken it to a self serve car washes and pressure washed it?

If so, I would take it and have it detailed somwhere if it's that bad.

Shawn S

Once it eats through the clear coat…forget about it.
There’s nothing to “get off” because the shine is gone.
All you can do is polish the hell out of that area to compensate.

Believe me, I know. :'(

resedaruss

iTrader: (1)

The trick with bird crap is what the birds were eating prior to their morning constitutional and how long it is allowed to sit on the paint.

If their droppings have a high amount of acid in them (depending on what they were eating), or if the droppings have been left too long before trying to remove them, they will etch into the clearcoat.

Once etched in, polishing is required. Something like Einzett Paint Polish is a favorite among DIY detailers on the Roadfly forum. This will remove a small amount of the surface of the clearcoat to get down past the etching. Since most polishes have abrasives (although some are glazes which simply fill in the flaw--and are short lived) care should be used not to dig in too far (like putting a lot of pressure on the spot during polishing). Hitting it too hard will ADD marring of the clearcoat rather than simply removing the etching. Usually, polishes are used, by DIY'ers, with a random orbital polisher like the Porter Cable 7424 or 7336 which sells for around $109 at Lowes (not including a yellow cutting pad and in some cases the right counterweight, etc. See

http://www.roadfly.org/magazine/7/po..._buffer.1.html

for dialog on the Porter Cable Random Orbital polisher.

IF you catch the bird dropping before etching begins, a Quick Detailer like Meguiar's Final Inspection or one from Mother's (and many others) easily removes the droppings. A couple of quick sprays and a SOFT wipe with a soft towel (don't use anything that will put in micro-scratches) will remove the droppings like they were made of melted butter. Remember to use a gentle wiping motion or micro-scratches will be left behind.

I carry a bottle of Meguiar's Final Inspection in my trunk along with a gentle microfiber towel in my trunk and use it immediately upon seeing bird droppings on my car. I've not had a problem with etching with this quick-response approach.

iamdrkman

Thanks all for your suggestions.....I may have to invest in a car cover this really sucks. I never had this problem w/any of my other cars, QX4, ProbeGT etc....