pdg32 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Much to my annoyance, have noticed a huge round brown patch of bird mess on the roof. Went out to try and wipe it but to my horror, it is rock hard. Plan to wash the car tomorrow-only hope that moistening it will help. Don't have any products for that sort of thing so any tips would be appreciate for any damage limitation. Wonder if the same has happened to anyone here. Didn't recognise it as bird mess as it was huge. Quote
wizurd Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Could try a wet rag and leave it on it to let it soak through. I've used paper towel and quick detailer. Left it a while then just carefully peeled it off pretty much. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4 Quote
jell36 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 put a very damp cloth over it for 45 mins before you wash it and try to hose it away instead of scrubbing. Quote
WhackyWill Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 As above, just soak it until its soft again, then gently wipe it away..Be careful its not bird poo full or berry juice which you should try to get rid of straight away as it will damage the paint work. Quote
coldel Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Soak a sponge in car shampoo and hot water and leave it on there. Anything really to soften it up. Good work not just going out there and scraping it off, would leave a hell of a mark. Quote
downhuman Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Long pile microfibre and clay lube works well Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
coldel Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Just take your time, soak, use stuff people recommended above and let it drop off. I made a mistake of forcing same thing off before and was horrified by the result - as I say well done for waiting and patience! Quote
pdg32 Posted September 21, 2013 Author Posted September 21, 2013 Came off within minutes of wetting the car prior to washing and holding the hose over it for a while. Baked on crud more than anything else I guess, but unpleasant mess nevertheless. She's lovely and clean once again now, knackered though Quote
timb2010 Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 On my BMW there was an almighty bird mess on the middle of the bonnet. I saw it in the morning and straight away wiped it off with a damp cloth asap. I found it had melted right into the lacquer and bubbled it!! T-cut, resin polish etc wouldn't make any difference. Could I have done things differently? Might I have caused it!!! Quote
downhuman Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 Doubt you caused it mate. It is nasty stuff as very corrosive due to their diets. Only way around it is to use decent sealant or was regularly and then remove the mess when it occurs. Worse situation is when they dump on a Cabriolet roof. Hard to get off and dyes the material Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
HaydnH Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 On my BMW there was an almighty bird mess on the middle of the bonnet. I saw it in the morning and straight away wiped it off with a damp cloth asap. I found it had melted right into the lacquer and bubbled it!! T-cut, resin polish etc wouldn't make any difference. Could I have done things differently? Might I have caused it!!! I left my car with a garage for 6 weeks and when I got it back there was a bird crap mark in the clear coat which wouldn't budge with hand polishing. It came out with DA and Menzerna polish though. I have to say using a DA is a lot less scary than I thought it would be and it helps remove marks like this. Quote
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