bytespc Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Urrrrrrrrgggggggggg Washed the car 3 days ago ....woke up this am and car is straffed with........Urrrrrrrrrrrggggggg Quote
brillomaster Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 be thankful you had three days! mine was targeted less than an hour after I washed it - thankfully i'd already taken the photos I needed. 1 Quote
guBBy Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 I live near the seaside, came home yesterday and the drivers side was obliterated with the stuff! It's so frustrating as you end up washing the whole car again to balance it out. Anyone tried the bird poo remover from halfords? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
ts743 Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 I always carry a microfiber and some detailing spray - comes off easy as long as you catch it fresh! 1 Quote
Jack wellZ Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 My neighbours feed birds and have all these stands and stuff so they're attracted near my house I'm lucky if my car lasts a day Quote
bytespc Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Just foamed the car and pressure washed the lumps...all came off though there does appear to be marks in the opti coat ED Divine Detail........HELP what can we use to remove them without scratching the opti ? Edited May 12, 2015 by bytespc Quote
KyleR Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Bird poop will remove sealants and waxes. The only way to avoid it is to remove it immediately. Quote
Ebized Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Bird poop will remove sealants and waxes. The only way to avoid it is to remove it immediately. +1 (even if means having a bottle of water/microfibe in the car when it happens away from home) My neighbours feed birds and have all these stands and stuff so they're attracted near my house I'm lucky if my car lasts a day Got that too with a neighbour in her nineties who is housebound and the family have put up a stand, right on the boundary with us and next to where we park our cars, for her to see the birds - what do you do....... Just means more car washing Quote
sipar69 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Surprising how many people don't know the effect it has on cars. A big splat was left for days on a nearly new Cayman down our street - I was almost tempted to clean the poor thing myself. I say live and let live though - if people want to feed birds I think they should be able to do that but I'd be tempted to have a polite word if it meant my car was getting pooped on every day. A car cover is an option if it's not a daily driver - saved mine from a poop attack on a few occasions now and cleans off the cover easily. Edited May 13, 2015 by sipar69 Quote
GIXXERUK Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 get it off straight or it will eat into the lacquer if it has hardened then soak a rag in warm water, place it on top and leave until it softens, then wash off, dont clean it off when its dry it will scratch afaik when it has eaten into the lacquer the only choices you have is to try and wet sand or respray Quote
cmck13 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 The way to do it is described by GIXXERUK above. I always carry a microfibre cloth in the boot with a bottle of detailing spray if I leave the car for only a short time, If its dry you need to soak the crap later, sometimes I put warm wet kitchen paper on it it to soften it before washing it off. All sounds a bit surreal really but you can see the top lacquer being degraded in a day or two if you do not take action. Quote
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