Bird Lime- ARRGH

[owenwestby1]

Please help, guys and girls,

Some bloody birds decided to use my shiney red Leon as target practice while it was parked at work on a very very hot day. I washed it off as soon as I got home that night, but marks have been left on the paint. Can bird poo eat into the paint that quick?

I've tried polishing and waxing the roof but the marks are still there? Are there any products or tips you can give me to get rid of the marks.

Many thanks

Owen

 

[flak monkey]

Its probably more baked on than anything else, shouldnt eat into the paint that fast.

Try some better polish, or clay bar the affected areas. Should get it off

 

[Rubbish Boy]

Unfortunately it can etch into the paint that quick, it's horrible stuff! What polish have you already tried?

 

[Husbandofstinky]

It will eat into the paint that quick. In Autumn it gets even worse with all the fruit acid.

I'd been at the parents for a couple of hours and by the time I'd got out a bird had done its worse on the roof. Washed it off there and then but it had rippled the area (lacquer).

With some persistent polishing it finally came out (something slightly abrasive). I don't know what stuff it is but they use it on F1 cars. I just know it as PDI polish. It looks like blue conditioner. It is slightly more abbrasive than most a bit like Mer.

 

[owenwestby1]

Thanks for the replies. I've tried auto glym polish and that doesn't seem to make a difference. I've got some G3 lying around, is it worth trying that?

 

[Husbandofstinky]

Have you tried AG paint restorer? Use light pressure though and let the solution work at it .

 

[OFI]

Washed my car two nights ago so as expected the local hooligan pigeons were out last night and left me with at least 7 large deposits on my roof, rear quarter and boot :-(
I do try to get them off as soon as possible but one huge one I didn't clean off in time a while ago has left a nasty mark on the rear 1/4 :-(

 

[Jace]

Try some meguiars scratch-x 2, works very well by hand or machine on etching

 

[OFI]

Used that the other day on the worst bit of etching on the car. It hasn't removed it entirely but it has significantly reduced it and you have to get it in the right light to see anything was there

Hard work by hand but it's made a good job of several areas of the car Almost all of my parking door marks have come out and they were very visible.