How to repair clear coat eaten by bird droppings?
 

Any tips or suggestions for repairing clear coat that has been eaten by bird poop? It must have been terribly acidic, because I cleaned it the day it happened, but it looks like it ate down into the clear a little. It looks rough. There are two locations, one on the hood and one on the cabin roof. Both about the size of a quarter. I already washed and clay barred last night. Any suggestions?

This is a regular occurrence for myself and my coworkers. Seagulls nest on the roof, and nothing can be done because the Port owns our building.

Thanks.

Car Cover ...............they might be a hassle, but is ruined paint not worth it?

Yep, get to and eliminate the root problem .... the makers and depositors of uric acid ...... :D

humfrz

LOL @ humfrs,

Only way is leveling the clear with a polish.

Using a Porter Cable with a very fine to fine polishing compound will get rid of it. Don't forget to apply wax afterwards.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsAizS6d064"]Bird Poop Etching Repair - Part II - YouTube[/ame]

Ugh, that guy doesn't know how to use a clay bar correctly and scratches the hell out of the paint.


I'd follow Larry's advice here:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgHd1twCHYM"]How to Wet Sand a Water Mark in Black Paint - YouTube[/ame]


Main issue is that the BMW's paint is very very hard vs the twins having pretty soft paint. But taking that video on it's own is a bit dangerous. As a general rule he steps up on aggressiveness until the blemish is gone and wouldn't go straight to sanding unless it's necessary (keep in mind he does this for a living and works on priceless cars all the time as well so his experience plays into this).


If you don't feel comfortable doing such things to your car, you can always hire a detailer!

This coming from someone who doesn't even know how to fix paint? Now that's funny! http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...ileys/rofl.gif

Lord knows, I've NEVER worked on anything more expensive than a Geo Metro so I must be a hack!

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Yes it is, and that is stressed in every video that I have ever posted on the subject.

Respect for the biz, I watched your video, but you were claying the same spot on a car for minutes on end, which seems completely unnecessary and you could see it adding more defects to the paint.

... and that damaged was REMOVED with ONE pass of a light polish. Also, the bird etching damaged was removed. So where's the issue here? :iono:

Add to that, it was aftermarket paint on that fascia, which is much softer than OEM.

Apparently I dunno what I'm doing because I don't make an ass of myself on youtube :laughabove:



You are a hack because you're using a clay bar as an abrasive.


Also, if you haven't heard of Larry, you're living under a rock...


Any paint correction is "dangerous" if you have no experience. Also notice I said:




Reading helps.


It's the equivalent of using a standard socket on a metric nut, sure it might work but you're using the wrong tools and it was never intended for that.



The issue is you're using clay bar as an abrasive. It's not the intended usage of clay, and you're teaching bad technique for claying.

a had a bird poop undigested food on my car once...its more disgusting than the usual white poo. You can see all the seeds its ate...

Junkman just got caught in the feels

What are the feels?

I like your style. I would recommend the benelli M4 with extended tube (8+1 shells, no chance of over penetration and accidentally killing off neighbors)...or if you state is kinder the Striker 12 semiauto drum-fed shotgun.

Why is it that there is always some resistance when it comes to recommendations in these forums?

Junkman makes good videos and I like his work. I am in the process of gathering all the necessary products to do my first polish. To each his own I guess.

Personally, I had great luck with using Meguiar's ultimate compound on a bird etching on my Raven FRS.

Since we are shooting seagulls off a roof ...... maybe both our weapons would be overkill.

Maybe a rifle in .22 (WMR) with 40 grain jacked hollow points would do the job......:D

It would make less of a report and cheaper to shoot.....more sporting too ..... :paddle:


humfrz

well if we are going to cost effectiveness we can get ye old sling shot out, or Red Ryder BB gun (being careful not to shoot yer eye out).

On topic: I had a massive bird poop on it, which causes what I thought was a bubble in the clear coat and it buffed right out when I got it detailed. I do not know what they did unfortunately...sorry OP. :(