Is it just me or is whiteout a magnet for bird poop - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Liquidsnake · 06-28-2012, 12:16 AM

Every day, very drive. I can't escape bird poop. I have wiped down my car on a daily basis. Is it the color making me notice it more?

zombie · 06-28-2012, 12:19 AM

It's not because it's white that it's a magnet...it's because you wipe it down on a daily basis.

Had you left the original deposit on the car instead of wiping it off...the birds would have lost interest as their only intent is to use you as entertainment watching you clean up after them.

Bonburner · 06-28-2012, 12:19 AM

Might be your area ... or just the fact that the birds are jealous too haha

NickD · 06-28-2012, 12:19 AM

LOL. I've owned the car a week and a half and I've been hit three times. My 240 and my last vehicle almost never got pooped on...

F3dzo · 06-28-2012, 12:24 AM

That poop needs to be cleaned ASAP ... The acid content melts the clear coat away and stains the paint

WingsofWar · 06-28-2012, 12:33 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1619620.html

(7% of victims of poop-on-car crime have been white)

track_warrior · 06-28-2012, 12:46 AM

Damn hater birds

eifer · 06-28-2012, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F3dzo

That poop needs to be cleaned ASAP ... The acid content melts the clear coat away and stains the paint

yup, don't let it stay on there

xrs · 06-28-2012, 01:35 AM

OMFG I thought I was the only one! My wife's Whitewater Pearl Impreza gets bombed constantly!!! Not only that but birds always fly in front of the car. Some sort of death wish. This has occurred more on this car than ANY other car we've ever owned. This is our first white pearl vehicle too.

Re~Mix · 06-28-2012, 01:43 AM

Quick question. Is there a good kind of wipe to keep in the car for this?

quik1987 · 06-28-2012, 01:45 AM

Also, avoid parking under trees.

Fish · 06-28-2012, 02:03 AM

That's funny. Someone at work was just telling me that there was a study that showed that red cars are more prone to getting pooped on than any other color. Luckily my FR-S is inside the garage. But the red car I drive for work gets parked outside. That one seems to live up to that statistic.

EDIT: What WoW linked to.

Rob_g · 06-28-2012, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Re~Mix

Quick question. Is there a good kind of wipe to keep in the car for this?

Whatever you do, don't wipe it. Take it to a wand wash or keep dabbing it with a soaking wet paper towel. Get it really wet and it will come off easier, but it can take a few minutes if it's completely dried.

Rob

rice_classic · 06-28-2012, 04:19 AM

Strange correlation but I'm used to pooping in something that's white, why should birds be any different?

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06-28-2012, 12:19 AM	#2
zombie Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 69 MG Midget, 11 Jeep Wrangler Location: VA Posts: 28 Thanks: 5 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's not because it's white that it's a magnet...it's because you wipe it down on a daily basis. Had you left the original deposit on the car instead of wiping it off...the birds would have lost interest as their only intent is to use you as entertainment watching you clean up after them.

06-28-2012, 01:35 AM	#9
xrs Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Drives: 02 Mitsubishi Mirage Location: Minnesota Posts: 236 Thanks: 5 Thanked 54 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	OMFG I thought I was the only one! My wife's Whitewater Pearl Impreza gets bombed constantly!!! Not only that but birds always fly in front of the car. Some sort of death wish. This has occurred more on this car than ANY other car we've ever owned. This is our first white pearl vehicle too.

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Re~Mix Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 13' Scion FRS MT Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 737 Thanks: 290 Thanked 333 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Quick question. Is there a good kind of wipe to keep in the car for this?

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quik1987 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: Bugatti Veyron Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 141 Thanked 569 Times in 256 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Also, avoid parking under trees.

06-28-2012, 02:03 AM	#12
Fish Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2015 Yuzu RS1.0 Scion FR-S #893 Location: San Fernando Valley, CA Posts: 913 Thanks: 459 Thanked 414 Times in 264 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	That's funny. Someone at work was just telling me that there was a study that showed that red cars are more prone to getting pooped on than any other color. Luckily my FR-S is inside the garage. But the red car I drive for work gets parked outside. That one seems to live up to that statistic. EDIT: What WoW linked to.

06-28-2012, 04:19 AM	#14
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,173 Thanks: 757 Thanked 4,208 Times in 1,808 Posts Mentioned: 78 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Strange correlation but I'm used to pooping in something that's white, why should birds be any different?

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